The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Charitable organization · Ajax, Ontario · BN 107951618RR0538 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($697,982) as filed with the CRA.
The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada is a charitable organization based in Ajax, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $2.2M in revenue and $698K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 11% from donations, 76% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $578K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 34% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 91% of that peer group. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $14K in 2024, the largest being $14K to The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
We hold worship services weekly and provide pastoral care. We provide ministries for women men youth and children weekly (or monthly). We donate funds to denominational headquarters for overseas missionary activities. We run a food bank and clothing give-away program.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.2M | $698K | $568K | $57K | $14K | $9.3M |
| 2023 | $1.7M | $596K | $482K | $48K | $14K | $7.8M |
| 2022 | $677K | $549K | $440K | $50K | $3,800 | $6.8M |
| 2021 | $524K | $483K | $438K | $5,631 | $508 | $6.7M |
| 2020 | $1.5M | $633K | $521K | $56K | $12K | $6.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $14K to 2 qualified donees:
Received $578K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$394K
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); Jason Sabourin (pastor); Tammy Sabourin (pastor).
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/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107951618RR0538), or read how we compute the receipt.