Basira Islamic Foundation (BIF)
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 713882702RR0001 · Islam
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,366) as filed with the CRA.
Basira Islamic Foundation (BIF) is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under islam. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $228K in revenue and $2,366 in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $22K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 100% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $23K in 2022 to $228K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
(i) Development of an application by the charity to provide Islamic audio books which will then be distributed. This falls under the main purpose of the organization 'To advance religion by teaching the religious tenets doctrines and observances associated with the Islamic faith. (ii) Offered a free Islamic Will website providing education about Islamic inheritance law and the ability to create a will for free. (iii) The director traveled to Egypt to do poverty relief projects there. Mainly focused on providing food and medicine (iii) Started a program to translate traditional Islamic Bo…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2022–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $228K | $2,366 | $104K | — | — | $137K |
| 2023 | $140K | $136K | $133K | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $23K | $10K | $5,239 | — | — | $8,263 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $22K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mohamed Hassan (president); Jazarine Jamal (secretary); Mohamed Shahat (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Basira Islamic Foundation (BIF)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 713882702RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.