Calgary Humane Society
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FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY
Audited financial statements for current and previous years available on the charity’s website.
A
RESULTS REPORTING
Grade based on the charity's public reporting of the work it does and the results it achieves.
n/r
DEMONSTRATED IMPACT
The demonstrated impact per dollar Ci calculates from available program information.
NEED FOR FUNDING
Charity's cash and investments (funding reserves) relative to how much it spends on programs in most recent year.
77%
CENTS TO THE CAUSE
For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 77 cents are available for programs.
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OVERVIEW
About Calgary Humane Society:
Calgary Humane society is a 5-star rated financially transparent charity. It has a strong results reporting grade and its overhead spending in within Ci’s reasonable range. Calgary Humane Society has $10.0m in reserve funds, which can cover just over a year and a half of program costs.
Founded in 1922, Calgary Humane Society (CHS) was Calgary’s first animal shelter. CHS is one of the few open-admission shelters in North America, meaning they do not turn any animal away. The charity strives to help as many animals as possible through care, medical treatment and community education.
A Charity Intelligence 2023 Top 100 Rated Charity
Calgary Humane Society’s main programs include Animal Care & Comfort and Adoption, Animal Investigation & Protection, and Community Outreach. Calgary Humane society reports benefiting from 22,613 volunteer hours, from 719 volunteers in F2022. This is almost double the 11,775 hours in F2021.
Animal Care & Comfort and Adoption – 73% of program spending
Calgary Humane Society provides care to animals in distress and helps them find new homes. In F2022, CHS admitted 3,557 animals. This in a 305-animal increase compared to F2021. The average length of stay for an animal was 29.7 days, including foster care, and 18.1 days excluding foster care. The charity reports that there were 1,159 foster families in F2022, which took in 1,715 animals. Calgary Humane Society’s Pet SafeKeeping and Emergency Boarding programs provide short term refuge for animals fleeing unsafe living conditions. In F2022, CHS cared for 100 animals through the Pet SafeKeeping program, and 47 animals though the Emergency Boarding program. This is a 110% increase in animals helped through both programs combined, compared with F2021. The charity adds that it performed 2,369 surgeries and administered 26,717 exams in F2022. It also undertook over 98,000 other procedures.
Community Outreach – 14% of program spending
Calgary Humane Society educates the community about the importance of humane animal treatment. In F2022, it led 404 kids camps and clubs, as well as 136 field trips, class presentations and tours. The Humane education team reached 19,831 people in F2022, which is 13,962 more than in F2021. The charity reports that 801 adopters participated in a consultation or training class with the Behaviour Outreach team.
Animal Investigation & Protection – 13% of program spending
Calgary Humane Society employs a team of Peace Officers to enforce animal protection. The team investigates concerns about neglect or animal abuse and removes animals from dangerous situations when necessary. In F2022, the charity investigated 1,195 suspected cases. This is 30 more cases than in F2021, when the charity lead 1,165 investigations. Of the investigations in F2022, 243 related to poor living conditions, 292 related to medical neglect and 228 were about animal abandonment.
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Results and Impact
Calgary Humane Society reports 2,311 animal adoptions in F2022. This includes 1,288 cats, 508 dogs, 116 rabbits and 459 other animals. Using animal intake data, Ci calculates that CHS has a 65% adoption rate. The charity adds that it saved 891 animals from abuse, neglect and abandonment in F2022. This is an 82% increase from last year’s 489 seizures.
While Ci highlights these key results, they may not be a complete representation of Calgary Humane Society’s results and impact.
This charity is not yet rated on impact (n/r).
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Finances
Calgary Humane Society had donations of $7.1m in F2022. Administrative costs are 12% of revenues (less investment income) and fundraising costs are 11% of donations. This results in total overhead spending of 23%. For every dollar donated, 77 cents are available for programs. This falls within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending.
CHS has $10.0m in reserve funds, of which $45k is donor endowed. Excluding donor-endowed funds, the charity could cover 156% or around a year and a half of annual program costs with current reserves. This is the charity’s lowest program cost coverage ratio since Ci records for CHS began in F2013.
This charity report is an update that has been sent to Calgary Human Society for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.
Updated on June 20, 2023 by Victoria Allder.
Financial Review
Fiscal year ending December
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2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative costs as % of revenues | 11.9% | 11.8% | 18.2% |
| Fundraising costs as % of donations | 11.1% | 13.1% | 14.2% |
| Total overhead spending | 23.0% | 24.9% | 32.4% |
| Program cost coverage (%) | 156.1% | 281.6% | 456.9% |
Summary Financial StatementsAll figures in $000s |
2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | 7,057 | 5,875 | 4,571 |
| Government funding | 0 | 644 | 1,036 |
| Fees for service | 1,015 | 690 | 646 |
| Investment income | (1,641) | 1,347 | 1,448 |
| Total revenues | 6,431 | 8,556 | 7,701 |
| Program costs | 6,410 | 5,603 | 4,804 |
| Administrative costs | 964 | 851 | 1,138 |
| Fundraising costs | 781 | 769 | 648 |
| Total spending | 8,155 | 7,223 | 6,591 |
| Cash flow from operations | (1,724) | 1,333 | 1,111 |
| Capital spending | 3,866 | 7,863 | 860 |
| Funding reserves | 10,044 | 15,815 | 21,988 |
Note: Ci included Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy in government funding and in wages and benefits costs, increasing revenues and expenses by nil in F2022, $644k in F2021 and $1.0m in F2020. Ci backed out salaries related to fundraising activities from total salaries reported in program costs and included the amounts in fundraising costs. Ci did not report non-cash gains on sale of tangible capital assets, affecting revenues by nil in F2022, ($3k) in F2021 and $18k in F2020. Ci adjusted for deferred donations, affecting revenue by $17k in F2022, $6k in F2021 and ($14k) in F2020. Ci did not include impairment loss on capital assets in expenses, affecting expenses by ($208k) in F2022, nil in F2021 and nil in F2020. The charity provides a financial breakdown in its annual report that mentions raffles and casinos revenue. However, this is not mentioned in the audited financial statements, so nothing was included in lottery revenue.
Salary Information
$350k + |
0 |
$300k - $350k |
0 |
$250k - $300k |
0 |
$200k - $250k |
0 |
$160k - $200k |
1 |
$120k - $160k |
1 |
$80k - $120k |
8 |
$40k - $80k |
0 |
< $40k |
0 |
Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2022
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