Arab Canadian Association of the Atlantic Provinces
Charitable organization · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 118788751RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($6,351) as filed with the CRA.
Arab Canadian Association of the Atlantic Provinces is a charitable organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1,139 in revenue and $6,351 in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 19% from donations.
Compared with 1,274 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 75% of peers.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $150 in 2020, the largest being $50 to Unhcr the UN Refugee Agency. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
The society continues to offer social activities to promote a sound & healthy integration of the members of the arab-canadian community with the rest of the community. The society participates in assisting new imigrants to settle well in their new community and promote general interation with the rest of the community. We promote education of arab cultural heritage and make attempts to counter discrimination and racism.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,139 | $6,351 | $351 | — | $6,000 | $43K |
| 2023 | $4,501 | $9,863 | $2,200 | — | — | $48K |
| 2022 | $1,279 | $2,028 | $2,028 | — | — | $54K |
| 2021 | $633 | $1,274 | $1,274 | — | — | $54K |
| 2020 | $815 | $1,063 | $913 | — | $150 | $54K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2020
Granted $150 to 3 qualified donees:
- Unhcr the UN Refugee Agency$50
- Necef Sabeel Canada$50
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$50
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2021)
Ismail Zayid (president); Nouman Ali (treasurer); Samira Zayid (secretary); Bassam Nassar (social officer); Allam Shawwa (assistant secretary); Fadil Elsheik (vice president).
As listed on its 2021 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Arab Canadian Association of the Atlantic Provinces’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118788751RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.