The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Charitable organization · Nanaimo, British Columbia · BN 107951618RR0312 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,865,125) 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 Nanaimo, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. 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 13% from donations, 9% from other charities. In 2024, 14 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $81K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 31% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 92% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (10 positions in that band). The charity reported 18 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $31K in 2024, the largest being $15K to The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $3.7M in 2020 to $2.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
We work in partnership to provide foodbank we offer pet food bank clothing and household needs bus/taxi when attending appointments we also provide a house lose prevention program for persons of low income. We assist with government forms offer free income tax clinics and refer to other business and agencies for optometry hearing addictions or mental health supports. We provide pastoral care chaplaincy tenant and addiction supports. Operate recycling services. We hold worship services support groups griefshare 12 step art therapy and social gatherings. We provide programs for ch…
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 | $1.5M | $84K | $31K | $3.7M |
| 2023 | $2.6M | $6.1M | $1.9M | $87K | $3.7M | $3.2M |
| 2022 | $4.6M | $3.9M | $3.4M | $56K | $16K | $6.4M |
| 2021 | $4.8M | $3.8M | $3.3M | $34K | $6,715 | $5.8M |
| 2020 | $3.7M | $3.9M | $3.4M | $57K | $7,130 | $4.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $31K to 4 qualified donees:
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$15K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada$10K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$6,000
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$60
Received $81K from 14 charities:
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$30K
- Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank Society$23K
- Canadahelps Canadon$13K
- The Rogers Foundation$5,000
- Link Charity Canada Inc$3,200
- United Way of Greater Toronto$2,400
- Hammond Bay Baptist Church$1,500
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$1,182
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$1,166
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$516
- Rotary Club of Lantzville Society$300
- International Messengers Canada Society$300
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$15
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$0
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,99910 positions
- Permanent full-time positions18
- Total compensation, all staff$1.1M
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); Yvonne Borrows (pastor); Robin Borrows (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 107951618RR0312), or read how we compute the receipt.