Canadian Aid & Relief Foundation
Charitable organization · Richmond, British Columbia · BN 744549536RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,401,103) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Aid & Relief Foundation is a charitable organization based in Richmond, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2M in revenue and $1.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from other charities. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.9M.
Compared with 1,125 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 91% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $61K in 2022 to $2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Carf provides grants alongside training and consultation to the partnered registeredorganizations in the area worked with. Carf achieves its mission through programs that includeeducation healthcare and support services to children widows and underserved families.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2022–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2M | $1.4M | $1.4M | $2,483 | — | $616K |
| 2023 | $189K | $196K | $170K | $1,494 | — | $32K |
| 2022 | $61K | $15K | $0 | $7,019 | $0 | $39K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1.9M from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$488
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Syed Ali Ghazvini (president); Saleh Diaaldeen (treasurer); Hasnain Kassamali (directors); Usama Al-Atar (directors); Yasser Haider (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Aid & Relief Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 744549536RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.