The Salvation Army Winnipeg Centre of Hope

The Salvation Army Winnipeg Centre of Hope is a charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. 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 $8.6M in revenue and $7.1M in expenditures.

Its funding that year was roughly 84% from government, 12% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 17 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $305K.

Compared with 1,618 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 71% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 61 permanent full-time positions.

It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $66K in 2024, the largest being $66K 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.