Okanagan Mental Health Services Society
Publicly funded institution · Kelowna, British Columbia · BN 864828934RR0001 · Supportive Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,143,459) as filed with the CRA.
Okanagan Mental Health Services Society is a charitable organization based in Kelowna, 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 $3.1M in revenue and $3.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 38% from donations, 56% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $731.
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 $40,000–79,999 range (10 positions in that band). The charity reported 27 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Assisted living program - operation of five centrally located community-based assisted living homes throughout the kelowna area. Each home accommodates six to seven residents. Each home is staffed throughout the day to offer support and life skills training that assists individuals to attain independence. Coral residence - operation of a 10 bed residence to provide short term intensive rehabilitative support. For assigned individuals who have just been released from the hospital are experiencing crisis and are in need of extra support. Staff are available 24 hours per day to assist residen…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.1M | $3.1M | $3.1M | — | — | $33K |
| 2023 | $3M | $3M | — | — | — | $86K |
| 2022 | $2.9M | $2.9M | $2.9M | — | — | $98K |
| 2021 | $2.5M | $2.6M | $2.6M | — | — | $110K |
| 2020 | $2.5M | $2.4M | — | — | — | $136K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $731 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,99910 positions
- Permanent full-time positions27
- Total compensation, all staff$2.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Christy Vat (secretary); Chris Kerr (treasurer); Sierra Wiens (member); Craig Sewell (president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Okanagan Mental Health Services Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 864828934RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.