The Salvation Army Ridge Meadows Ministries

The Salvation Army Ridge Meadows Ministries is a charitable organization based in Maple Ridge, 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 $3.5M in revenue and $3.7M in expenditures.

Its funding that year was roughly 82% from government, 9% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 12 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $227K.

Compared with 81 religious institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 33% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 79% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 34 permanent full-time positions.

It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $6,450 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.