Canadian Arab Institute/institut Canado-Arabe
Publicly funded institution · Toronto, Ontario · BN 849531488RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($299,102) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Arab Institute/institut Canado-Arabe is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $496K in revenue and $299K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 17% from donations, 56% from government, 27% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $36K.
Compared with 1,147 community-service institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 12% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 81% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $130K in 2020 to $496K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The canadian arab institute (the 'institute') is a charitable non-partisan policy and community development thank tank committed to canadian ideals of freedom democracy human rights gender equity and the rule of law. The institute’s mission is to promote canadian interests by articulating the potential of canadian arabs and advancing their contributions to society. Its primary objectives are: 1. Research – the institute conducts studies and produces research-based public policy papers that provide insight and recommendations for the benefit of policy makers service providers the media …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $496K | $299K | $180K | $6,644 | — | $259K |
| 2023 | $73K | $202K | $89K | $28K | — | $66K |
| 2022 | $409K | $266K | $149K | $18K | — | $195K |
| 2021 | $258K | $283K | $232K | $18K | — | $52K |
| 2020 | $130K | $139K | $105K | $6,245 | — | $74K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $36K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$112K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Bessma Momani (director); Youssef Youssef (treasurer); Nedal Ismail (chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Arab Institute/institut Canado-Arabe’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 849531488RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.