Association for Baha'i Studies / Association d'Etudes Baha'ies
Charitable organization · Thornhill, Ontario · BN 118793827RR0001 · Support of Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-04-30. Split of total expenditures ($450,629) as filed with the CRA.
Association for Baha'i Studies / Association d'Etudes Baha'ies is a charitable organization based in Thornhill, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending April 30, 2024, it reported $677K in revenue and $451K in expenditures.
In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $5.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 38% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $394K in 2020 to $677K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Provided copies of publications to members in canada and other countries. Mailings were done in canada held annual conference.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $677K | $451K | $376K | — | — | $1.9M |
| 2023 | $389K | $337K | $234K | — | — | $1.7M |
| 2022 | $361K | $320K | $259K | — | — | $1.6M |
| 2021 | $523K | $381K | $354K | — | — | $1.6M |
| 2020 | $394K | $299K | $249K | — | — | $1.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $5 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$195K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mehran Anvari (director); Karen McKye (director); Judith Filson (director); Hoda Faramandpour (director); Jauca Ciprian (director); Zelalem Bimrew Kasse (director); Gerald Filson (director); Alex Arjomand; Jordan Bighorn.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Association for Baha'i Studies / Association d'Etudes Baha'ies’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118793827RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.