Ask Wellness Society
Publicly funded institution · Kamloops, British Columbia · BN 891964173RR0001 · Supportive Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($23,120,426) as filed with the CRA.
Ask Wellness Society is a charitable organization based in Kamloops, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under supportive health care. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $24.1M in revenue and $23.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 74% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $262K.
Compared with 538 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 44% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 177 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $13.1M in 2020 to $24.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Social health options for persons in the sex trade street outreach homelessness prevention outreach services overdose prevention services low income and supportive housing at various facilities (including support for adult addictions and tenant support services) population health harm reduction services heath navigation services for persons with chronic and health care issues temporary transitional housing and support for persons with serious substance use issues and/or metnal health issues community supports for persons with developmental disabilities community transition support f…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $24.1M | $23.1M | $21.1M | — | — | $10.1M |
| 2023 | $19.2M | $19M | $17.7M | — | — | $8.5M |
| 2022 | $27.1M | $26.3M | $25M | — | — | $13.3M |
| 2021 | $20.3M | $20.2M | $19M | — | — | $7.3M |
| 2020 | $13.1M | $12.9M | $12.1M | — | — | $6.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $262K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9993 positions
- $80,000–119,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions177
- Total compensation, all staff$15.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Stan Fike (chair); Garry Limpright (treasurer); Gina Dillon (secreetary); Paul Varga (director); Neil Mendard (director); Trudy Marsh (director); Ryan Deneault (vice chair); Michael Lamont (director); Lisa Galbraith (director); Jim Moroz (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Ask Wellness Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 891964173RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.