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CANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION TORONTO BRANCH

Charitable organizationCore health care·700 LAWRENCE AVE W STE 480 · TORONTO, ON · M6A 3B4·BN 893449884RR0001·website ↗

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31

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Cents to cause T1

89¢

of each dollar spent, to programs

Operating overhead T1

11%

typical range 5–35%

Reserves T1

0.2 yr

of program spending, in cash and investments

Revenue T1

$49.5M

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 Toronto Branch?

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Is Canadian Mental Health Association Toronto Branch a registered charity?

Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 893449884RR0001. 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 Toronto Branch located?

Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 700 LAWRENCE AVE W STE 480, TORONTO, ON, M6A 3B4. Source.

What does Canadian Mental Health Association Toronto Branch do?

In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "CANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION TORONTO (CMHA TORONTO) IS THE CITY'S LEADING COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY. WE PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE QUALITY CARE FOR PEOPLE IN TORONTO THROUGH PROGRAMS RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY. FROM SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS TO PROVIDING TOOLS THAT SUPPORT DAY-TO-DAY…" Full program description.

How much of Canadian Mental Health Association Toronto Branch's spending goes to programs?T1

Per its F2024 T3010, 89¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.

How big is Canadian Mental Health Association Toronto Branch?T1

Its last-reported revenue was $49.5M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $10M–$100M revenue band, alongside 1,776 other operating charities.

What it does — in its own words

Ongoing programs

CANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION TORONTO (CMHA TORONTO) IS THE CITY'S LEADING COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY. WE PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE QUALITY CARE FOR PEOPLE IN TORONTO THROUGH PROGRAMS RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY. FROM SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS TO PROVIDING TOOLS THAT SUPPORT DAY-TO-DAY MENTAL EALTH WHEN PEOPLE NEED SUPPORT TORONTO WE'RE HERE TO HELP CREATE BELONGING AND HOPE. CMHA TORONTO IS INCORPORATED UNDER THE ONTARIO NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS ACT AND AS A REGISTERED CHARITY UNDER THE INCOME TAX ACT. CMHA TORONTO RECEIVES FUNDING FROM INDIVIDUAL AND COR… Show more

CANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION TORONTO (CMHA TORONTO) IS THE CITY'S LEADING COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY. WE PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE QUALITY CARE FOR PEOPLE IN TORONTO THROUGH PROGRAMS RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY. FROM SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS TO PROVIDING TOOLS THAT SUPPORT DAY-TO-DAY MENTAL EALTH WHEN PEOPLE NEED SUPPORT TORONTO WE'RE HERE TO HELP CREATE BELONGING AND HOPE. CMHA TORONTO IS INCORPORATED UNDER THE ONTARIO NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS ACT AND AS A REGISTERED CHARITY UNDER THE INCOME TAX ACT. CMHA TORONTO RECEIVES FUNDING FROM INDIVIDUAL AND CORPORATE DONORS; ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT; AND FOUNDATIONS INCLUDING THE UNITED WAY OF GREATER TORONTO.

New programs

RECOVERY-ORIENTED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES: THESE PROGRAMS ACCESSED BY PEOPLE WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS ARE DISIGNED TO ADDRESS THE FACTORS THAT IMPACT MENTAL HEALTH INCLUDING HOUSING ACCESS TO EDUCATION SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS FINANCIAL STABILITY (INCLUDING EMPLOYMENT) AND ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE. THEY REDUCE UNEQUAL ACCESS TO CARE BY BEING CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE TO THE NEEDS TO ALL TORONTONIANS. THSES PROGRAMS HELP CLIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES ACCESS DIFFERENT SUPPORTS AS THEIR NEEDS CHANGE. OUR PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE TORONTO COMMUNITY CRISIS SERVICE; SAFE BED… Show more

RECOVERY-ORIENTED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES: THESE PROGRAMS ACCESSED BY PEOPLE WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS ARE DISIGNED TO ADDRESS THE FACTORS THAT IMPACT MENTAL HEALTH INCLUDING HOUSING ACCESS TO EDUCATION SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS FINANCIAL STABILITY (INCLUDING EMPLOYMENT) AND ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE. THEY REDUCE UNEQUAL ACCESS TO CARE BY BEING CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE TO THE NEEDS TO ALL TORONTONIANS. THSES PROGRAMS HELP CLIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES ACCESS DIFFERENT SUPPORTS AS THEIR NEEDS CHANGE. OUR PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE TORONTO COMMUNITY CRISIS SERVICE; SAFE BEDS; FAMILY OUTREACH AND RESPONSE; ROUTES COMMUNITY CENTRE; AND HOUSING FIRST. (70%) MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION: THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED WORKSHOPS RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS WE CHAMPION THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND BUILD SKILLS FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE MORE MENTALLY HEALTHY LIVES. THIS WORK HELPS EVERYONE DEVELOP THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN SAFE LIVING AND WORKING ENVIRONMENTS. (10%) RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY: WE USE OUR INFLUENCE RESEARCH CAPACITY AND EXPERIENCE TO DRIVE SYSTEMIC CHANGE AND RELENTLESSLY PURSUE A MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTIONS CARE SYSTEM THAT IS ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE. (20%)

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)

89¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 89¢ 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 ($10M–$100M).

this charity 89¢ · 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)

11%

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)

0.2 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 ($10M–$100M, 1,776): median 0.4 yr; 53% 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)

$49.5M

Last-reported total revenue.

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

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

1%

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)

87%

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

    1%

    T3010 4500 ÷ 4700

  • GovernmentT1

    87%

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

  • Other revenueT1

    12%

    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.

Similar charities

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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

14 directors reported · 14 of 14at arm's length

  • DE SOUSA, LARAVICE-PRESIDENTarm's length
  • HARRINGTON, PAULADIRECTORarm's length
  • HYLAND, MAUREENDIRECTORarm's length
  • MADAMBI, TAISAIDIRECTORarm's length
  • MORAN, KIMBERLEYDIRECTORarm's length
  • PRESCOD, CHERYLDIRECTORarm's length
  • REID, NADINEDIRECTORarm's length
  • SEGAL, MURRAYPRESIDENTarm's length
  • TSINGOS, REBEKAHDIRECTORarm's length
  • VAN NIE, FRANKDIRECTORarm's length
Show all 14 directors
  • ZHANG, TRINITYDIRECTORarm's length
  • MILROY, ANDREWDIRECTORarm's length
  • MACARTHUR, TRACEYDIRECTORarm's length
  • SIMMONS, BRENTDIRECTORarm'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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