The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Publicly funded institution · Kitchener, Ontario · BN 107951618RR0293 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,861,429) 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 Kitchener, 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 $2.4M in revenue and $1.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 69% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $52K.
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 45% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 18 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.4M in 2020 to $2.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Provide assistance to federal offenders in their rehabilitation goals by accepting them into the facility as a stepping stone to re-integration in the community as productive citizens. Assist clients in developing social attitudes and encouraging and developing social relationships. Assist provincial offenders at court house. Counseling teaching courses.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.4M | $1.9M | $1.7M | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $1.7M | $1.5M | — | — | $594K |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $1.6M | $1.4M | — | — | $881K |
| 2021 | $1.4M | $1.7M | $1.5M | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $1.4M | $1.5M | $1.4M | — | — | $1.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $52K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions18
- Total compensation, all staff$1.2M
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 107951618RR0293), or read how we compute the receipt.