The Salvation Army
Charitable organization · Belleville, Ontario · BN 107951618RR0408 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($951,934) as filed with the CRA.
The Salvation Army is a charitable organization based in Belleville, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $1.1M in revenue and $952K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 6% from government, 22% from other charities. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $123K.
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 fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 93% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $26K in 2024, the largest being $15K to The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
We hold weekly worship services. We provide ministries for women men youth and children weekly (monthly). We provide pastoral care. We donate funds to denomination headquarters for overseas missionary activities. We provide family support services for the community.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $952K | $836K | $20K | $26K | $4.9M |
| 2023 | $959K | $915K | $794K | $18K | $28K | $4.8M |
| 2022 | $1M | $1M | $873K | $25K | $14K | $4.7M |
| 2021 | $1.5M | $1M | $897K | $12K | $12K | $4.7M |
| 2020 | $901K | $1M | $898K | $12K | $22K | $4.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $26K to 2 qualified donees:
Received $123K from 8 charities:
- John M. & Bernice Parrott Foundation Inc.$100K
- The Salvation Army Ontario Division$8,500
- The Maurice & Marilyn Rollins Foundation$5,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$3,785
- Women's Inter-Church Council of Canada$2,900
- Don and Audrey Williams Foundation$2,000
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$910
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$360
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$399K
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); Cindy Butler (corps officer); Curtis Butler (corps officer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Salvation Army’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107951618RR0408), or read how we compute the receipt.