The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Charitable organization · Wiarton, Ontario · BN 107951618RR0551 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,191,022) 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 Wiarton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $1.5M in revenue and $1.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 18% from donations, 8% from government, 32% from other charities. In 2024, 18 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $330K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 55% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 13 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $9,470 in 2024, the largest being $7,956 to The Salvation Army Ontario Division. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $908K in 2020 to $1.5M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
We hold worship services weekly. We operate a ts that provides emergency clothing and furniture to those in need. We provide pastoral care and offer counselling services. We operate a food bank. We run instrumental and vocal music programs. We offer a monthly 'good food box' programs and work with local community agencies. We conduct worship services at local nursing homes. Native ministry at cape crocker - pastoral care and so on.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.5M | $1.2M | $1.1M | $3,116 | $9,470 | $1.5M |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $1.3M | $1.1M | $9,408 | $8,912 | $1.2M |
| 2022 | $1.4M | $1.1M | $1M | $1,079 | $4,155 | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $1M | $886K | $788K | $1,655 | $1,763 | $927K |
| 2020 | $908K | $754K | $664K | $4,439 | $8,480 | $796K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $9,470 to 2 qualified donees:
Received $330K from 18 charities:
- The Salvation Army Ontario Division$260K
- RBC Foundation$25K
- Sauble Christian Fellowship Church$15K
- Canadahelps Canadon$12K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$8,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1,792
- Wiarton Pastoral Charge$1,637
- ST Paul's Presbyterian Church$1,558
- Community of Christ Wiarton Congregation$1,200
- Allenford-Parkhead Pastoral Charge$1,125
- Oliphant Campers' Church$1,000
- Full Gospel Temple Wiarton$750
- ST Paul's Presbyterian Church$350
- ST Peter's Lutheran Church$307
- The Parish of the Bruce$225
- Tobermory Pastoral Charge$100
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$100
- The Food Bank of Waterloo Region—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions13
- Total compensation, all staff$622K
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); Mary Millar (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 107951618RR0551), or read how we compute the receipt.