The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Publicly funded institution · Riverview, New Brunswick · BN 107951618RR0191 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($5,011,544) 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 Riverview, New Brunswick, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $4.9M in revenue and $5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 73% from government, 5% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $235K.
Compared with 1,618 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 67% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 25 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $200 in 2024, the largest being $200 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. We are a level 3 nursing home. We provide short-term respite care. We provide pastoral care for residents and family members.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.9M | $5M | $4.7M | — | $200 | $1.7M |
| 2023 | $5.1M | $5.1M | $4.8M | — | — | $1.8M |
| 2022 | $4.6M | $4.8M | $4.6M | — | — | $1.8M |
| 2021 | $5M | $5.2M | $4.9M | — | — | $2.1M |
| 2020 | $4.6M | $4.8M | $4.5M | — | — | $2.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $200 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $235K from 1 charity:
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$235K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions25
- Total compensation, all staff$3.8M
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).
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 107951618RR0191), or read how we compute the receipt.