The Ripple Connection Support Centre
Charitable organization · Barrhead, Alberta · BN 845914936RR0001 · Core Health Care
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($255,815) as filed with the CRA.
The Ripple Connection Support Centre is a charitable organization based in Barrhead, Alberta, classified by the CRA under core health care. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $266K in revenue and $256K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 34% from government. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $8,025.
Compared with 1,130 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 2% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 97% 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.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Warm Your Heart Lunch - daily hot lunch program Monday to Friday for a members costs of $4.00/meal - Walking for Wellness ( Ripple Connection Walking Club) - Daily from 2-3pm - Programming consists of - Art Therapy Bingo Mental Health - Referral Services - Monday - Friday 10am - 4pm - cook talk - 10-12 Tuesdays and Thursday - Social Club Weds 5-8pm fun poker night in support of Brain Injury (no money or alcohol) - Daily Drop in Centre for members and non-members ( closed during restrictions periods) - Lending Library with a large selection of mental health books and resources as well as reg…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $266K | $256K | $9,945 | $71K | $0 | $24K |
| 2023 | $227K | $256K | $5,748 | $71K | $0 | $10K |
| 2022 | $239K | $363K | $9,191 | $114K | $0 | $28K |
| 2021 | $258K | $308K | $163K | $86K | $0 | $140K |
| 2020 | $292K | $183K | $109K | $29K | — | $149K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $8,025 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$81K
Schedule 3 of its 2020 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Donna Jackson (secretary); Donna Hearn (board member); Charlene Assenheimer (chair); Lisa Gehring (board member); Margret (Peggy) Kunstleben (financial controller); Steven Kamminga (vice chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Ripple Connection Support Centre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 845914936RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.