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B C LIFE BUILDERS REHABILITATION SOCIETY

Charitable organizationSupportive health care·2473 ETHEL ST · KELOWNA, BC · V1Y 3A4·BN 890792427RR0001

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-08-31

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Cents to cause T1

66¢

of each dollar spent, to programs

Operating overhead T1

34%

typical range 5–35%

Reserves T1

0.3 yr

of program spending, in cash and investments

Revenue T1

$182K

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 B C Life Builders Rehabilitation Society?

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Is B C Life Builders Rehabilitation Society a registered charity?

Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 890792427RR0001. 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 B C Life Builders Rehabilitation Society located?

Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 2473 ETHEL ST, KELOWNA, BC, V1Y 3A4. Source.

What does B C Life Builders Rehabilitation Society do?

In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "The Mission of BC Life Builders Rehabilitation Society is to provide a safe supportive and affordable home environment for people living with persistent mental health challenges by providing safe comfortable housing healthy meals socialization and learning opportunities. Mandate: To provide food shelter…" Full program description.

How much of B C Life Builders Rehabilitation Society's spending goes to programs?T1

Per its F2024 T3010, 66¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.

How big is B C Life Builders Rehabilitation Society?T1

Its last-reported revenue was $182K (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

The Mission of BC Life Builders Rehabilitation Society is to provide a safe supportive and affordable home environment for people living with persistent mental health challenges by providing safe comfortable housing healthy meals socialization and learning opportunities. Mandate: To provide food shelter assistance and community to those who struggle with isolation to feed and house those who would otherwise be in danger of homelessness to offer them learning opportunities and connect them with services that meet their specific needs. Our approach is client-centered and is based o… Show more

The Mission of BC Life Builders Rehabilitation Society is to provide a safe supportive and affordable home environment for people living with persistent mental health challenges by providing safe comfortable housing healthy meals socialization and learning opportunities. Mandate: To provide food shelter assistance and community to those who struggle with isolation to feed and house those who would otherwise be in danger of homelessness to offer them learning opportunities and connect them with services that meet their specific needs. Our approach is client-centered and is based on accepted Psychosocial Rehabilitation principles.

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.

Cents to cause

T1 · computed (open data)

66¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 66¢ 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 66¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities

T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means

Operating overhead

T1 · computed (open data)

34%

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

Reserves

T1 · computed (open data)

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 (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)

$182K

Last-reported total revenue.

T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

10%

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)

7%

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

    10%

    T3010 4500 ÷ 4700

  • GovernmentT1

    7%

    T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700

  • Other revenueT1

    82%

    T3010 remainder ÷ 4700

Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. 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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Figures per each charity's F2024 T3010 · self-reported, not audited by us · ✱= that filing's expense lines don't reconcile · open a profile for sources and caveats.

Board of directors

7 directors reported · 7 of 7at arm's length

  • NEWTH, MELVYN BRUCETREASURERarm's length
  • KOEHN, BONNYBOARD MEMBER AT LARGEarm's length
  • SIMPSON, SHARRONBOARD MEMBER AT LARGEarm's length
  • SMITHWICK, THOMASCHAIRMAN/SECRETARYarm's length
  • HELLAND, MICHAELBOARD MEMBER AT LARGEarm's length
  • FUNNELL, JUDYBOARD MEMBER AT LARGEarm's length
  • MATTE, CHRISTOPHER LBOARD MEMBER 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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