The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Publicly funded institution · London, Ontario · BN 107951618RR0513 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($9,843,552) 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 London, 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 $10M in revenue and $9.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 57% from government, 25% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 30 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2.2M.
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 73% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 80 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $82K in 2024, the largest being $41K to The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The centre of hope is a multifaceted facility with programming that responds to the emotional spiritual and physical needs of the clients that we serve. The centre of hope provides emergency shelter services to men women and youth who are experiencing homelessness. Our community services department operates a food bank that provides emergency food assistance and offers multiple housing support services programs that include a rent bank and an emergency engery assistance program. The centre operates an 18 bed withdrawal management program to assist both men and women seeking sobriety in a sa…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $10M | $9.8M | $9.2M | $46K | $82K | $10.5M |
| 2023 | $10.6M | $10.2M | $9.6M | $19K | $139K | $10.4M |
| 2022 | $11M | $9.8M | $9.1M | — | $140K | $10M |
| 2021 | $9.9M | $9.8M | $9.3M | $208 | $5,547 | $8.8M |
| 2020 | $8.9M | $9.5M | $8.9M | — | $26K | $8.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $82K to 4 qualified donees:
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$41K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$20K
- The Salvation Army Ontario Division$19K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada$1,676
Received $2.2M from 30 charities:
- The Salvation Army Ontario Division$1.9M
- United Way Elgin Middlesex$100K
- Canadahelps Canadon$48K
- Canadahelps Canadon$48K
- BenefAction Foundation$47K
- The Mitchell and Kathryn Baran Family Foundation$25K
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$20K
- Wilf and Jean Bell Foundation$9,969
- Agape Fellowship$5,340
- Aqueduct Foundation$5,000
- London Community Foundation$4,500
- The Rotary Club of London Foundation$2,250
- The Liburdi Family Foundation$2,000
- Steelworkers Humanity Fund Inc./ le Fonds Humanitaire des Metallos Inc.$1,750
- The Salvation Army Ontario Division$1,085
- Village Green Community Church$1,000
- Optimist Club of Thorndale-Youth$1,000
- CN Employees' and Pensioners' Community Fund$938
- Elizabeth Park Protestant Chapel$900
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$810
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$775
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$592
- Kiwanis Club of Forest City - London$500
- Lambeth United Church$500
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$405
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
- $80,000–119,9995 positions
- $40,000–79,99961 positions
- $1–39,99913 positions
- Permanent full-time positions80
- Total compensation, all staff$5.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Floyd Tidd (chair); Evelyn Diaz (chief executive officer); Fred Waters (chief operating officer); Paul Goodyear (chief financial officer); Roxanne Jennings (vice-chair).
As listed on its 2023 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 107951618RR0513), or read how we compute the receipt.