Hibret Amharic and Cultural School Society ( HAACSS )
Publicly funded institution · Richmond, British Columbia · BN 799681945RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($0) as filed with the CRA.
Hibret Amharic and Cultural School Society ( HAACSS ) is a charitable organization based in Richmond, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. 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 $15K in revenue and $0 in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 45% from donations, 27% from other charities. In 2022, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $12K.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
For Debrezeit Hibret primary School: - To build a multi functional play ground For Vancouver Hibret school: - Weekly Amharic Language Class ( In-person and Zoom ) - Monthly Cooking Class - Traditional Music and Dance class ** All the classes are conducted on volunteer basis where one ( 1 ) active and ( 10 ) occasional volunteers contributed up to 540 volunteer hours
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2022–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $15K | $0 | $20K | — | $0 | $0 |
| 2023 | $7,153 | — | $4,945 | — | $0 | $0 |
| 2022 | $19K | $19K | $17K | — | — | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2022
Received $12K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Fitsum Tariku (president); Lori Tanizawa (treasurer); Tibeb Mitiku (secretary); Mekdes Gete (excuetive director); Tizitash Mohammed (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Hibret Amharic and Cultural School Society ( HAACSS )’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 799681945RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.