Armen-Ontario of Armenian General Benevolent Union Inc.
Charitable organization · North York, Ontario · BN 118789866RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($497,957) as filed with the CRA.
Armen-Ontario of Armenian General Benevolent Union Inc. is a charitable organization based in North York, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.3M in revenue and $498K in expenditures.
Compared with 414 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 80% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
It reported gifts to 9 qualified donees totalling $292K in 2024, the largest being $274K to Armenian General Benevolent Union of Canada Inc.. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $267K in 2020 to $2.3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
The organization organizes fundraising activities to solicit donations from the armenian community. Donated funds are used to support various charitable and humanitarian projects undertaken by the organization.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.3M | $498K | $162K | — | $292K | $12.6M |
| 2023 | $1.3M | $239K | $70K | — | $129K | $10.9M |
| 2022 | -$603K | $180K | $42K | — | $100K | $9.9M |
| 2021 | $471K | $209K | $73K | — | $87K | $10.6M |
| 2020 | $267K | $207K | $101K | — | $45K | $9.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $292K to 9 qualified donees:
- Armenian General Benevolent Union of Canada Inc.$274K
- Holy Trinity Armenian Church$5,000
- The Armenian Catholic Church of Toronto$3,500
- ST. Vartan Armenian Church of Mississauga$2,500
- The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation$2,500
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Foundation$2,000
- The Community Share Food Bank Inc.$1,500
- Armenian General Benevolent Union of Canada Inc.$1,000
- Hayastan Foundation Toronto Inc.$500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$37K
Schedule 3 of its 2020 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Barry Papazian (president); Lena Sarkissian (secretary); Knar Basmadjian (director); Nazareth Festekjian (director); Sarkis Jebejian (director); Yervant Zorian (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Armen-Ontario of Armenian General Benevolent Union Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118789866RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.