Canadian Mental Health Association Port Alberni Branch
Publicly funded institution · Port Alberni, British Columbia · BN 106863764RR0001 · Core Health Care
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,465,510) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Mental Health Association Port Alberni Branch is a charitable organization based in Port Alberni, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under core 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 $2.7M in revenue and $2.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 70% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $11K.
Compared with 717 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 94% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 18 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
We operate a clubhouse for mentally ill people provide employment training and preparation and prepare meals for the needy recreational programs provide awards to clients to further their education provide a lunch program provide housing for those with disabilities offer community support for those with disabilities provide long term supportive housing transitional housing outreach program - assistance/support for homeless people/people at risk for being homeless
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.7M | $2.5M | $2.5M | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $2.4M | $2.3M | $2.3M | — | — | $853K |
| 2022 | $2.4M | $2.2M | $2.2M | — | — | $815K |
| 2021 | $2.6M | $2.3M | $2.3M | — | — | $668K |
| 2020 | $2.1M | $2M | $2M | — | — | $425K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $11K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions18
- Total compensation, all staff$1.6M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Todd Patola (board member); Mark Philips (director); Westerly Hewitt (treasurer); Tammy Nicklin (director); Ann Barker (director); Dave Paruk (director); Dave Mills (director); Greg Middlemiss (director); Tim Pley (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Mental Health Association Port Alberni Branch’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106863764RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.