The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Charitable organization · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 107951618RR0175 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($519,285) 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 Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $421K in revenue and $519K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 32% from donations, 34% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $130K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 37% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 82% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $4,009 in 2024, the largest being $3,000 to The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
We provide pastoral care to our community. We hold worship services and offer prayer groups and bible studies. We provide ministries to both men and women. We run a drop-in program for parents and children. We provide food hampers to those in need.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $421K | $519K | $426K | $12K | $4,010 | $1.3M |
| 2023 | $432K | $343K | $262K | — | $3,541 | $1.4M |
| 2022 | $788K | $349K | $261K | — | $43K | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $508K | $381K | $341K | — | $345 | $870K |
| 2020 | $459K | $222K | $199K | — | $420 | $743K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $4,009 to 2 qualified donees:
Received $130K from 2 charities:
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
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$234K
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); Joshua Cain (pastor); Kassie Cain (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 107951618RR0175), or read how we compute the receipt.