The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 107951618RR0264 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($336,832) 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 Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $265K in revenue and $337K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 66% from donations, 16% from other charities. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $8,357.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 54% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $20K in 2024, the largest being $14K to The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
We hold worship services weekly and provide pastoral care. We provide ministries for women men youth and children weekly (or monthly). We donate funds to denomination headquarters for overseas missionary activities. We provide free meals for the homeless on a weekly basis. We run instrumental and vocal music programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $265K | $337K | $287K | $1,683 | $20K | $623K |
| 2023 | $300K | $340K | $274K | $8,871 | $18K | $695K |
| 2022 | -$113K | $391K | $311K | $8,447 | $30K | $735K |
| 2021 | $460K | $403K | $338K | $11K | $17K | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $336K | $340K | $269K | $9,013 | $30K | $1.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $20K to 2 qualified donees:
Received $8,357 from 8 charities:
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$2,910
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$1,502
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$1,075
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$870
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$748
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$616
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$444
- Canadahelps Canadon$192
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
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$213K
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); Curtis Metcalf (officer); Erin Metcalf (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 107951618RR0264), or read how we compute the receipt.