Council of Agencies Serving South Asians
Publicly funded institution · Scarborough, Ontario · BN 135875599RR0001 · Educational Organizations Not Elsewhere Categorized · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($952,224) as filed with the CRA.
Council of Agencies Serving South Asians is a charitable organization based in Scarborough, Ontario, classified by the CRA under educational organizations not elsewhere categorized. 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 $956K in revenue and $952K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 52% from government, 26% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $31K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 65% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
In its own words
To facilitate the economic social political and cultural empowerment of south asians by serving as a resource for information research mobilization service delivery coordination and leadership on social justice issues affecting our communities. We aim to create social change by building alliances and working collaboratively with those who share a vision of empowering all communities to participate in defining canada's future.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2024–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $956K | $952K | $872K | — | — | $124K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $31K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$587K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Council of Agencies Serving South Asians’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 135875599RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.