Al-Ansaar Islamic Foundation
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 742507130RR0001 · Islam · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($639,983) as filed with the CRA.
Al-Ansaar Islamic Foundation is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under islam. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $619K in revenue and $640K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 78% from donations, 5% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $4,096.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 5% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 86% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 28 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $10K in 2024, the largest being $10K to Al-Madinah Calgary Islamic Assembly. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $106K in 2022 to $619K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
We have mainly following ongoing programs:- (1) We have established and are maintaining a religious school of instructions and worship (Al-Ansaar Islamic Center) by purchasing a place at 3670-63rd Avenue NE Calgary AB T3J 0S4 (Unit 120) and renting one other unit in same premises. All expenses are met with donations. (2) We are helping poor to provide them basic necessities of life i.e. Food hampers and cash distribution. This activity is still very limited depending on availability of 'Zakat' donations. Some of it ($100 per family quarterly) is transmitted abroad to about 40 families of w…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2022–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $619K | $640K | — | $57K | $43K | $164K |
| 2023 | $393K | $312K | $22K | $5,045 | — | $193K |
| 2022 | $106K | $75K | $75K | $5,970 | — | $112K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $10K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $4,096 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,99925 positions
- Permanent full-time positions28
- Total compensation, all staff$417K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Muhmmad Goraya (founder/ chairman aif canada); Bukhtiar Guraya (vice chairman aif canada); Muhammad Khan (director alberta assembly); Abdul Haseeb Feroz (director alberta assembly).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Al-Ansaar Islamic Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 742507130RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.