The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Publicly funded institution · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 107951618RR0158 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($12,993,035) 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 organizations relieving poverty. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $12.3M in revenue and $13M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 66% from government, 10% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.2M.
Compared with 427 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 93% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $160,000–199,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 142 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $158K in 2024, the largest being $158K to The Salvation Army Ontario Division. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
We provide daily personal nursing care to 116 residents. We provide spiritual care to 116 residents family members and staff. We provide community programs to adult day participants.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $12.3M | $13M | $12.3M | $11 | $158K | $375K |
| 2023 | $11.6M | $11.4M | $11M | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $10.8M | $10.8M | $10.4M | — | — | $859K |
| 2021 | $10.2M | $10.2M | $9.9M | — | — | $859K |
| 2020 | $9.7M | $9.6M | $9.3M | — | — | -$369K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $158K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $1.2M from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9993 positions
- $120,000–159,9996 positions
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions142
- Total compensation, all staff$10.7M
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).
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 107951618RR0158), or read how we compute the receipt.