The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Charitable organization · Prince Rupert, British Columbia · BN 107951618RR0374 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($985,134) 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 Prince Rupert, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $936K in revenue and $985K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 27% from donations, 25% from other charities. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $193K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 55% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (6 positions in that band). The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $76K in 2024, the largest being $73K to The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
We hold worship services weekly and provide ministries for women men youth and children. We run a food bank that clients can access once a month along with clothing and household voucher system which allows clietns to receive items at no cost to them. We provide meals for the homeless through our soup kitchen 5 days a week serving breakfast and lunch. We operate a thrift store tuesday to saturday. We provide assistance in job search activities. We provide support and assistance to those involved in the justice system.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $936K | $985K | $828K | — | $76K | $2.2M |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $1.1M | $812K | $134 | $213K | $2.3M |
| 2022 | $954K | $816K | $762K | — | $1,500 | $2M |
| 2021 | $2M | $825K | $695K | $6,710 | $821 | $1.9M |
| 2020 | $849K | $742K | $649K | $9,427 | $1,590 | $755K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $76K to 3 qualified donees:
Received $193K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$428K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Roxanne Jennings (vice-chair); Lee Graves (chair); John Chamness (chief executive officer); Keith Pike (chief operating officer); Geoff Butt (pastor); Dawn Butt (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 107951618RR0374), or read how we compute the receipt.