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 107951618RR0452 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($25,761,596) 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 $27.1M in revenue and $25.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 76% from other charities. In 2024, 78 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $4.1M.
Compared with 158 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 81% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 27 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 53 qualified donees totalling $20.9M in 2024, the largest being $3.5M to The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $16.2M in 2020 to $27.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
We assist and support other salvation army units within british columbia division in carrying out their religious and community services residential programs and other benevolent activities. We provide emergency disaster relief services as required. We provide ministry opportunities for children youth women and men weekly. We provide ministries in a church plant in kelowna.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $27.1M | $25.8M | $4.2M | $18K | $20.9M | $59.1M |
| 2023 | $17.8M | $18.6M | $4.7M | $96K | $13.1M | $57.8M |
| 2022 | $24.1M | $22.6M | $5.2M | $276K | $16.6M | $58.6M |
| 2021 | $19.8M | $24.5M | $5.7M | $63K | $18.2M | $57M |
| 2020 | $16.2M | $24M | $5.6M | $101K | $17.7M | $61.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $20.9M to 53 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$3.5M
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$2.8M
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$2.2M
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$2.1M
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$958K
- The Salvation Army Belkin Communities of Hope$851K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$735K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$620K
- The Salvation Army Vancouver Harbour Light$600K
- The Salvation Army Camp Mountainview$562K
- The Salvation Army The Willows$427K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$370K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$345K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$326K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$323K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$321K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$290K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$275K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$270K
- The Salvation Army West Kootenay Circuit$265K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$255K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$215K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$210K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$200K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$190K
Received $4.1M from 78 charities:
- Raindrop Foundation$1M
- Lotte and John Hecht Memorial Foundation$600K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$392K
- Vancouver Foundation$381K
- The Victoria Foundation$378K
- Canadahelps Canadon$202K
- Canadahelps Canadon$202K
- The Salvation Army Okanagan Central Community Church$154K
- Aqueduct Foundation$154K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$112K
- Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation$106K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$73K
- Seacliff Foundation$60K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$30K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$19K
- The Salvation Army The Willows$10K
- Margaret Rothweiler Charitable Foundation$10K
- United Way British Columbia$9,392
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$8,826
- Canadian National Christian Foundation$8,500
- Alan and Doreen Thompson Charitable Foundation Inc.$8,000
- Alan and Doreen Thompson Charitable Foundation Inc.$8,000
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$7,770
- Skidmore Foundation$7,500
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$6,638
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions27
- Total compensation, all staff$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/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 107951618RR0452), or read how we compute the receipt.