The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Publicly funded institution · Toronto, Ontario · BN 107951618RR0355 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($22,657,328) 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. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $22.9M in revenue and $22.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 61% from government, 9% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.8M.
Compared with 427 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 78% of that peer group. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $120,000–159,999 range (9 positions in that band). The charity reported 241 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
The salvation army meighen health centre is comprised of a long-term care facility and supportive housing for seniors. The vision of meighen health centre is to demonstrate christian principles while providing superior care through innovation responsible leadership and competent dedicated staff. The salvation army isabel and arthur meighen manor is a 168 bed long-term care facility which receives funding through the ontario ministry of health and long term care. The manor is committed to being a transforming influence in the lives of residents families volunteers and community partners. T…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $22.9M | $22.7M | $21.7M | $1,136 | — | $20.5M |
| 2023 | $26.8M | $20.3M | $19.4M | — | $44K | $20.2M |
| 2022 | $20.1M | $18.4M | $17.6M | — | — | $16.7M |
| 2021 | $18.9M | $18.4M | $17.5M | — | — | $15M |
| 2020 | $16.6M | $16.2M | $15.3M | — | — | $14.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1.8M from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9999 positions
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions241
- Total compensation, all staff$16.5M
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 107951618RR0355), or read how we compute the receipt.