The Salvation Army Okanagan Central Community Church
Charitable organization · Kelowna, British Columbia · BN 107951618RR0182 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,451,866) as filed with the CRA.
The Salvation Army Okanagan Central Community Church is a charitable organization based in Kelowna, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $2.3M in revenue and $2.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 24% from donations, 16% from other charities. In 2024, 18 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $228K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 34% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 77% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 18 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $172K in 2024, the largest being $154K to The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $3.7M in 2020 to $2.3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
We hold weekly worship services and conduct programs for women children youth and seniors. We provide pastoral / spiritual care to the community as well as case management services for some of our most vulberable citizens. We operate a food bank and offer community support services such as grief support back-to-school support and the provision of food and toys to families during the christmas season. We operate one local thrift stores and provide low or no cost clothing housewares and furniture to the community. We have a significant recycling operation. We operate an emergeny disas…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.3M | $2.5M | $1.9M | $51K | $172K | $8.8M |
| 2023 | $2.4M | $2.4M | $2M | $30K | $31K | $8.9M |
| 2022 | $3.1M | $2.1M | $1.7M | $35K | $17K | $8.9M |
| 2021 | $4.1M | $2.8M | $1.7M | $31K | $663K | $7.8M |
| 2020 | $3.7M | $3.2M | $2.8M | $36K | $12K | $6.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $172K to 3 qualified donees:
Received $228K from 18 charities:
- Central Okanagan Foundation$106K
- Central Okanagan Community Foodbank Society$35K
- Abundance Canada$25K
- Traine Charitable Foundation$20K
- Canadian National Christian Foundation$10K
- Raymond James Canada Foundation$7,500
- Canadahelps Canadon$6,621
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$6,190
- Rotary Club of Kelowna Foundation$5,050
- Courage Foundation$3,000
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$1,000
- Rogers' Family Charitable Trust$1,000
- The United Church of Canada Foundation$300
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$290
- Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation$250
- ST. David's Presbyterian Church$245
- Purkids Charitable Foundation$172
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$157
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 positions18
- Total compensation, all staff$1.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lee Graves (chair); John Chambess (chief executive executive offi); Keith Pike (chief operating officer); Roxanne Jennings (vice-chair); Mark Wagner (pastor).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Salvation Army Okanagan Central Community Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107951618RR0182), or read how we compute the receipt.