Markaz-Ul-Islam Congregation of Fort McMurray
Charitable organization · Fort McMurray, Alberta · BN 119033389RR0001 · Islam · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,775,023) as filed with the CRA.
Markaz-Ul-Islam Congregation of Fort McMurray is a charitable organization based in Fort McMurray, Alberta, classified by the CRA under islam. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $4.1M in revenue and $1.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 53% from donations, 10% from government. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.3M.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 16% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $190K in 2024, the largest being $134K to Islamic Relief - Ir Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2.1M in 2020 to $4.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
The organization provides religious and educational services in the community of Fort Mcmurray.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.1M | $1.8M | $980K | $75K | $190K | $28M |
| 2023 | $2.6M | $1.7M | $756K | $5,118 | $250K | $25.6M |
| 2022 | $2.5M | $1.9M | $800K | $8,388 | $82K | $24.7M |
| 2021 | $2M | $1.8M | $735K | $14K | $105K | $24.1M |
| 2020 | $2.1M | $1.3M | $609K | $27K | $86K | $23.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $190K to 4 qualified donees:
Received $1.3M from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$399K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Nasim Arruj (vp communication & admin); Mohammed Assaf (vp islamic school); Abdusalam Abdo (president); Syed Mavvaj Husssini (vp funfraising); Bashiru Ikharia (vp projects); Yousaf Tahir (vp treasury); Musaed Musaed (vp community affairs); Ikram Ul Haq (vp infrastructure); Maissara Salem (vp sports/wellness); Khaled Bano (vp dawah).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Markaz-Ul-Islam Congregation of Fort McMurray’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119033389RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.