The Salvation Army Essay

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“30 million people receive help from the Salvation Army last year”. (The Salvation Army USA) The Salvation Army is made to help all kinds of people in many different ways. They have programs that can help adults get back on their feet, help elderly get the help or love the need, and help the homeless find food and shelter. They also help combat human trafficking and help families reunite with each other. The Salvation Army is designed to help women, men and children get they need in times of desperation or emergency.
The Salvation Army helps all kinds of people in different ways. One of the ways the Salvation Army helps is providing Rehabilitation for adults. The Salvation Army website states that “Each program participant is provided with
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The personnel structure from the Salvation Army website is shown below.
Every program has to be payed for in some way or they would not be possible. According to the Salvation Army website, the 2016 annual report was comprised of data from 6 different Salvation Army corporations: “National Headquarters (New Jersey corporation authorized to do business in Virginia), The Salvation Army World Service Office [SAWSO] (District of Columbia corporation authorized to do business in Virginia), Central Territory (Illinois corporation), Eastern Territory (New York corporation), Southern Territory (Georgia corporation), and Western Territory (California corporation)”.
The revenue for the salvation army is broken up into 7 different parts according to The Salvation Army website. $1,811,351 or 62% of the revenue comes from direct public support. This can include people donating to the Salvation Army. $611,223 or 21% of the remaining revenue comes from sales to the public. This could include the money that comes from the thrift stores. $352,445 or 12% comes from government funds. $152,525 or 5% of the revenue comes from the program service fees. 64,120 or 2% is from indirect public support and $49,909 or 2% is from other revenue. The salvation army also lost $114,727, 4%, of revenue from investment income. The final revenue that the Salvation Army made in 2015 was

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