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
Cents to cause T1
87¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
13%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.4 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$1.6M
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures
Common questions
How do I donate to Canadian Mental Health Association N S Division?
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Is Canadian Mental Health Association N S Division a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 133465609RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.
Where is Canadian Mental Health Association N S Division located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 201 - 644 PORTLAND ST, DARTMOUTH, NS, B2W 6C4. Source.
What does Canadian Mental Health Association N S Division do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "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…" Full program description.
How much of Canadian Mental Health Association N S Division's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 87¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Canadian Mental Health Association N S Division?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $1.6M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $1M–$10M revenue band, alongside 9,072 other operating charities.
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. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
87¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 87¢ of each dollar spent went to programs. The rest ran the organization and raised money; higher is not automatically better.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 87¢ among those its size ($1M–$10M).
this charity 87¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
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 ↗ · what this means
0.4 yr
Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.
Charities its size ($1M–$10M, 9,072): median 0.5 yr; 43% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
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 ↗
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 ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
3%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
42%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
54%
T3010 remainder ÷ 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 |
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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)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
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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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