The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Charitable organization · Dawson Creek, British Columbia · BN 107951618RR0122 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($584,923) 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 Dawson Creek, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $717K in revenue and $585K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 14% from donations. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $6,575.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 43% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 75% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $4,664 in 2024, the largest being $3,000 to The Salvation Army Camp Mountainview. 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 & children. We give pastoral care. We run a family services food bank and thrift store which includes clothing recycling and other recylcing to benefit the environment by sending less to landfill. We provide information for job search and other programs in the area.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $717K | $585K | $503K | $5,930 | $4,665 | $1.4M |
| 2023 | $598K | $517K | $462K | $9,584 | $5,253 | $1.3M |
| 2022 | $567K | $561K | $497K | $4,038 | $3,385 | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $615K | $530K | $462K | $4,598 | $370 | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $797K | $571K | $503K | $931 | $5,388 | $1.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $4,664 to 2 qualified donees:
Received $6,575 from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$365K
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); Paul Blake (pastor); Michele Blake (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 107951618RR0122), or read how we compute the receipt.