The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Charitable organization · Saint John, New Brunswick · BN 107951618RR0379 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($826,609) 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 Saint John, New Brunswick, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $1.7M in revenue and $827K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 12% from donations, 5% from government, 68% from other charities. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $256K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 44% 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 (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 14 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $825 in 2024, the largest being $825 to The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $663K in 2020 to $1.7M 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 provide pastoral care. We provide assistance through family services as the need arises we provide emergency disaster services when needed we donate funds to denomination headquarters for overseas missionary activities
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.7M | $827K | $724K | $21K | $825 | $2.4M |
| 2023 | $1.6M | $1.1M | $990K | $13K | $658 | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $605K | $567K | $493K | $11K | $876 | $1M |
| 2021 | $732K | $476K | $412K | $9,671 | $468 | $987K |
| 2020 | $663K | $513K | $449K | $7,520 | $444 | $731K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $825 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $256K from 8 charities:
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$173K
- Canadahelps Canadon$32K
- Canadahelps Canadon$32K
- Faye and David Huestis Family Foundation Inc.$18K
- United Way Serving Saint John Kings and Charlotte Inc.$854
- Welsford Pastoral Charge$450
- Canada Donates Inc.$276
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$50
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions14
- Total compensation, all staff$413K
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 officer officer); Jason Brinson (corps officer (pastor)); Janice Brinson (corps officer (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 107951618RR0379), or read how we compute the receipt.