The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 107951618RR0396 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,159,168) 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 organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $1.2M in revenue and $1.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from donations, 15% from government, 63% from other charities. In 2024, 13 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $626K.
Compared with 1,125 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 46% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 13 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $300 in 2024, the largest being $300 to The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
We provide a day program for pregnant and parenting youth and their children which includes care and guidance through pre-natal and parenting classes self esteem and health and nutrient.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1M | $24K | $300 | $966K |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $1.5M | $1.3M | $6,614 | $300 | $878K |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $1.6M | $1.4M | $4,042 | $300 | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $1.5M | $1.6M | $1.5M | $10K | $1,170 | $1.4M |
| 2020 | $1.3M | $1.7M | $1.5M | $18K | $1,620 | $1.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $300 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $626K from 13 charities:
- The Salvation Army Ontario Division$532K
- Aqueduct Foundation$26K
- Canadahelps Canadon$23K
- Canadahelps Canadon$23K
- J.P. Bickell Foundation$6,000
- J.P. Bickell Foundation$6,000
- Charitable Foundation$3,000
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$2,856
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$1,115
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$843
- Arbor Memorial Foundation$750
- BenefAction Foundation$550
- The Incorporated Synod Of The Diocese Of Ottawa$100
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions13
- Total compensation, all staff$800K
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).
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 107951618RR0396), or read how we compute the receipt.