The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Charitable organization · Montreal, Quebec · BN 107951618RR0028 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($647,372) 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 Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $614K in revenue and $647K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 23% from donations, 69% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $386K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 47% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 75% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (5 positions in that band). The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $13K in 2024, the largest being $13K to The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
We hold worship services weekly to preach promote & advance the spiritual teaching of the salvation army by practicing the religious observances tenets doctrines associated with the faith. We also offer weekly music lessons bible studies prayer gatherings and sunday school classes. During the week we have a community & family services (cfs) program that provides spiritual care emergency food and a variety of other social assistance as determined by comunity and client needs. Additionally the services offered in montréal through our immigration & refugee services (irs) office …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $614K | $647K | $561K | $8,006 | $13K | $3M |
| 2023 | $547K | $654K | $578K | $1,850 | $12K | $3.1M |
| 2022 | $614K | $651K | $571K | $215 | $12K | $3.2M |
| 2021 | $562K | $544K | $489K | — | $9,120 | $3.2M |
| 2020 | $461K | $459K | $386K | $150 | $19K | $3.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $13K to 2 qualified donees:
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada$13K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$95
Received $386K from 4 charities:
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$380K
- Canadahelps Canadon$4,521
- Service d'Aide a la Famille et des Services Communautaires de l'Armee du Salut/the Salvation Army Community and Family Services -Montreal$1,275
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$785
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$377K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Roxanne Jennings (vice-chair); Lee Graves (chair); John Chamness (chief executive officer); Meith Pike (chief operation officer); Juan Francisco Chirinos Braco (corps officer (pastor)); Indira Sue Albert Gutierrez (corps officer (pastor)).
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 107951618RR0028), or read how we compute the receipt.