The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 107951618RR0005 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,214,941) 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 Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $4M in revenue and $1.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 92% from other charities. In 2024, 16 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3.7M.
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 42% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 83% 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 $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 11 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $6,345 in 2024, the largest being $6,000 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 $1.1M in 2020 to $4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
We welcome neighbours into a community of hope offering weekly worship services and spiritual care ministries. We operate an appointment-based food program and regularly share rescued produce and staples through our connect meals nourishing hope hampers and emergency hampers. We are launching new food security initiatives like cooking classes and frozen meal programs. We operate a pathway of hope program where our neighbours can be marched with a life coach. This life skills program integrates body soul and spirit in our supportive faith community. We offer elementary tutoring classes …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4M | $1.2M | $1M | $49K | $6,345 | $5.4M |
| 2023 | $1.3M | $1.5M | $1.3M | — | $42K | $2.6M |
| 2022 | $1.6M | $1.2M | $1.1M | — | $3,800 | $2.8M |
| 2021 | $2.7M | $1.3M | $1.1M | $76K | $1,975 | $2.4M |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $1M | $921K | $20K | $2,016 | $1.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $6,345 to 2 qualified donees:
Received $3.7M from 16 charities:
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$3.5M
- Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society$150K
- TELUS Friendly Future Foundation$20K
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$18K
- Regent College$15K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$9,141
- Fountain Theatre Christian Society$6,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$5,529
- CKNW Kids' Fund$4,500
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$1,850
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$1,726
- United Way Golden Horseshoe$720
- Second Church of Christ Scientist Vancouver B.C.$600
- BenefAction Foundation$300
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$260
- Graham & Darlene Cameron Charitable Trust$250
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
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions11
- Total compensation, all staff$905K
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); Tamara Randlesome (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 107951618RR0005), or read how we compute the receipt.