The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Publicly funded institution · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 107951618RR0296 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($8,758,036) 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 Hamilton, Ontario, 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 $8.4M in revenue and $8.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 82% from government, 14% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.1M.
Compared with 1,618 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 77% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 97% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 92 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2.5M in 2020 to $8.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
We provide shelter & services for homeless men we hold weekly worship services. We provide pastoral care we provide clothing and personal supplies to our homeless population. We provide a meals program for our clients the homeless and our community. We provide financial counseling and financial management. We host an income tax clinic. We assist with the resume writing and housing & job searches. We provide a service to our community we take our emergency vehicle out in downtown hamilton 363 nights yearly and give out hot soup & sandwiches to the homeless. We give out as available hats glo…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8.4M | $8.8M | $8.3M | $34 | — | $9.9M |
| 2023 | $8.2M | $8.2M | $7.8M | $128 | $11K | $10.2M |
| 2022 | $11.8M | $7.7M | $7.3M | $424 | $13K | $10.3M |
| 2021 | $3.1M | $3.4M | $3.2M | — | $412 | $4.7M |
| 2020 | $2.5M | $2.5M | $2.4M | — | $422 | $4.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1.1M from 8 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions92
- Total compensation, all staff$5.7M
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 107951618RR0296), or read how we compute the receipt.