The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Charitable organization · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 107951618RR0149 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($9,236,600) 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 Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $10.4M in revenue and $9.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 83% from other charities. In 2024, 29 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $521K.
Compared with 158 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 85% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 17 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 30 qualified donees totalling $7M in 2024, the largest being $1.4M 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 4 names.
In its own words
We assist and support salvation army units within manitoba saskatchewan and northwest ontario (prairie division) by carrying out the eleemosynary educational and benevolent objectives and purposes of the salvation army. The activities of the organization shall be carried out without purposes of the salvation army. The activities of the organization shall be carried out without purpose of gain for its members and any profits or other accretions to the organization will be used in promoting its objectives.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $10.4M | $9.2M | $2M | $3,491 | $7.1M | $21M |
| 2023 | $12M | $7.9M | $1.9M | $3,769 | $5.8M | $19.8M |
| 2022 | $8.8M | $7.8M | $2.2M | $95K | $5.4M | $15.7M |
| 2021 | $10.6M | $8.2M | $2.4M | $91 | $5.6M | $14.8M |
| 2020 | $8.3M | $8.4M | $3.1M | $35K | $5.1M | $12.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $7M to 30 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$1.4M
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$1.2M
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$584K
- The Salvation Army Beaver Creek Camp$561K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$560K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$335K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$265K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$256K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$250K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$232K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$200K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$150K
- The Salvation Army Winnipeg Centre of Hope$140K
- Emergency and Disaster Services-Pra$139K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$110K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$80K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$80K
- The Salvation Army Saskatoon Community Services$75K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$60K
- The Salvation Army Cross Bridge Church$55K
- Nipawin Corps$50K
- Regina Waterston Ministries-Gemma House$50K
- The Salvation Army North East Circuit.$40K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$40K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$35K
Received $521K from 29 charities:
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$277K
- Canadahelps Canadon$47K
- Canadahelps Canadon$47K
- Abundance Canada$23K
- Aqueduct Foundation$18K
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$15K
- Saskatchewan Community Foundation Corp.$15K
- The Salvation Army Beaver Creek Camp$14K
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$14K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$12K
- The Noreen and Robert Allen Charitable Trust$9,031
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$5,040
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$4,232
- The Winnipeg Foundation$3,525
- CN Employees' and Pensioners' Community Fund$2,100
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$2,047
- Saskatchewan Community Foundation Corp.$2,000
- Saskatchewan Community Foundation Corp.$2,000
- Lawton Partners Charitable Giving Foundation Inc.$1,500
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$1,468
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$1,330
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$1,027
- Saskatchewan Community Foundation Corp.$750
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$550
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$534
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
- $40,000–79,99915 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions17
- Total compensation, all staff$1.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lee Graves (chair); John Chammess (chief executive officer); Keith Pike (chief operating 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 107951618RR0149), or read how we compute the receipt.