The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Charitable organization · Stratford, Ontario · BN 107951618RR0236 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($993,142) 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 Stratford, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $1.2M in revenue and $993K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 34% from donations, 24% from other charities. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $50K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 53% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 9 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $5,400 in 2024, the largest being $5,400 to The Salvation Army Ontario Division. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Church ministry - we hold worship services weekly we provide pastoral care we provide ministries for children on a weekly basis and adult ministry on a monthly basis. We donate funds to our headquarters for overseas missions. We perform marriage ceremonies. Family services - we run a food bank we provide emergency transportation we run a money management program. We provide the opportunity for underprivileged children to go to camp. We provide clothing and furniture to those in need via vouchers to our thrift stores. Thrift stores - we operate 3 thrift stores which promote the recycling …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2M | $993K | $890K | $5,763 | $5,400 | $2.8M |
| 2023 | $956K | $1.1M | $958K | $7,287 | $5,220 | $2.6M |
| 2022 | $2.1M | $1M | $872K | $12K | $9,452 | $2.7M |
| 2021 | $1.1M | $1M | $893K | $6,839 | $2,271 | $1.7M |
| 2020 | $1M | $1.1M | $1M | $5,683 | $6,354 | $1.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $5,400 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $50K from 10 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions9
- Total compensation, all staff$483K
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); Richard Honcharsky (pastor); Elaine Honcharsky (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 107951618RR0236), or read how we compute the receipt.