Lifewise Mental Health Peer Services Inc.
Publicly funded institution · ST. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador · BN 857155766RR0001 · Supportive Health Care
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,689,625) as filed with the CRA.
Lifewise Mental Health Peer Services Inc. is a charitable organization based in ST. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, 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 $2.6M in revenue and $2.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 90% from government, 5% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $13K.
Compared with 717 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 47 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.5M in 2020 to $2.6M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Lifewise Mental Health Peer services is a provincial organization which exists to build and strengthen a network among individuals who live with mental health issues. Programs aim to combat isolation for those living with mental illness to provide a forum for mental health consumers' concerns to educate the public on issues relevant to mental health consumers and to offer advocacy social and emotional support to mental health consumers. Specific programs include our provincial Warmline staff contracted to the provincial health authority working as peer supporters in various health care set…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.6M | $2.7M | $2.5M | — | — | $449K |
| 2023 | $2.3M | $2.4M | $2.3M | — | — | $533K |
| 2022 | $2.4M | $2.2M | $2.2M | $0 | — | $627K |
| 2021 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.5M | — | — | $471K |
| 2020 | $1.5M | $1.6M | $1.6M | — | — | $438K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $13K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions47
- Total compensation, all staff$2.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Debbie Sue Martin (director); Brad Glynn (executive director); Kelly Carew (director); Ken Fowler (director); Karen Mitchell (director); Heather Hanrahan (director); Gillian Andrews (director); Colleen Simms (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Lifewise Mental Health Peer Services Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 857155766RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.