The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Charitable organization · Port Alberni, British Columbia · BN 107951618RR0322 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,490,354) 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 Port Alberni, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $3.1M in revenue and $2.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 33% from government, 43% from other charities. In 2024, 14 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $487K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 43% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 86% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (8 positions in that band). The charity reported 13 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $44K in 2024, the largest being $25K to Bread of Life Centre Society. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $787K in 2020 to $3.1M in 2024. 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 give pastoral care. We operate a recycling service. We hold seniors’ programs weekly. We provide access to summer camp for recreation & religious programs. We run a food bank and clothing give-away program and basic needs provision. We run instrumental and vocal music programs. We coordinate a volunteer service for the community. We feed people and we provide shelter.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.1M | $2.5M | $2.1M | $24K | $44K | $1M |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $1.7M | $1.4M | $6,492 | $41K | $356K |
| 2022 | $1.4M | $1.5M | $1.3M | $4,000 | $3,550 | $569K |
| 2021 | $1.3M | $1.1M | $932K | $9,226 | $68 | $705K |
| 2020 | $787K | $939K | $812K | $4,164 | $282 | $474K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $44K to 5 qualified donees:
- Bread of Life Centre Society$25K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$15K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$3,000
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada$1,079
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$1,001
Received $487K from 14 charities:
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$345K
- Food Banks British Columbia$48K
- Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank Society$46K
- Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank Society$30K
- Times Colonist Christmas Fund Society$10K
- John W Casanave Memorial Foundation$1,981
- Steelworkers Humanity Fund Inc./ le Fonds Humanitaire des Metallos Inc.$1,500
- Canadian National Christian Foundation$1,200
- Arrowsmith Baptist Church$1,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$864
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$460
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$360
- Seventh Day Adventist Church (british Columbia Conference)$200
- Alberni Valley Christian Reformed Church$100
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions13
- Total compensation, all staff$1.3M
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); Michael Ramsay (pastor); Susan Ramsay (pastor).
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 107951618RR0322), or read how we compute the receipt.