The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Charitable organization · Sherbrooke, Quebec · BN 107951618RR0310 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,201,152) 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 Sherbrooke, Quebec, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $772K in revenue and $1.2M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 45% from other charities. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $850K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 60% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 90% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $558K in 2024, the largest being $556K to The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $477K in 2020 to $772K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
We realize the goals and objectives of the salvation army materials charitable education propagation of the faith and other charities. We provide a food bank and pastoral service. We prepare and sale of frozen meals (1$) we participate in the social reinsertion. We promote the reduction use recycling and recovery of products in the community.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $772K | $1.2M | $566K | $6,071 | $558K | $787K |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $597K | $535K | $3,178 | $1,747 | $1.2M |
| 2022 | $637K | $602K | $526K | $4,240 | $486 | $634K |
| 2021 | $556K | $496K | $453K | $242 | $1,630 | $600K |
| 2020 | $477K | $491K | $445K | $100 | $1,225 | $540K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $558K to 2 qualified donees:
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$556K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada$2,190
Received $850K from 6 charities:
- Moisson Estrie$483K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$313K
- La Fondation Rock Guertin Inc.$30K
- The Foundation Office.ca$16K
- Fondation des Oeuvres Charitables ST-Roch Inc.$7,500
- Canadahelps Canadon$480
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$401K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Roxanne Jennings (vice-chair); Vilma Ramos (velasquez) (pastor); Ricaurte Velasquez (pastor); 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 107951618RR0310), or read how we compute the receipt.