Al-Mahdi Learning Institute
Publicly funded institution · Niagara Falls, Ontario · BN 759336076RR0003 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-11-30. Split of total expenditures ($615,293) as filed with the CRA.
Al-Mahdi Learning Institute is a charitable organization based in Niagara Falls, Ontario, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. 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 November 30, 2024, it reported $617K in revenue and $615K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 54% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $22K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 48% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 1 name.
In its own words
Al-Mahdi Learning Institute is a private Islamic school offering classes from Junior Kindergarten (JK) to Grade 8. The institute offers both academic and religious education based on the tenets of Shia Ithna Ash’ari Islam. It teaches religious tenets doctrines and jurisprudence operating as a religious school of instruction on the tenets of Shia Ithna Ash’ari Islam for children youth and adults. It also provides leadership training and development programs for youth based on the tenets of Shia Ithna Ash’ari Islam.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2024–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $617K | $615K | $529K | $30K | $0 | -$8,023 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $22K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,99921 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$327K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sarah Abourida (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Al-Mahdi Learning Institute’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 759336076RR0003), or read how we compute the receipt.