Regional Independent Students Association
Publicly funded institution · Dartmouth, Nova Scotia · BN 139024624RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($938,341) as filed with the CRA.
Regional Independent Students Association is a charitable organization based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $964K in revenue and $938K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 96% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $72K.
Compared with 1,890 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 4% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (10 positions in that band). The charity reported 17 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $639K in 2020 to $964K in 2024.
In its own words
Risa operates two residential homes in dartmouth nova scotia - edwards house and brockwell house - which together provide a safe and supportive environment for up to 14 vulnerable youth. These homes are staffed around the clock by trained youth support workers who offer continuous supervision and guidance. As of summer 2024 risa has positively impacted the lives of over 1 500 at-risk youth. Our homes provide young people the stability they need to focus on their education and job training without the pressures of self-sufficiency. In addition to academic and career support we emphasize the…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $964K | $938K | $239K | — | — | $208K |
| 2023 | $862K | $877K | $219K | — | — | $171K |
| 2022 | $822K | $758K | $189K | — | — | $208K |
| 2021 | $711K | $694K | $162K | — | — | $119K |
| 2020 | $639K | $629K | $151K | — | — | $109K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $72K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,99910 positions
- $1–39,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions17
- Total compensation, all staff$642K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Regional Independent Students Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 139024624RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.