The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 107951618RR0338 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,176,516) 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 organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $3.7M in revenue and $3.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from donations, 92% from other charities. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3.3M.
Compared with 1,125 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 62% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 96% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 20 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 25 qualified donees totalling $76K in 2024, the largest being $7,350 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 $2.2M in 2020 to $3.7M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
We operate a warehouse that distributes donated food and toys to regional salvation army units.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.7M | $3.2M | $2.8M | $295 | $78K | $1M |
| 2023 | $4.7M | $4.8M | $4.4M | — | $122K | $497K |
| 2022 | $3.3M | $4.2M | $3.9M | — | $150K | $612K |
| 2021 | $6.1M | $5.2M | $4.5M | — | $557K | $1.4M |
| 2020 | $2.2M | $1.7M | $1.5M | — | $69K | $534K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $76K to 25 qualified donees:
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$7,350
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$7,250
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$6,775
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$6,500
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$6,025
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$4,500
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$4,250
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$3,500
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$3,250
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$3,000
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$2,900
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$2,900
- The Salvation Army-Toronto Harbour Light Ministries$2,800
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$2,750
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$2,500
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$2,175
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$2,000
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$1,450
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$1,250
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$1,075
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$750
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$650
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$325
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$125
- The Salvation Army$75
Received $3.3M from 10 charities:
- The Salvation Army Ontario Division$3.2M
- Canada Gives$31K
- BenefAction Foundation$6,500
- Canadahelps Canadon$4,516
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$4,435
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$2,500
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$1,840
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$1,227
- United Way of Greater Toronto$720
- My Tribute Gift Foundation—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions20
- Total compensation, all staff$1.6M
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 107951618RR0338), or read how we compute the receipt.