The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Publicly funded institution · Mississauga, Ontario · BN 107951618RR0539 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($12,574,440) 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 Mississauga, 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 $11.7M in revenue and $12.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 98% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $214K.
Compared with 427 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 65% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 88% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 69 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
We provide food and short-term shelter. We provide 24/7 intake and discharge services. We provide diversion services. We provice basc needs support. We provide referral services such as addiction support peer support harm reduction van and other medical and mental health supports. We provide housing services support.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $11.7M | $12.6M | $11.8M | $127 | $2,240 | -$432K |
| 2023 | $7.5M | $7.8M | $7.4M | — | — | $445K |
| 2022 | $14.2M | $14M | $13.4M | — | $3 | $713K |
| 2021 | $15.1M | $15.1M | $14.7M | — | $1,800 | $526K |
| 2020 | $15.2M | $14.5M | $14.1M | — | — | $604K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $214K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9994 positions
- $80,000–119,9998 positions
- $40,000–79,99954 positions
- $1–39,99926 positions
- Permanent full-time positions69
- Total compensation, all staff$6.5M
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 executive 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 107951618RR0539), or read how we compute the receipt.