The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 107951618RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($433,530,893) as filed with the CRA.
The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $524.1M in revenue and $433.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 28% from donations. In 2024, 1067 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $25.4M.
Compared with 158 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 5% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $350,000 and over range. The charity reported 1,973 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $131.9M in 2024, the largest being $131.8M to Allocations to Associated Salvation Army Charities in Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $218.5M in 2020 to $524.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
We provide oversight and direction to all salvation army (sa) ministries in canada including churches and mission educational facilities hospitals and long-term care facilities and social services institutions. We coordinate the appointments of officers (ordained clergy) and lay personnel to leadership responsibilities across canada. We provide consultation and support for all sa ministries in canada as well as collect funds for use in mission outside of canada administered through our international headquarters in london england.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $524.1M | $433.5M | $23.7M | $26.6M | $131.9M | $881.7M |
| 2023 | $359.6M | $398.9M | $19.4M | $21.8M | $133.4M | $777.3M |
| 2022 | $381.6M | $376.1M | $15.1M | $18.2M | $151.5M | $799.8M |
| 2021 | $561M | $397.4M | $13.6M | $16.8M | $190.3M | $772M |
| 2020 | $218.5M | $208.7M | $14.8M | $14M | $109.7M | $578.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $131.9M to 3 qualified donees:
- Allocations to Associated Salvation Army Charities in Canada$131.8M
- Canadian Foodgrains Bank Association Inc/association de la Banque Canadienne de Grains Inc.$106K
- Health Partners International of Canada$45K
Received $25.4M from 1,067 charities:
- Weston Family Foundation$2.5M
- Green Municipal Fund$2.4M
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$2M
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$1.3M
- Food Banks Canada/Banques Alimentaires Canada$1.2M
- The Calgary Foundation$965K
- Greater Hamilton Food Share$722K
- The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation$700K
- The Burns Memorial Trust$578K
- Cidel Foundation$500K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$442K
- Vancouver Foundation$396K
- United Way Fort McMurray and Wood Buffalo$300K
- The Morris and Helen Belkin Foundation$300K
- David and Penny Wilson Family Foundation$275K
- BenefAction Foundation$265K
- The Winnipeg Foundation$261K
- Speroway$256K
- Aqueduct Foundation$254K
- Trinity Pacific Foundation$250K
- Times Colonist Christmas Fund Society$250K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$245K
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Canada$229K
- Canadahelps Canadon$199K
- Canadahelps Canadon$199K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $350,000 and over1 position
- $300,000–349,9992 positions
- $250,000–299,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions1,973
- Total compensation, all staff$147.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lee Graves (chair); John Chamness (chief executive officer); Keith Pike (chief operating officer); Roxanne Jennings (vice-chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107951618RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.