CANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION N S DIVISION
Charitable organizationCore health care·201 - 644 PORTLAND ST · DARTMOUTH, NS · B2W 6C4·BN 133465609RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION REFERRAL AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION SESSIONS/TRAINING - MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID WORKPLACE MENTAL HEALTH ASIST SAFETALK GENERAL MENTAL HEALTH INFORMATION ETC. AT WORK - TO PROVIDE SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT RELATED SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE COMPLEX SERVICE NEEDS RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH ILLNESS AND WHO WANT TO FIND COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT IN THE CATCHMENT AREAS OF THE AGENCIES. CAST - (COMMUNITITES ADDRESSING SUICIDE TOGETHER) - USING A POPULATION HEALTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT APPROACH DEVELOPING COMMUNITY BASED SUICID… Show more
MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION REFERRAL AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION SESSIONS/TRAINING - MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID WORKPLACE MENTAL HEALTH ASIST SAFETALK GENERAL MENTAL HEALTH INFORMATION ETC. AT WORK - TO PROVIDE SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT RELATED SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE COMPLEX SERVICE NEEDS RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH ILLNESS AND WHO WANT TO FIND COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT IN THE CATCHMENT AREAS OF THE AGENCIES. CAST - (COMMUNITITES ADDRESSING SUICIDE TOGETHER) - USING A POPULATION HEALTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT APPROACH DEVELOPING COMMUNITY BASED SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAMSCONTINUES COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. INTERNET PROJEC: TO PROVIDE INTERNET TO HOUSEHOLDS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES. THIS PROJECT WAS INITIATED IN RESPONSE TO THE EVENTS PERTAINING TO COVID-19 AND AIMS TO FACILITATE 'WORK-FROM-HOME' ARRANGEMENTS.
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)87¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 87¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)13%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)0.4 yr
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$1.6M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)3%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)42%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-31 | $467K | 73¢ | 27% | 1.3 yr |
| 2020-03-31 | $635K | 78¢ | 22% | 0.5 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $974K | 89¢ | 11% | 0.8 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $1.0M | 80¢ | 20% | 0.6 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $1.2M | 81¢ | 19% | 0.7 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $1.6M | 87¢ | 13% | 0.4 yr |
| trend |
From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
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Board of directors
13 directors reported · 13 of 13at arm's length
- WILSON, RODPAST CHAIRPERSONarm's length
- FISKE, EMERSONTREASURERarm's length
- CHURCH, ELIZABETHMEMBER AT LARGEarm's length
- PAUL, ERICVICE CHAIRPERSONarm's length
- LARSEN, TARAMEMBER AT LARGEarm's length
- BENOIT, DAVIDCHAIRPERSONarm's length
- MORIARTY-LAUNDRY, MARY FRANCESMEMBER AT LARGEarm's length
- MACLEOD, MORRISMEMBER AT LARGEarm's length
- SIRITSKY, NAJMEMBER AT LARGEarm's length
- HOLLAND, MATTHEWMEMBER AT LARGEarm's length
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- PRASAD, DEEPAKSECRETARYarm's length
- ROBERT, COLLETTEMEMBER AT LARGEarm's length
- WATSON-BORG, BETTEMEMBER AT LARGEarm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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