The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Charitable organization · Duncan, British Columbia · BN 107951618RR0179 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($874,735) 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 Duncan, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $761K in revenue and $875K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $33K.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 47% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 79% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (5 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $18K in 2024, the largest being $15K to The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
The salvation army cowichan valley operates a community & family services program as well as a thrift store. The family services program provides emergency food hampers to individuals families and homeless free income tax services in partnership with cra for low-income individuals budget guidance spiritual & emotional care sends children to summer camp christmas food hampers & toys referral & advocacy assistance shower program for the unhoused art therapy for ages 8 to 18. Our thrift store provides gently used clothing and household goods at economical pricing recycles electroni…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $761K | $875K | $743K | $33K | $18K | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $685K | $803K | $693K | $13K | $8,100 | $1.3M |
| 2022 | $836K | $765K | $637K | $16K | $12K | $1.4M |
| 2021 | $867K | $714K | $607K | $15K | — | $1.3M |
| 2020 | $757K | $752K | $653K | $8,253 | — | $1.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $18K to 3 qualified donees:
Received $33K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$478K
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 107951618RR0179), or read how we compute the receipt.