The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada

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 organizations relieving poverty. 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 $25.3M in revenue and $21.6M in expenditures.

Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 57% from government, 11% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2.7M.

Compared with 427 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 60% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 93% of that peer group. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $120,000–159,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 158 permanent full-time positions.

It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $17K in 2024, the largest being $12K to The Salvation Army Alberta & Northern Territories Division. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $7.5M in 2020 to $25.3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.