L I F E RECOVERY ASSOCIATION
Charitable organizationCore health care·BOX 2652 · ABBOTSFORD, BC · V2T 6R4·BN 867131351RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
80¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
16%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.3 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$1.9M
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 L I F E Recovery Association?
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Is L I F E Recovery Association a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 867131351RR0001. 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 L I F E Recovery Association located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is BOX 2652, ABBOTSFORD, BC, V2T 6R4. Source.
What does L I F E Recovery Association do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "LIFE Recovery Association is a multi-denominational Christian organization focused on providing safe structured abstinence-based recovery programs for women. The First Stage house is registered under Assisted Living for 18 beds. Second Stage Melmar hosts up to 5 clients Second Stage Westerly houses up to 6 clients…" Full program description.
How much of L I F E Recovery Association's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 80¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is L I F E Recovery Association?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $1.9M (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
LIFE Recovery Association is a multi-denominational Christian organization focused on providing safe structured abstinence-based recovery programs for women. The First Stage house is registered under Assisted Living for 18 beds. Second Stage Melmar hosts up to 5 clients Second Stage Westerly houses up to 6 clients and Sober Living currently hosts 3 residents. Length of stay varies from months to years depending on the needs of the individual woman. We offer a continuum of recovery care services that include: 1:1 & group counseling in-home and community based activities geared to addressi… Show more
LIFE Recovery Association is a multi-denominational Christian organization focused on providing safe structured abstinence-based recovery programs for women. The First Stage house is registered under Assisted Living for 18 beds. Second Stage Melmar hosts up to 5 clients Second Stage Westerly houses up to 6 clients and Sober Living currently hosts 3 residents. Length of stay varies from months to years depending on the needs of the individual woman. We offer a continuum of recovery care services that include: 1:1 & group counseling in-home and community based activities geared to addressing the cause of the addiction(s) building recovery capital. Program elements include the 12 steps (AA & NA) relapse prevention boundaries problem-solving anger management co-dependency & art therapy to name a few. The association also operates two thrift stores which provides a great opportunity for these women to volunteer gain work experience & gradually reintegrate into society. Over 100 community volunteers are the backbone of the stores. Through the volunteer-client interactions our volunteers gain valuable insight into addictions & the recovery journey. Empathy & insight are helping to change old stereotypes &misunderstanding about the challenges of addictions. Lastly our volunteers stay active engaged & live with a purpose. Together the program & store are a great asset to society as a whole.
New programs
In 2024 LIFE Recovery Association added a day program providing recovery and sobriety services for those who cannot go into a 24 hour care facility. This program has three sessions per year and can facilitate up to 10 women during each session.
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.
80¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 80¢ 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 80¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
16%
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
0.3 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)$1.9M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)9%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
8%
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
9%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
8%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
83%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $1.3M | 87¢ | 13% | 0.2 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $1.5M | 78¢ | 22% | 0.5 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $1.4M | 88¢ | 12% | 0.2 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $1.3M | 88¢ | 12% | -0.1 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $1.6M | 89¢ | 11% | 0.2 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $1.9M | 80¢ | 16% | 0.3 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
6 directors reported · 6 of 6at arm's length
- Slomp, RachelVice Chairarm's length
- Mauger, ShirleyTreasurer/Secretaryarm's length
- Fictorie, JohnChairarm's length
- Brandsma, RobertDirectorarm's length
- De Waal, TonyDirectorarm's length
- Kastelein, ArthurVice Chairarm'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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