The Ripple Connection Support Centre
Charitable organizationCore health care·PO BOX 4807 · BARRHEAD, AB · T7N 1A6·BN 845914936RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
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… Show more
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 regular books magazines and dvds. - Emergency crisis assistance. - Providing food to those in need
New programs
Caregiver Connection AIM: for friends and family of individuals to make connections through social networking and education Mental Health/Addiction education AIM: educate families and friends as well as caregivers of individuals with serious or persistent illnesses Outside education from addictions/mental health and Indigenous leaders.
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)4¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 4¢ 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)79%
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)2.9 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)$266K
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)34%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $149K | 4¢ | 35% | 3.4 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $292K | 59¢ | 36% | 0.9 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $258K | 53¢ | 47% | 0.6 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $239K | 3¢ | 60% | 2.6 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $227K | 2¢ | 81% | 4.5 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $266K | 4¢ | 79% | 2.9 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
9 directors reported · 9 of 9at arm's length
- McKort, KristiChairarm's length
- Brietkreitz, DebbieTreasurerarm's length
- Jackson, DonnaSecretaryarm's length
- Hearn, DonnaBoard Memberarm's length
- Assenheimer, CharleneChairarm's length
- Gehring, LisaBoard Memberarm's length
- Kunstleben, Margret (Peggy)Financial Controllerarm's length
- Kamminga, StevenVice Chairarm's length
- Kunstleben, Margret MExecutive Directorarm'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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