Richmond Mental Health Consumer & Friends Society
Publicly funded institution · Richmond, British Columbia · BN 858477482RR0001 · Core Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($409,251) as filed with the CRA.
Richmond Mental Health Consumer & Friends Society is a charitable organization based in Richmond, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under core 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 $645K in revenue and $409K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 99% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $43K.
Compared with 739 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 83% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 80% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $371K in 2020 to $645K in 2024.
In its own words
Peer Support Program (PSP) We provide one-to-one support and encouragement to Richmond-based mental health consumers who are recovering from a mental illness and receiving mental health services. Peer Support Social Group (PSSG) The PSSG is peer support in a group setting with participants encouraged to work towards their goals and learn the principles of planning and leadership. Therapeutic Recreation Program The Therapeutic Recreation Program promotes health and wellness with learning and social activities in a supportive setting for people with lived experiences of mental health iss…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $645K | $409K | $395K | $400 | $0 | $96K |
| 2023 | $330K | $323K | $307K | $3,315 | — | $33K |
| 2022 | $322K | $318K | $307K | $315 | — | $27K |
| 2021 | $320K | $320K | $307K | $300 | — | $24K |
| 2020 | $371K | $311K | $298K | — | — | $19K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $43K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$350K
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 Richmond Mental Health Consumer & Friends Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 858477482RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.