The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Charitable organization · Red Deer, Alberta · BN 107951618RR0391 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,443,946) 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 Red Deer, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $1.5M in revenue and $1.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 33% from donations, 5% from other charities. In 2024, 9 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 36% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 80% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (6 positions in that band). The charity reported 15 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $10K in 2024, the largest being $6,833 to The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada. 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 run a food bank. We provide assistance with vouchers for clothing & furniture. We hold a seniors lunch program once a week. We hold a weekend backpack feeding program. We operate a thrift store.we have a bed program and a client utilities assistance program. We also have a program called 'hospital to home' where the hospital identifies patients that may be in need and they are provided various items e.g. Clothing personal care items food hampers. We started a new program in 2023 called 'community …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $1.2M | $52K | $10K | $4.7M |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.1M | $52K | $11K | $4.6M |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1M | $44K | $12K | $4.6M |
| 2021 | $1M | $1.3M | $898K | $36K | $203K | $4.7M |
| 2020 | $1.4M | $1.3M | $1.1M | $35K | $3,836 | $4.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $10K to 2 qualified donees:
Received $26K from 9 charities:
- The Salvation Army Alberta & Northern Territories Division$7,419
- Abundance Canada$6,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$5,880
- Crossroads Evangelical Missionary Church Fellowship$3,400
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1,740
- United Way of the Alberta Capital Region$979
- Willow Valley Presbyterian Church$500
- Charitus$400
- Christian Stewardship Services$100
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
- $1–39,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions15
- Total compensation, all staff$805K
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); Kent Hepditch (pastor); Dena Hepditch (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 107951618RR0391), or read how we compute the receipt.