The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Charitable organization · Sault Ste Marie, Ontario · BN 107951618RR0466 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($474,429) 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 Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $608K in revenue and $474K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 46% from donations, 10% from other charities. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $12K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 41% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $2,495 in 2024, the largest being $1,765 to The Salvation Army Ontario Division. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $391K in 2020 to $608K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
We hold weekly worship services. We provide ministries for children and women on a weekly basis as well as run a 'day' program for children once per month. We operate a food bank as well as run a clothing and household recycling operation. We donate funds to denominational headquarters for oversees missions.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $608K | $474K | $404K | $12K | $2,495 | $1.6M |
| 2023 | $634K | $467K | $390K | $4,535 | $17K | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $503K | $465K | $396K | $3,418 | $8,613 | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $633K | $375K | $321K | $1,970 | $7,225 | $1.3M |
| 2020 | $391K | $355K | $306K | $4,846 | $7,678 | $1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $2,495 to 2 qualified donees:
Received $12K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$264K
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); Sean Furey (pastor); Marilyn Furey (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 107951618RR0466), or read how we compute the receipt.