Muslim Food Bank and Community Services Society
Charitable organization · Richmond, British Columbia · BN 800720864RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($4,030,626) as filed with the CRA.
Muslim Food Bank and Community Services Society is a charitable organization based in Richmond, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $4.8M in revenue and $4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 79% from donations, 13% from other charities. In 2024, 24 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $439K.
Compared with 1,125 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 77% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (5 positions in that band). The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $62K in 2024, the largest being $62K to Aspire for Hope Society. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.8M in 2020 to $4.8M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
FOOD BANK OPERATIONS INCLUDING FOOD HAMPERS CLOTHING TOILETREIS BABY AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS DISTRUBUTION TO PEOPLE IN NEED AND MEALS TO HOMELESS PEOPLE. ASPIRE- ACTUALIZING SELF-RELIANCE BY PROVIDING INSPIRATION RESOURCES AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDING ASPIRE COMMUNITY CASEWORK REFUGEE SUPPORT PROGRAM FAMILY CONNECTIONS EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH AND TUTORING CLASSES. HOPE- HEALTING OPPORTUNITIES THOUGH PREVENTION AND EDUCATION INCLUDING YOUTH SUPPORT FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE CAPACITY BUILDING SAFE SPACE AND PRISON OUTREACH. Support seniors for e.g. Food H…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.8M | $4M | $3.8M | $156K | $62K | $2.8M |
| 2023 | $3.1M | $3M | $2.8M | $155K | $27K | $2.1M |
| 2022 | $2.3M | $2.2M | $2.2M | $34K | $11K | $2M |
| 2021 | $2.1M | $1.5M | $1.5M | $30K | — | $1.9M |
| 2020 | $1.8M | $1.3M | $1.2M | $25K | — | $1.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $62K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $439K from 24 charities:
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$91K
- H W Siebens Charitable Foundation$80K
- Canadahelps Canadon$52K
- Canadahelps Canadon$52K
- Human Concern International (hci)$41K
- Moez & Marissa Kassam Foundation$25K
- Penny Appeal Canada$20K
- Co-operators Community Fund (Charity)$20K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$19K
- Cause We Care Foundation$15K
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$6,097
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$3,853
- The Minhas Mohamed Foundation$2,500
- The Shining Star Foundation$2,000
- The Hamber Foundation$2,000
- Raymond James Canada Foundation$2,000
- Islamic Relief - Ir Canada$1,250
- Muslim Awkaf Foundation of B.C.$1,000
- Vancouver Police Community Fund (vpcf)$1,000
- M.P. Charitable Foundation$1,000
- Guildford Islamic Cultural Center$500
- Rotary Club of Semiahmoo (white Rock) B.C. Canada Charitable Trust$250
- BenefAction Foundation$250
- MASJID-AL-NOOR (Mosque of Lights)-$500
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
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$901K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Azim Dahya (director president); Faisal Kharadi (director); Zebun Malik (director food bank operations); Rafik Karwa (treasurer); Tariq Tyab (director); Faisal Aziz (director); Mainu Ahmed (director); Khizer Daya (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Muslim Food Bank and Community Services Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 800720864RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.