The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Charitable organization · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 107951618RR0139 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($677,913) 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 Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $762K in revenue and $678K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 56% from donations, 40% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $222K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 37% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 83% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $59K in 2024, the largest being $54K to The Salvation Army Territorial Headquarters. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $1.2M in 2020 to $762K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Weekly worship services. Weekly ministries for women men youth and children. Provide pastoral care & council. We donated funds to denominational headquarters for oversea missionary activities. We provide services to immigrants & refugees. We provide food clothing and basic services to the homeless and vulnerable. We provide emergency services to people affected and/or displaced by emergency situations.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $762K | $678K | $502K | $99 | $59K | $1.7M |
| 2023 | $652K | $725K | $557K | — | $68K | $1.7M |
| 2022 | $646K | $579K | $456K | — | $28K | $1.7M |
| 2021 | $509K | $562K | $432K | — | $29K | $1.7M |
| 2020 | $1.2M | $671K | $465K | $1,872 | $98K | $1.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $59K to 2 qualified donees:
- The Salvation Army Territorial Headquarters$54K
- The Salvation Army Alberta & Northern Territories Division$4,771
Received $222K from 4 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
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$251K
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); Stefan Reid (pastor); Tinisha Reid (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 107951618RR0139), or read how we compute the receipt.