The Salvation Army acknowledges with gratitude the support of our faithful donors. We value our key partners including Walmart Canada, the Weston Family Foundation, the Rogers Foundation, Costco, Sobeys, and more. Their generosity helps to give us the tools we need to fulfil the work we’ve been doing in Canada since 1882.
Support from our partners comes in many forms. In 1906, the first Christmas kettle appeared on the streets of St. John’s, N.L. In 2022, our iconic red kettles were in more than 2,000 locations across Canada during the Christmas season, raising $21.8 million. We couldn’t do this without the help of our grocery and retail partners who invest in the communities where they do business, as all kettle donations stay local and support neighbours in need.
The Salvation Army benefits from gift-in-kind donations from our corporate partners. In 2022, we received contributions of food, clothing, gift cards and emergency supplies in aid of the work we do in over 400 communities across Canada. These donations play a vital role in our community and family services and emergency disaster services programs and are critical to the work we do to help vulnerable people.
