MEOW FOUNDATION FOR THE ADOPTION OF ABANDONED CATS
Charitable organizationAnimal welfare·P.O. BOX 65024 RPO NORTH HILL · CALGARY, AB · T2N 4T6·BN 895012813RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
We rescue and facilitate the adoption of stray and abandoned cats into new loving permanent forever homes. MEOW Foundation also offers a Spay Neuter Assistance Program subsidizing low income families needing to spay/neuter their cats Cat Food Assistance Program and Trap Neuter Return program for cats living in the Calgary community. MEOW Foundation also offers cat care information and spay/neuter education to the public to promote responsible pet ownership and reduce the problem of pet overpopulation.
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)75¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 75¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)25%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)1.2 yr
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$2.0M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)40%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)5%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-30 | $1.1M | 59¢ | 32% | 1.7 yr |
| 2020-06-30 | $1.3M | 55¢ | 43% | 1.9 yr |
| 2021-06-30 | $1.5M | 61¢ | 38% | 1.6 yr |
| 2022-06-30 | $1.4M | 61¢ | 38% | 0.7 yr |
| 2023-06-30 | $1.8M | 70¢ | 30% | 0.9 yr |
| 2024-06-30 | $2.0M | 75¢ | 25% | 1.2 yr |
| trend |
From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
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Board of directors
9 directors reported · 9 of 9at arm's length
- Sterling, StephanieBoard Chairarm's length
- Auger, PattyDirectorarm's length
- Quach, DavidTreasurerarm's length
- Nemeth, PamelaDirectorarm's length
- Murray, JasonDirectorarm's length
- Berg, Laura-MarieSecretaryarm's length
- Francis-Wong, SandraDirectorarm's length
- Murray, SaraDirectorarm's length
- Luszszak, AnitaDirectorarm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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