Muslim Association of Canada
Charitable organization · Mississauga, Ontario · BN 880495163RR0001 · Islam · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($51,180,562) as filed with the CRA.
Muslim Association of Canada is a charitable organization based in Mississauga, Ontario, classified by the CRA under islam. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $56.1M in revenue and $51.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 71% from donations, 16% from government. In 2024, 25 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.4M.
Compared with 158 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 49% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 514 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 23 qualified donees totalling $1.4M in 2024, the largest being $545K to Hands For Charity. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $33.3M in 2020 to $56.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Programs carried on during the year were for accredited private schools Islamic education worship facilities youth activities after-school programs pre-school services summer camps cultural and religious festivals educational programs and lectures as well as annual conventions. Many programs are back on track and held in-person and on-line to accommodate the need within the community.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $56.1M | $51.2M | $43.9M | $2.7M | $1.4M | $79.6M |
| 2023 | $50.2M | $48M | $38.4M | $2.6M | $4M | $74M |
| 2022 | $43.9M | $37.8M | $32.8M | $2.2M | $559K | $72.7M |
| 2021 | $38.4M | $29.4M | $25.7M | $1.6M | $258K | $65.2M |
| 2020 | $33.3M | $29.8M | $23M | $1.8M | $2.9M | $58.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1.4M to 23 qualified donees:
- Hands For Charity$545K
- Horizons Endowment Foundation$285K
- Action For Humanity Canada$94K
- Islamic Relief - Ir Canada$75K
- International Development and Relief Foundation$68K
- Human Concern International (hci)$60K
- Penny Appeal Canada$57K
- Al Azhar Academy of Canada for Educational Activities and Social Service$45K
- Union of Medical Care and Relief Organizations-Canada$36K
- Sakeenah Canada$25K
- Islamic Family and Social Services Association (ifssa)$25K
- ALABRAR Muslim Association$18K
- Islamic Circle of North America$11K
- National Zakat Foundation$10K
- Inter Pares$10K
- Centre culturel islamique de Québec$9,319
- Sound Vision Canada (SVC)$5,000
- Islamic Propagation Centre of Ontario Inc$5,000
- London Muslim Mosque$3,600
- The Terry Fox Foundation$1,179
- United Way Alberta Northwest Society$510
- Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada$121
- Stittsville Muslim Association$0
Received $1.4M from 25 charities:
- Horizons Endowment Foundation$500K
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$337K
- Hands For Charity$181K
- Islamic Relief - Ir Canada$120K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$50K
- Human Concern International (hci)$50K
- Canadahelps Canadon$37K
- Canadahelps Canadon$37K
- Action For Humanity Canada$20K
- Human Concern International (hci)$12K
- Human Concern International (hci)$6,000
- The Windsor Islamic Association (w.i.a.)$5,000
- Islamic Information Society of Calgary$4,500
- Action For Humanity Canada$3,000
- Muslim Awkaf Foundation of B.C.$2,000
- United Way Waterloo Region Communities$1,164
- BenefAction Foundation$1,000
- The KPMG Foundation/la Fondation KPMG$1,000
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$686
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$500
- ATCO Electric Epic$468
- Burgundy Legacy Foundation$230
- United Way of Greater Toronto$156
- United Way of the Alberta Capital Region$45
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$15
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions514
- Total compensation, all staff$29M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Alex Assaf (vice-chairman); Wael Haddara (director); Muhammad Nummer (director); Mourad M'hiri (chairman); Khurram Khan (director); Tarek Houssari (director); Hadi Moussaddy (treasurer); Lotfi Benachenhou (secretary); Wassim El Niz (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Muslim Association of Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 880495163RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.