The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Publicly funded institution · Brampton, Ontario · BN 107951618RR0540 · Supportive Health Care
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,989,236) 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 Brampton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under supportive health care. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $3.2M in revenue and $3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 86% from government, 10% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 11 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $192K.
Compared with 717 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 62% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 84% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 28 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
The family life resource centre provides access of short term emergency shelter services for women and their dependents who are facing violence and/or abuse. The centre offers counseling programs legal and housing support.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.2M | $3M | $2.7M | $3,140 | — | $3.3M |
| 2023 | $3.3M | $3.3M | $3M | — | — | $3.1M |
| 2022 | $3M | $3.1M | $2.8M | — | $415 | $3M |
| 2021 | $2.9M | $2.9M | $2.6M | — | — | $3.1M |
| 2020 | $2.5M | $2.3M | $2.1M | — | — | $3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $192K from 11 charities:
- The Salvation Army Ontario Division$92K
- Shoppers Foundation for Women's Health$52K
- Bramalea Baptist Church$10K
- Canadahelps Canadon$9,958
- United Way of Greater Toronto$9,600
- The United Church of Canada Foundation$7,500
- Brampton and Caledon Community Foundation$6,215
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$3,000
- Link Charity Canada Inc$800
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$568
- United Way of Greater Toronto$192
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions28
- Total compensation, all staff$1.8M
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/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 107951618RR0540), or read how we compute the receipt.