Sara Riel Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 107305757RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($4,112,552) as filed with the CRA.
Sara Riel Inc. is a charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, 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 $4.4M in revenue and $4.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 15% from donations, 75% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $230K.
Compared with 1,618 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 75% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 93% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 30 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2.7M in 2020 to $4.4M in 2024.
In its own words
Sara riel inc. Is a charitable organization that provides voluntary programs and services in a community-based setting to adults experiencing mental health concerns. Sara riel inc. Receives core funding through the winnipeg regional health authority but relies on the generosity of donors for other expenses. Through the programs and services at sara riel inc. People with mental health concerns receive the housing suppport rehabilitation and employment counselling they require to facilitate a successful transition into the community.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.4M | $4.1M | $3.9M | $3,025 | — | $1.5M |
| 2023 | $3.8M | $3.7M | $3.5M | $5,566 | — | $1.4M |
| 2022 | $3.3M | $3.3M | $3.1M | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $2.8M | $2.8M | $2.6M | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $2.7M | $2.7M | $2.5M | — | — | $1.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $230K from 8 charities:
- The Winnipeg Foundation$111K
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$70K
- Charites Dorais Inc./ Dorais Charities Inc.$40K
- Canadahelps Canadon$3,921
- Alan and Doreen Thompson Charitable Foundation Inc.$2,500
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$2,185
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$148
- Les Missionnaires Oblates de Saint-Boniface—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions30
- Total compensation, all staff$3.2M
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 Sara Riel Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107305757RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.