Humane Society of Canada Registration Revoked

According to a recent report in the Ottawa Citizen, Michael O'Sullivan, the Executive Director of the Humane Society of Canada is alleged to have collected more than $250,000 in expenses including $70,000 that the CRA categorized as personal expenses. 

Included in these expenses were “a large number of personal meal expenses, the cost of comic books purchased through PayPal, liquor purchases from the LCBO, grocery purchases, tickets to entertainment events in the UK and the USA, and expenses of Mr. O’Sullivan and his family at Disneyland.”

A CRA audit found the humane society’s books and records didn’t separate O’Sullivan’s personal expenditures from its charitable spending, and did not demonstrate a direct linkage between the society’s spending and its charitable activities.

The Federal Court of Appeal upheld the CRA decision to revoke the Humane Society of Canada’s registration as a charitable organization.

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PetSmart Charities Invites Canadian Grant Applications

Applications for PetSmart Charities High impact Spay/Neuter grants must be received by 3 September, 2013. Organizations are required to file the following documents with their application:

• Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) Form
• Audited financial statements ($500K of revenue or more)
• List of current board directors
• Local shelter intake metrics

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