Ethiopian Association in the Greater Toronto Area and Surrounding Regions
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 138393814RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($270,166) as filed with the CRA.
Ethiopian Association in the Greater Toronto Area and Surrounding Regions is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $439K in revenue and $270K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 78% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $64K.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 9% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $147K in 2020 to $439K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Settlement and adaptation program for newcomers provide information on housing social assistance and integration Employment assistance for newcomers: job search resumes assessment and referrals to employers Crisis counselling: mental health addiction and awareness services Seniors' outreach program: breaking isolation get together and skill development HIV / Aids programs: awareness seminars symptoms and prevention Computer training for newcomers and advance classes for community members Ethiopian Community Training and classes
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $439K | $270K | $121K | — | — | $4.1M |
| 2023 | $208K | $94K | $25K | — | — | $284K |
| 2022 | $171K | $124K | $87K | — | — | $170K |
| 2021 | $135K | $124K | $22K | $53K | — | $98K |
| 2020 | $147K | $173K | — | $35K | — | $101K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $64K from 3 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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$92K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mesele Gebremedhin (treasurer); Demisew Teferi (public relations officer); Meserat Demeke (president); Dawit Beyene (vice president); Etsubdink Lealem Shiferaw (secretary); Berhanu Habtegebriel (director); Fentaw Abate (director); Kebebe Woldemariam (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Ethiopian Association in the Greater Toronto Area and Surrounding Regions’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 138393814RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.