The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Charitable organization · Wetaskiwin, Alberta · BN 107951618RR0133 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($976,646) 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 Wetaskiwin, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $1.2M in revenue and $977K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations, 15% from other charities. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $22K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 46% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 87% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $3,605 in 2024, the largest being $3,180 to The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $767K in 2020 to $1.2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
We hold weekly worship service for everyone. We provide pastoral care monthly feast (meal with the service)and we operate a food bank and a thrift store and participate in recycling through that.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2M | $977K | $857K | $16K | $3,605 | $2.3M |
| 2023 | $905K | $1.1M | $877K | $14K | $101K | $2.1M |
| 2022 | $1M | $766K | $533K | $28K | $1,907 | $2.3M |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $676K | $472K | $13K | $100K | $2.1M |
| 2020 | $767K | $642K | $515K | $38K | $672 | $1.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $3,605 to 2 qualified donees:
Received $22K from 10 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$13K
- BenefAction Foundation$2,500
- The Salvation Army Alberta & Northern Territories Division$2,184
- Immanuel Anglican Church$1,650
- Grace Lutheran Church$883
- Grace Lutheran Church$500
- Ebenezer Christian Reformed Church of Leduc$457
- Church of God Wetaskiwin$445
- Church of God at Camrose$350
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church$300
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$444K
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); Roxanne Jennings (vice-chair); Melissa Mailman (pastor); Michael Mailman (pastor); Keith Pike (chief operating 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 107951618RR0133), or read how we compute the receipt.