The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Charitable organization · Strathroy, Ontario · BN 107951618RR0568 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($276,998) 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 Strathroy, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $364K in revenue and $277K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 56% from donations, 14% from other charities. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $6,530.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 39% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $1,350 in 2024, the largest being $1,350 to The Salvation Army Ontario Division. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
We run a food bank and clothing give-away program. We provide emergency assistance to disaster relief workers and assist in the distribution of food and clothing to homeless persons. We conduct worship services for seniors and provide pastoral care. We provide volunteer services for students and community living clients. We operate a clothing and other used-items recycling service.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $364K | $277K | $229K | $9,984 | $1,350 | $2.6M |
| 2023 | $399K | $301K | $255K | $4,789 | $1,300 | $2.6M |
| 2022 | $346K | $307K | $234K | $1,400 | $36K | $2.5M |
| 2021 | $826K | $296K | $250K | $156 | $541 | $2.4M |
| 2020 | $420K | $386K | $309K | $12K | $20K | $1.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1,350 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $6,530 from 9 charities:
- East Christian Reformed Church$2,238
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,263
- Wright Family Memorial Foundation of the Anglican Church of ST. John the Evangelist of Strathroy$1,000
- Mount Brydges Lions Charitable Foundation$500
- Caradoc Presbyterian Church$500
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$329
- Church of ST-John the Evangelist$300
- Coldstream Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (quakers)$250
- Melville United Church$150
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$158K
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 executive 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 107951618RR0568), or read how we compute the receipt.