The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Charitable organization · ST. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador · BN 107951618RR0060 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($5,820,090) 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 ST. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $7.3M in revenue and $5.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 84% from other charities. In 2024, 62 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $420K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 73% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (5 positions in that band). The charity reported 43 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 35 qualified donees totalling $3M in 2024, the largest being $964K to The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
We assist and support salvation army units within the newfoundland division in carrying out their mission educational and other benevolent objectives and purposes of the salvation army. The activities of the organization shall not be carried out with the purpose of gain for its members and any profits or the accretions to the organization will be used in promoting its objectives.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7.3M | $5.8M | $2.5M | $5,521 | $3M | $9.2M |
| 2023 | $8.1M | $5.8M | $2.9M | $27K | $2.6M | $7.8M |
| 2022 | $6.6M | $6.2M | $2.6M | $12K | $3.4M | $5.5M |
| 2021 | $10.3M | $21.1M | $2.8M | $36K | $18.1M | $5.1M |
| 2020 | $7.5M | $6.3M | $3.5M | $51K | $2.6M | $15.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $3M to 35 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$964K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$651K
- The Salvation Army Corner Brook Community Church$224K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$119K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada$101K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$83K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$78K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$73K
- The Salvation Army - Gander Corps$70K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$60K
- The Salvation Army Happy Valley-Goose Bay Corps$57K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$50K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$49K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$40K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$39K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$39K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$39K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$38K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$29K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$28K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$28K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$26K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$22K
- The Salvation Army Faith and Hope Corps (Marystown)$20K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$15K
Received $420K from 62 charities:
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$283K
- The Salvation Army Corner Brook Community Church$72K
- The O'Neill Foundation Inc.$4,000
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$3,740
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$3,570
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$3,175
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$3,082
- Canadahelps Canadon$2,981
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$2,965
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$2,948
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$2,934
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$2,905
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$1,985
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$1,760
- The Salvation Army Crossroads Community Church$1,500
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$1,320
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$1,305
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$1,305
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$1,255
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$1,202
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$1,130
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$1,046
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$1,045
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$1,013
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$1,006
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- $1–39,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions43
- Total compensation, all staff$1.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lee Graves (chair); Roxanne Jennings (vice chair); Fred Waters (chief operation officer); 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 107951618RR0060), or read how we compute the receipt.