The Realistic Success Recovery Society
Publicly funded institution · Surrey, British Columbia · BN 850757386RR0001 · Core Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($810,676) as filed with the CRA.
The Realistic Success Recovery Society is a charitable organization based in Surrey, 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $978K in revenue and $811K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 66% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $15K.
Compared with 739 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 8% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (6 positions in that band). The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $318 in 2024, the largest being $250 to Surrey Food Bank Society. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $511K in 2020 to $978K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Registered with the bc ministry of health’s assisted living registry for mental health and substance abuse facilities. We provide non-medical detox; intake and outreach with potential clients; alcohol and drug addiction programming conducted by certified addiction counselors. Residents are introduced to aa and other 12 step meetings as well as participating in an intensive 12 step study group which most participants find life changing. Rehabilitation through recreation trips to a local park within walking distance. Two relapse prevention workshops each year – one internally and one in the comm…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $978K | $811K | $339K | $12K | $319 | $0 |
| 2023 | $750K | $751K | $84K | $12K | $220 | $0 |
| 2022 | $683K | $729K | $535K | $2,237 | $244 | $0 |
| 2021 | $662K | $675K | $483K | $3,847 | $399 | $0 |
| 2020 | $511K | $468K | $366K | $4,791 | — | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $318 to 2 qualified donees:
Received $15K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$386K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Alex Charles (president); Nimi Chauhan (treasurer); Penny Priddy (board member); Zachary Myers (board member); Alexander Smith (board member); Susan Atwal (board member); Louella Vincent (board member); Jessica Hutton (board member); Jason Marshall (resident representative).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Realistic Success Recovery Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 850757386RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.