The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Publicly funded institution · Fort ST. John, British Columbia · BN 107951618RR0534 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,610,147) 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 Fort ST. John, British Columbia, 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 $4M in revenue and $3.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations, 67% from government, 6% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $185K.
Compared with 81 religious institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 37% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 35 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $6,300 in 2024, the largest being $6,000 to The Salvation Army Camp Mountainview. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.9M in 2020 to $4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
We operate 30 emergency shelter beds year round 18 high barrier transitional beds and 12 low barrier transitional beds plus the 42 supportive housing suites. We provide volunteer community & family service and emergency response programs. We operate a food bank a perishable food recovery program and a community thrift store.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4M | $3.6M | $3.2M | $16K | $6,300 | $7.1M |
| 2023 | $2.8M | $2.7M | $2.3M | $9,056 | $6,300 | $6.7M |
| 2022 | $2.6M | $2.1M | $1.8M | $4,469 | $1,500 | $6.6M |
| 2021 | $2.8M | $2.4M | $2.2M | $5,059 | $300 | $6.1M |
| 2020 | $1.9M | $1.9M | $1.7M | $38 | $300 | $5.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $6,300 to 2 qualified donees:
Received $185K from 5 charities:
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 positions35
- Total compensation, all staff$2.3M
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 107951618RR0534), or read how we compute the receipt.