Rise: Resource Centre for Independent Living
Publicly funded institution · Parry Sound, Ontario · BN 881236624RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($126,745) as filed with the CRA.
Rise: Resource Centre for Independent Living is a charitable organization based in Parry Sound, Ontario, 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $108K in revenue and $127K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 98% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $24.
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 5% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Direct Funding - Self-Managed Attendant Services Program: After designing a budget based on a person's needs funds are provided to adults with permanent physical disabilities allowing them to become employers of their own attendant services. Attendants assist with routine activities of living such as dressing grooming and bathing etc. Peer Support Program includes: Workshops & Resources Opportunities for peer networking One-on-One support and Over-the-Phone support. Volunteer Program: A Volunteer is an individual who works to help others but does not get paid. RISE's Voluntee…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $108K | $127K | $47K | — | — | $66K |
| 2023 | $113K | $120K | — | — | — | $113K |
| 2022 | $130K | $114K | $87K | — | — | $91K |
| 2021 | $182K | $112K | $85K | — | — | $75K |
| 2020 | $106K | $102K | $89K | — | — | $4,076 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $24 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$80K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Laura Munn (director); Andrew Gustafson (president); Barb Wohleber (secretary); Gary Froude (treasurer); Sally Harper (vice-president); Penny Appleyard (director); Tamara Gould; Kathie Horne (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Rise: Resource Centre for Independent Living’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 881236624RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.