The Salvation Army Gateway of Hope
Publicly funded institution · Langley, British Columbia · BN 107951618RR0169 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($4,379,973) as filed with the CRA.
The Salvation Army Gateway of Hope is a charitable organization based in Langley, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. 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 $4.9M in revenue and $4.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from donations, 62% from government, 8% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 20 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $142K.
Compared with 81 religious institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 29% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 34 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $6,000 in 2024, the largest being $6,000 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 provide weekly ministries to men women and children. We hold weekly worship services. We give pastoral care. We provide shelter outreach program food vouchers clothing and household good to individuals in need. We assist low-income earners with their income tax returns and other government forms. We assist individuals in finding economic and social support through referrals. We provide skillet cooking classes
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.9M | $4.4M | $3.8M | $95K | $6,000 | $6M |
| 2023 | $4.6M | $4.2M | $3.6M | $82K | $6,000 | $5.5M |
| 2022 | $4.1M | $3.9M | $3.4M | $80K | $900 | $5.1M |
| 2021 | $4.4M | $4M | $3.6M | $43K | — | $4.9M |
| 2020 | $3.6M | $3.7M | $3.2M | $66K | — | $4.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $6,000 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $142K from 20 charities:
- Canadian National Christian Foundation$39K
- Blue Sea Philanthropy Inc.$23K
- Canadahelps Canadon$15K
- The Shewan Foundation$10K
- Wagner Hills Farm Society$8,750
- Living Waters Church - Fort Langley$7,000
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$5,832
- Benchmark Properties Charitable Foundation$5,500
- Lifetime Charitable Foundation$5,000
- Wesmont Foundation$5,000
- Arlin Foundation$5,000
- Vancouver Foundation$2,700
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$2,460
- Shoppers Foundation for Women's Health$1,970
- Port Kells Church$1,800
- BenefAction Foundation$1,420
- Free Reformed Church of Langley$1,125
- Steelworkers Humanity Fund Inc./ le Fonds Humanitaire des Metallos Inc.$1,000
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$769
- Vancouver Groove Orchestra Society$300
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
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions34
- Total compensation, all staff$2.5M
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 Salvation Army Gateway of Hope’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107951618RR0169), or read how we compute the receipt.