Arabian Muslim Association
Charitable organization · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 106861800RR0001 · Islam
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($6,180,239) as filed with the CRA.
Arabian Muslim Association is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under islam. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $13.6M in revenue and $6.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 55% from donations. In 2024, 11 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2.7M.
Compared with 158 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 97% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 11 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 9 qualified donees totalling $932K in 2024, the largest being $454K to Life for Relief & Development (canada). Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $6.8M in 2020 to $13.6M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Operate and maintain a mosque available for five daily prayers. Provide an islamic program and arabic language program. Provide funeral services carried out in the traditions of islam. Operate a muslim youth and sport program. Operate and maintain a bookstore of religious materials. Maintain an islamic schools program. Provide clergy services in performing marriages and counseling. Hold cultural festivals and outreach programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $13.6M | $6.2M | $5.8M | — | $932K | $85.4M |
| 2023 | $10.5M | $6M | $5.9M | — | $737K | $77.6M |
| 2022 | $9.4M | $5.9M | $5.7M | — | $667K | $73.1M |
| 2021 | $8M | $5.2M | $5M | — | $595K | $69.8M |
| 2020 | $6.8M | $4.3M | $4.1M | — | $102K | $67.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $932K to 9 qualified donees:
- Life for Relief & Development (canada)$454K
- Islamic Relief - Ir Canada$160K
- Human Concern International (hci)$116K
- Life for Relief & Development (canada)$105K
- Guildford Islamic Cultural Center$36K
- Canadahelps Canadon$28K
- Kamloops Islamic Association$27K
- Children of Islamic Nations (C O I N) Inc$5,000
- Doctors Without Borders Canada / Medecins Sans Frontieresca Nada$2,000
Received $2.7M from 11 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$987K
- Canadahelps Canadon$987K
- Islamic Relief - Ir Canada$309K
- Chadi Family Foundation$250K
- Human Concern International (hci)$148K
- Canadian Awqaf Foundation$2,000
- ATCO Electric Epic$468
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$97
- United Way of the Alberta Capital Region$36
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$34
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$15
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions11
- Total compensation, all staff$1.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Khalid Tarabain (president); Najeeb Aboughoche (vice president); Tariq Deeb (treasurer); Khalid Mouallem (secretary); Ameen Aboughoushe (member); Bassim Kadry (member); Taissir Younes (member); Walid Zein (member); Ibrahim Rahime (member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Arabian Muslim Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106861800RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.