The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Charitable organization · Owen Sound, Ontario · BN 107951618RR0465 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,508,595) 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 Owen Sound, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $2.5M in revenue and $2.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 21% from donations, 11% from government, 10% from other charities. In 2024, 19 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $121K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 53% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 25 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $16K in 2024, the largest being $11K 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 hold worship services weekly and provide pastoral care. We provide ministries for men women youth and children weekly. We operate food banks and family services centres. We run a supervised access centre. We run a seniors lunch and program activities for senors three days a week. We hold an income tax clinic for low income earners. We provide camp opportunities for children of low income earners. We provide thrift stores in the community for all. We provide a sunday bus service for both church and sunday school
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.5M | $2.5M | $2.2M | $15K | $16K | $6.5M |
| 2023 | $2.3M | $2.3M | $2.1M | $15K | $16K | $6.4M |
| 2022 | $1.9M | $2M | $1.7M | $15K | $67K | $6.4M |
| 2021 | $2.2M | $1.6M | $1.4M | $8,795 | $10K | $6.5M |
| 2020 | $2.5M | $1.8M | $1.6M | $13K | $16K | $6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $16K to 3 qualified donees:
Received $121K from 19 charities:
- Southampton Rotary Club Charitable Trust$34K
- Canadahelps Canadon$18K
- Canadahelps Canadon$18K
- The Edna Mary McLauchlan Memorial Fund$12K
- The Joan and Jim Patterson Foundation$10K
- Youth and Philanthropy Initiative Canada/Initiative Canada Jeunesse et Philanthropie$5,000
- The Tom and Ruth Kritsch Family Foundation$5,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$3,734
- ST Paul's Church$2,800
- David McAntony Gibson Foundation$2,754
- The United Church of Canada Foundation$2,500
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$1,967
- Canada Gives$1,500
- United Way of Greater Toronto$1,062
- ST John's Church$1,000
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$640
- ST. Andrew's Presbyterian Church$420
- Tolmie Memorial Presbyterian Church$30
- The Food Bank of Waterloo Region—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,99911 positions
- $1–39,99912 positions
- Permanent full-time positions25
- Total compensation, all staff$1.4M
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 107951618RR0465), or read how we compute the receipt.