The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Publicly funded institution · New Westminster, British Columbia · BN 107951618RR0164 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,419,510) 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 New Westminster, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. 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 $1.5M in revenue and $1.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 65% from government, 20% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $272K.
Compared with 81 religious institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 21% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 84% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (10 positions in that band). The charity reported 10 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $9,611 in 2024, the largest being $6,000 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 6 names.
In its own words
We hold worship services weekly. We provide pastoral care. We provide free meals for the homeless on a twice weekly basis. We run a clothing give-away program. We run an income tax clinic for low income earners. We provide shelter services for homeless men. We offier weekly bible studies. We donate to denominational headquarters for oversea missionary activities. We provide dairy bread and vegetables on wednesdays for the homeless and for the community. We have pre-prayer service every sunday morning. We provide hot meals once per week saturday at 10am.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $1.2M | $81K | $9,611 | $827K |
| 2023 | $1.7M | $1.5M | $1.3M | $82K | $9,546 | $727K |
| 2022 | $1.5M | $1.3M | $1.1M | $88K | $3,675 | $567K |
| 2021 | $1.5M | $1.3M | $1M | $116K | $792 | $420K |
| 2020 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.1M | $106K | $1,669 | $256K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $9,611 to 3 qualified donees:
- 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$3,189
- The Salvation Army British Columbia Division$422
Received $272K from 3 charities:
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 positions10
- Total compensation, all staff$1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Chamness (chief executive officer); Alfred Esdaille (pastor); Cathy Esdaille (pastor); Lee Graves (chaor); Roxanne Jennings (vice-chair); Keith Pike (chief operating officer).
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 107951618RR0164), or read how we compute the receipt.