COMMUNITY MENTAL WELLNESS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA (CMWAC)
Charitable organizationSupportive health care·102 - 7831 STEVESTON HWY · RICHMOND, BC · V7A 1L9·BN 866055635RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
Cents to cause T1
88¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
12%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.5 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$173K
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 Community Mental Wellness Association of Canada (Cmwac)?
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Is Community Mental Wellness Association of Canada (Cmwac) a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 866055635RR0001. 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 Community Mental Wellness Association of Canada (Cmwac) located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 102 - 7831 STEVESTON HWY, RICHMOND, BC, V7A 1L9. Source.
What does Community Mental Wellness Association of Canada (Cmwac) do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Counselling Program - CMWAC has been providing ongoing counselling programs to individuals and groups via virtual and in person settings by Certified Mental Health Professionals. It has served over 50-60 people seeking counselling services monthly. Support Line Program - We have a bi-lingual support line Chinese and…" Full program description.
How much of Community Mental Wellness Association of Canada (Cmwac)'s spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 88¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Community Mental Wellness Association of Canada (Cmwac)?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $173K (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's under $1M revenue band, alongside 27,629 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Counselling Program - CMWAC has been providing ongoing counselling programs to individuals and groups via virtual and in person settings by Certified Mental Health Professionals. It has served over 50-60 people seeking counselling services monthly. Support Line Program - We have a bi-lingual support line Chinese and English that operates 7 days a week from 10am till 8:00 pm offering crisis intervention and mental health support. We have taken calls from more than 100 individuals during the covid last year. Depression & Recovery Program - CMWAC has been helping individuals in areas of perso… Show more
Counselling Program - CMWAC has been providing ongoing counselling programs to individuals and groups via virtual and in person settings by Certified Mental Health Professionals. It has served over 50-60 people seeking counselling services monthly. Support Line Program - We have a bi-lingual support line Chinese and English that operates 7 days a week from 10am till 8:00 pm offering crisis intervention and mental health support. We have taken calls from more than 100 individuals during the covid last year. Depression & Recovery Program - CMWAC has been helping individuals in areas of personal vocational social residential and education for a sustained recovery process. The education piece is focused on inspiration encouragement awareness support and removal of severe stigma associated with mental illness for self-recovery and improvement of quality life. A small group of 8 -10 people gather weekly for social and outreach activities that promote mental wellbeing through art music and community support: singing dancing and tea /coffee meeting. We have over 50 people participating in these events weekly. Youth program - so far we have trained 25 youths to become CMWAC youth ambassadors for Mental Health and two facilitators for the Heart to Heart a Psychological First Aid Station. And have helped run 2 events for Mental Health where Mental Health Public Forum and Youth Submit were delivered with over 200 people attending. Education & Workshops program - Since the Pandemic due to the restriction of in-person gatherings a virtual (via zoom) Psychological First Aid Station and Heart to Heart (in Chinese & English) was immediately launched out bi-weekly to provide mental management aid station hosted by a team of supportive professionals: doctors psychiatrist and counsellors. It is a bilingual province -wide psychoeducation station providing support advocacy and person-centered mental health service available to all interested and concerned people. Monthly 60 people+ from local community. We have achieved this first time Heart to Heart accomplishment to meet the needs of mental management in time of Covid challenges. Also a Public Forum on Mental Health and a Youth Submit were held. Over 400 people attended this event. This is the first of its kind in this region for multicultural mental well-being outdoor public forum held since the pandemic.
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.
88¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 88¢ 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; 89¢ among those its size (under $1M).
this charity 88¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
12%
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
0.5 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 (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% 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)$173K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
47%
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
0%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
47%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
53%
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 | $134K | 94¢ | 6% | 0.2 yr |
| 2020-03-31 | $94K | 87¢ | 13% | 0.2 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $196K | 89¢ | 11% | 0.4 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $184K | 86¢ | 14% | 0.3 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $100K | 81¢ | 19% | 0.4 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $173K | 88¢ | 12% | 0.5 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
5 directors reported · 5 of 5at arm's length
- Chen, EricTreasurerarm's length
- Yen, JessicaVice Presidentarm's length
- Tang, Ken LamDirectorarm's length
- Gong, YanDirectorarm's length
- Hassam, AbdulPresidentarm'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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