The Salvation Army Journey To Life Centre
Charitable organization · Thunder Bay, Ontario · BN 107951618RR0294 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,937,171) as filed with the CRA.
The Salvation Army Journey To Life Centre is a charitable organization based in Thunder Bay, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $2.8M in revenue and $2.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations, 45% from government, 32% from other charities. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $633K.
Compared with 1,125 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 60% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 25 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $195K in 2024, the largest being $189K to The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
We operate a shelter for homeless men in addition to providing low-cost room & board to those who need assistance. We provide sheltering/programming facilities for 'homes for special care'. We provide a half-way home for 'corrections services canada' we run a soup van feeding program 365 days a year. The vehicle also serves as an emergecy vehicle aiding the emo. We provide pastoral care. We operate a breakfast program and an anti-bullying program at schools. We provide daily living assistance to 'hard to house' individuals.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.8M | $2.9M | $2.5M | $27K | $195K | $14.8M |
| 2023 | $3.3M | $3.1M | $2.8M | $20K | — | $14.9M |
| 2022 | $2.7M | $2.8M | $2.4M | $18K | $65K | $14.8M |
| 2021 | $9.5M | $3.1M | $2.6M | $19K | $277K | $14.9M |
| 2020 | $2.6M | $2.4M | $2.1M | $15K | $7,500 | $8.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $195K to 2 qualified donees:
Received $633K from 9 charities:
- The Salvation Army Ontario Division$538K
- Canadahelps Canadon$39K
- Canadahelps Canadon$39K
- BenefAction Foundation$10K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$6,090
- The Sisters of ST Joseph of Sault Ste Marie$700
- CN Employees' and Pensioners' Community Fund$394
- Bethlehem Christian Reformed Church$210
- Canadian Bible Society/la Societe Biblique Canadienne$161
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions25
- Total compensation, all staff$1.5M
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); Krishna McFarlane (pastor).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Salvation Army Journey To Life Centre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107951618RR0294), or read how we compute the receipt.