Pacific Assistance Dogs Society

9048 Stormont Ave.
Burnaby, BC V3N 4G6
Executive Director: Laura Watamanuk
Board President: Christine Coletta

Charitable Reg. #:89225 2347 RR0001

STAR RATING

Ci's Star Rating is calculated based on the following independent metrics:

[Charity Rating: 4/5]

✔+

FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY

Audited financial statements for current and previous years available on the charity’s website.

B-

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.

79%

CENTS TO THE CAUSE

For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 79 cents are available for programs.



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OVERVIEW

About Pacific Assistance Dogs Society:

Pacific Assistance Dogs Society (PADS) is a 4-star, financially transparent charity. Its results reporting score is B-, which is below average. Its overhead spending is within Ci’s reasonable range. Its reserve funds can cover two years of annual program costs. 

Founded in 1987, Pacific Assistance Dogs Society (PADS) breeds, raises, and trains service dogs to help individuals with disabilities. It has locations in Burnaby and Enderby, BC, and Calgary, Alberta. 

Its service dogs help individuals with mobility, hearing issues, or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The charity notes that 9.2% of Canadians live with PTSD. Symptoms are often invisible. Service dogs can respond to human emotions and mitigate the effects of PTSD. Other service dogs can alert owners to sounds or perform daily physical tasks.   

Its facility dogs work with teachers, the RCMP and psychologists to support communities.  

Since its PTSD program started in 2018, PADS has raised 22 PTSD dogs. In F2023, it delivered 288 presentations. 

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Results and Impact

The charity reports that the first Justice Facility Dog in Canada, Caber, was a PADS dog. Caber accompanied 2,123 victims of crime and trauma to court and provided emotional support. Although Caber passed away in 2023, he paved the way for over 80 Justice Facility Dogs now serving in Canada.   

While Ci highlights these key results, they may not be a complete representation of PADS’ results and impact.  

This charity is not yet rated on impact (n/r). 

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Finances

In F2023, Pacific Assistance Dogs Society received $2.4m in donations and special events revenue. It also received $359k in government funding, representing 9% of total revenue. Administrative costs were 12% of revenues, less investment income. Fundraising costs were 9% of donations. Total overhead spending was 21%. For every dollar donated, 79 cents are available to go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range for spending. 

PADS had $4.0m in funding reserves in F2023. These can cover approximately two years of annual program costs. 

This charity report is an update that has been sent to Pacific Assistance Dogs Society. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.

Updated on June 20, 2024 by Stellar Zhang.

Financial Review


Financial Ratios

Fiscal year ending February
202320222021
Administrative costs as % of revenues 12.5%12.2%9.5%
Fundraising costs as % of donations 8.9%9.2%8.7%
Total overhead spending 21.4%21.4%18.2%
Program cost coverage (%) 198.6%197.2%179.4%

Summary Financial Statements

All figures in $s
202320222021
Donations 2,075,8862,096,0391,896,688
Goods in kind 80,83779,880113,866
Government funding 359,370385,529461,136
Fees for service 94,370146,031116,415
Special events 275,016256,042343,003
Investment income 594,084611,233239,536
Other income 530,00000
Total revenues 4,009,5633,574,7543,170,644
Program costs 1,993,4851,725,5271,483,123
Donated goods exp 80,83779,880113,866
Administrative costs 425,188361,802278,607
Fundraising costs 210,162217,143195,126
Total spending 2,709,6722,384,3522,070,722
Cash flow from operations 1,299,8911,190,4021,099,922
Capital spending 102,82469,75171,895
Funding reserves 3,959,1503,403,5052,661,213

Note: Ci adjusted for COVID funding recorded as a deduction in expenses, increasing both expenses and revenues by $nil in F2023, $99k in F2022, and $71k in F2021. Ci included proceeds on sale of marketable securities in revenues, increasing it by $655k in F2023, $406k in F2022, and $76k in F2021. Ci adjusted for deferred capital contributions within other revenue and subtracted amortization of these capital contributions. To report on a cash basis, Ci removed amortization on a pro-rata basis from administrative and fundraising expenses.       

Salary Information

Full-time staff: 31

Avg. compensation: $47,340

Top 10 staff salary range:

$350k +
0
$300k - $350k
0
$250k - $300k
0
$200k - $250k
0
$160k - $200k
0
$120k - $160k
0
$80k - $120k
4
$40k - $80k
6
< $40k
0

Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2023

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Comments & Contact

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Charity Contact

Website: www.pads.ca
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Charitable Registration Number: 80340 7956 RR0001