Canadian Muslim Women's Institute Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 825986540RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,255,436) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Muslim Women's Institute Inc. is a charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $1.3M in revenue and $1.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 64% from government, 29% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $152K.
Compared with 1,618 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 54% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (14 positions in that band). The charity reported 19 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Education and other support services to the community including settlement of immigrants and refugees; referral services; interpretation & translation; english conversation support groups employment training programs (women sewing training culinary child minding); information programs on canadian culture and life. Nutrition fitness and wellness programs; drop in center. Food pantry for the benefit of the poor. Winnipeg harvest food bank. 'wiggle giggle and munch program' - provides fun games and activities for preschoolers and parents.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.1M | — | — | $365K |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $933K | — | — | $311K |
| 2022 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $74K | — | $0 | $86K |
| 2021 | $1M | $1M | $258K | — | — | $85K |
| 2020 | $901K | $901K | $190K | $20K | — | $85K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $152K from 8 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,99914 positions
- $1–39,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions19
- Total compensation, all staff$904K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Yasmin Ali (president); Merdia Imame (vice president); Bibi Rahim (treasurer); Erum Tanvir (public relations); Najma Siddiqui (member at large); Menal Al Fekih (board secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Muslim Women's Institute Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 825986540RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.