Canadian Mental Health Association MID Island Branch
Publicly funded institution · Nanaimo, British Columbia · BN 837106319RR0001 · Supportive Health Care
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($4,382,016) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Mental Health Association MID Island Branch is a charitable organization based in Nanaimo, 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 $4.3M in revenue and $4.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 91% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $351K.
Compared with 717 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 82% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 20 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2.6M in 2020 to $4.3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Supportive housing wellness development - social centre and employment program educational workshops homeless outreach and operation of an overdose prevention site.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.3M | $4.4M | $4.2M | — | — | $1.5M |
| 2023 | $3.9M | $3.8M | $3.6M | — | — | $1.6M |
| 2022 | $3.3M | $3.2M | $3M | — | — | $1.5M |
| 2021 | $2.8M | $2.6M | $2.4M | — | — | $1.4M |
| 2020 | $2.6M | $2.6M | $2.4M | — | — | $1.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $351K from 9 charities:
- United Way British Columbia$235K
- United Way British Columbia$94K
- The Canadian Mental Health Association$9,169
- Canadahelps Canadon$7,675
- Arbor Memorial Foundation$2,500
- Canadian Mental Health Association B.C. Division$1,535
- Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank Society$586
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$396
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$98
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions20
- Total compensation, all staff$2.5M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Darby Barnes (president); Kieran Johnson (director); Leanne Komm (director); Michelle Gallant (treasurer); Jana Archer (director); Ainsley Campbell (director); Jenn Copley (director); Greg Yaceyko (director); Jemma Chadwick (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Mental Health Association MID Island Branch’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 837106319RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.