Connections Place Society
Publicly funded institution · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 752143925RR0001 · Supportive Health Care
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($777,575) as filed with the CRA.
Connections Place Society is a charitable organization based in Victoria, 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 $830K in revenue and $778K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 93% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $49K.
Compared with 739 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 79% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (5 positions in that band). The charity reported 9 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $52K in 2020 to $830K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Connections place is a greater victoria bc-based community that helps people with mental illness achieve self-reliance and use their skills and talents to get their lives back on track. It is estimated that there are more than 80 000 people living with a mental illness in the greater victoria area. We offer employment education and recreation initiatives to help people diagnosed with any mental illness including: psychosis ptsd bipolar disorder anxiety depression ocd and schizophrenia. Membership is free and for life for anyone over 18 years of age and members can visit as often as de…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $830K | $778K | $740K | — | — | $130K |
| 2023 | $577K | $567K | $541K | — | — | $78K |
| 2022 | $339K | $484K | $454K | — | — | $68K |
| 2021 | $313K | $343K | $302K | — | — | $213K |
| 2020 | $52K | $375K | $304K | $1,710 | $400 | $243K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $49K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- $1–39,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions9
- Total compensation, all staff$473K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Alexandra Ashby (secretary); Cherry Lynn Brown (director); Darcy Eggleston (director); Sandra McManus (director); Jackie Powell (chair); May Han (treasurer); James Maclaren (director).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Connections Place Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 752143925RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.