The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Charitable organization · Peterborough, Ontario · BN 107951618RR0260 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,566,633) 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 Peterborough, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $1.5M in revenue and $1.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 49% from donations, 5% from government, 18% from other charities. In 2024, 12 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $26K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 42% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 14 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $24K in 2024, the largest being $11K to The Salvation Army Ontario Division. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
We hold worship services weekly provide ministries for women men youth and children give pastoral care run a food bank clothing giveaway program donate funds to denominational missionary work run instrumental and vocal programs run tax clinics a breakfast program and operate a thrift store.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.5M | $1.6M | $1.3M | $39K | $24K | $9.3M |
| 2023 | $1.8M | $1.5M | $1.3M | $45K | $26K | $9.4M |
| 2022 | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.4M | $4,787 | $63K | $9M |
| 2021 | $3.5M | $1.6M | $1.4M | $12K | $6,821 | $8.9M |
| 2020 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $1.2M | $10K | $15K | $7.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $24K to 3 qualified donees:
Received $26K from 12 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$9,015
- The Barron Cowan Foundation$5,000
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$3,890
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$2,739
- Canada Gives$2,500
- Ernest J Wolff Council No 798 Charitable Welfare Trust$1,000
- Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough$970
- Link Charity Canada Inc$500
- Edmison Heights Bible Chapel$500
- United Way of Greater Toronto$150
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$29
- My Tribute Gift Foundation—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions14
- Total compensation, all staff$674K
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); Mark Dalley (corps officer); Naomi Dalley (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 107951618RR0260), or read how we compute the receipt.