The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Charitable organization · Burnaby, British Columbia · BN 107951618RR0185 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($963,527) 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 Burnaby, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $985K in revenue and $964K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 43% from donations, 8% from government, 34% from other charities. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $272K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 46% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $18K in 2024, the largest being $8,653 to The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
To preach promote and advance the spiritual teachings of the salvation army by practicing the religious observances tenets and doctrines associated with that faith.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $985K | $964K | $830K | $2,806 | $18K | $2M |
| 2023 | $711K | $965K | $762K | $2,779 | $126K | $1.9M |
| 2022 | $857K | $1M | $841K | — | $70K | $2.2M |
| 2021 | $932K | $847K | $992K | $20K | $73K | $2.4M |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $1.2M | $984K | $34K | $62K | $2.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $18K to 4 qualified donees:
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada$8,653
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$3,650
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$3,000
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$2,793
Received $272K from 7 charities:
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$255K
- Cross Culture Ministries BC$12K
- Women's Inter-Church Council of Canada$4,000
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$545
- Vancouver Groove Orchestra Society$300
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$62
- Canadahelps Canadon$19
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$452K
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 executive officer); Roxanne Jennings (vice-chair); William Blackman (pastor); Debra Blackman (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 107951618RR0185), or read how we compute the receipt.