The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Charitable organization · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 107951618RR0453 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($5,440,181) 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 Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $14.9M in revenue and $5.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 80% from other charities. In 2024, 23 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $89K.
Compared with 158 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 79% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 38 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 38 qualified donees totalling $3.2M in 2024, the largest being $820K to The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $7.6M in 2020 to $14.9M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
We facilitate and support various ministries within the maritime division. As a headquarters we enable our units to minister in varying ways. We offer counselling and pastoral care. We operate summer camps for recreational and religious programs. We co-ordinate volunteer services for many community needs. The activities of the organization shall not be carried out with the purposes for gain for its members and any profits or the accretions to the organization will be used in promoting its objectives.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $14.9M | $5.4M | $2M | — | $3.2M | $19.7M |
| 2023 | $6M | $6M | $2.5M | $2,457 | $3.3M | $10.3M |
| 2022 | $7.8M | $7.4M | $2.8M | $572 | $4.3M | $11.1M |
| 2021 | $7.8M | $6.6M | $3M | $4,428 | $3.3M | $10.7M |
| 2020 | $7.6M | $7.1M | $4.1M | $14K | $2.6M | $10.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $3.2M to 38 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$820K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$313K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$235K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$224K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$191K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$187K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$173K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$168K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$161K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$136K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$106K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$83K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$79K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$60K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$59K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$52K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$45K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$43K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$32K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$15K
- Christmas for Kids Campaign$10K
- Combined Christmas Cheer Committee of Sydney Mines$8,600
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$8,000
- Shumilacke Food Bank Society$7,000
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$7,000
Received $89K from 23 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$26K
- Canadahelps Canadon$26K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$11K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$7,349
- United Way Maritimes/Centraide des Maritimes$6,441
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$3,750
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$1,980
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$1,623
- Big Bras d'Or Volunteer Fire Department$1,000
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$670
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$584
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$544
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$481
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$426
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$329
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$325
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$200
- Lake Ainslie Presbyterian Church$100
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$30
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$28
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$26
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$25
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$25
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
- $1–39,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions38
- Total compensation, all staff$883K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lee Graves (chair); Roxanne Jennings (vice-chair); John Chamness (chief executive officer); Keith Pike (chief operation officer).
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 107951618RR0453), or read how we compute the receipt.