The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 107951618RR0363 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($477,154) 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 Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $401K in revenue and $477K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 74% from donations, 11% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $33K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 52% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $18K in 2024, the largest being $17K 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. We provide ministries for women men youth and children. We provide pastoral care. We donate funds to denomination headquarters for overseas missionary activities. We run instrumental and vocal music programs. We provide intercultural ministries and family services.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $401K | $477K | $415K | $4,159 | $18K | $850K |
| 2023 | $446K | $498K | $427K | $6,085 | $17K | $926K |
| 2022 | $659K | $666K | $584K | $8,509 | $16K | $978K |
| 2021 | $509K | $427K | $362K | $7,551 | $18K | $985K |
| 2020 | $359K | $391K | $320K | $12K | $20K | $903K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $18K to 2 qualified donees:
Received $33K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$274K
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); Dwayne Ledrew (corps officer); Brandice Ledrew (corps 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 107951618RR0363), or read how we compute the receipt.