Muslim Association of Calgary (mac)
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 888055795RR0001 · Islam · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,916,011) as filed with the CRA.
Muslim Association of Calgary (mac) is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under islam. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $6.9M in revenue and $3.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 77% from donations, 9% from other charities. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $435K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 20% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (5 positions in that band). The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 8 qualified donees totalling $221K in 2024, the largest being $75K to International Development and Relief Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2.4M in 2020 to $6.9M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Muslim association of calgary (mac) facilitates religious educational and spiritual needs of the muslim community in calgary and surrounding areas. It provides family counseling and youth activities along with providing funeral and social services to the community. The main activities include.: 1. Five times daily congregational prayers 2. Friday prayers 3. Eid ul fitr and eid ul adha prayers 4. Weekly islamic classes 5. Interfaith initiatives. -providing funeral services to muslim community through the muslim cemetry
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6.9M | $3.9M | $2.6M | — | $221K | $19M |
| 2023 | $5.1M | $3.6M | $2.2M | — | $364K | $16M |
| 2022 | $4.1M | $2.7M | $1.8M | — | $114K | $14.5M |
| 2021 | $2.5M | $2.4M | $1.9M | — | $3,653 | $13M |
| 2020 | $2.4M | $2.1M | $1.6M | — | $20K | $12.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $221K to 8 qualified donees:
Received $435K from 10 charities:
- Islamic Relief - Ir Canada$275K
- Muslim Community Foundation of Calgary$96K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$36K
- Islamic Information Society of Calgary$20K
- Al-Hedaya Islamic Centre of Northeast Calgary$3,883
- Park People$2,000
- United Way of Calgary and Area$1,823
- BenefAction Foundation$500
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$175
- Canadahelps Canadon$130
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$402K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Omar El-Hajjar (chairman); Abdulrahman Abbas (general secretary); Abdullah Chybli (board member); Syed Anwar Mohiuddin (board member); Ateeq Sheikh (board member); Mourad Trabelsi (board member); Abid Rasheed (board member); Nagah Hage (board member); Shahzad Rahamatullah (board member); Muhammad Ateeque Azam (board member); Mohammad Sayedur Rahman (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Muslim Association of Calgary (mac)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 888055795RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.