Iris the Dragon
Publicly funded institution · Perth, Ontario · BN 813985017RR0001 · Supportive Health Care
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($383,596) as filed with the CRA.
Iris the Dragon is a charitable organization based in Perth, Ontario, 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 June 30, 2024, it reported $409K in revenue and $384K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $5.
Compared with 739 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 33% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $152K in 2020 to $409K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Iris's mission to develop accessible tools and products to help practice good mental health and wellness throughout one's life as an individual family member professional or community member. Iris's vision to foster a bettere understanding of mental health and improved mental wellness through all the life stages at home school work and within the community. Iris's objects 1. Deconstruct academic mental health and wellness research-extract and simplify the essential principles and information for public consumption. 2. Use narratvie and storytelling to educate change perceptions at…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $409K | $384K | $297K | — | — | -$193K |
| 2023 | $362K | $368K | $331K | — | — | -$219K |
| 2022 | $223K | $206K | $185K | — | — | -$230K |
| 2021 | $353K | $247K | $247K | — | — | -$205K |
| 2020 | $152K | $149K | $149K | — | — | -$312K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $5 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$63K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gayle Grass (president); Michael Grass (secretary/chairman); Craig Halpenny (director); Robert Sommerville (director); Michael Cheng (director); Lois Ross (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Iris the Dragon’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 813985017RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.