The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Publicly funded institution · Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island · BN 107951618RR0330 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($10,833,603) 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 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, classified by the CRA under christianity. 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 $10.9M in revenue and $10.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 96% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $126K.
Compared with 29 religious institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 85% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 40 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $2,901 in 2024, the largest being $2,901 to The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $987K in 2020 to $10.9M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
We hold worship services weekly. We provide ministries for women men youth and children. We provide pastoral care. We donate funds to denomination headquarters for overseas missionary activities. We run a food bank. We run a men's shelter & transitional housing program we adminster a home heating program on behalf of the provincial government we run a hot breakfast program
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $10.9M | $10.8M | $10.4M | $19K | $2,902 | $2.9M |
| 2023 | $7.9M | $6.8M | $6.4M | $13K | $9,653 | $2.8M |
| 2022 | $2.5M | $2.7M | $2.2M | $9,216 | $271K | $1.6M |
| 2021 | $2.1M | $1.8M | $1.6M | $2,095 | $2,780 | $1.9M |
| 2020 | $987K | $995K | $876K | $10K | $50K | $1.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $2,901 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $126K from 9 charities:
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$106K
- The Upper Room Hospitality Ministry Inc.$9,484
- Canadahelps Canadon$7,029
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$3,036
- Nine Mile Creek Presbyterian Church$500
- Parish of Christ Church$100
- United Way of Greater Moncton and Southeastern New Brunswick Region Inc.\centraide de la Region du Grand Moncton et du Sud Est du Nouveau-New Brunswick Inc.$28
- My Tribute Gift Foundation—
- Congregation of Notre Dame Visitation Province Inc.—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions40
- Total compensation, all staff$2.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Burton (pastor); Beverly Burton (pastor); Roxanne Jennings (vice-chair); Lee Graves (chair); John Charmness (chief executive officer); Keith Pike (chief operating officer).
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 107951618RR0330), or read how we compute the receipt.