The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Charitable organization · Smithers, British Columbia · BN 107951618RR0449 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,056,337) 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 Smithers, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $1.3M in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 10% from donations, 67% from other charities. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $659K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 43% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $116K in 2024, the largest being $112K 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 $430K in 2020 to $1.3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
We hold worship services weekly. We provide pastoral care. We provide ministries for women men youth and children weekly and monthly. We run a food bank/community family service. We operate a recycling service(thrift store).
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.3M | $1.1M | $807K | $3,166 | $116K | $2.5M |
| 2023 | $1.6M | $1.1M | $1000K | $3,399 | $4,304 | $2.2M |
| 2022 | $1.9M | $826K | $692K | $767 | $5,905 | $1.7M |
| 2021 | $931K | $387K | $318K | $275 | $1,307 | $701K |
| 2020 | $430K | $383K | $330K | $422 | $3,647 | $158K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $116K to 3 qualified donees:
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
- $1–39,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$430K
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).
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 107951618RR0449), or read how we compute the receipt.