North American Shia Ithna - Asheri Muslim Communities Organization
Charitable organization · Concord, Ontario · BN 119069870RR0001 · Support of Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,541,624) as filed with the CRA.
North American Shia Ithna - Asheri Muslim Communities Organization is a charitable organization based in Concord, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $859K in revenue and $1.5M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 49% from donations, 33% from other charities. In 2024, 13 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $561K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 40% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 17 qualified donees totalling $275K in 2024, the largest being $106K to Islamic Relief - Ir Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.
In its own words
The charity continued to support programs for the betterment and improvement of community education and healthcare as well as for poverty relief religious dues welfare and humanitarian purposes. These projects were carried out within and outside canada. None
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $859K | $1.5M | $1M | — | $275K | $147K |
| 2023 | $1.6M | $1.2M | $641K | — | $332K | $830K |
| 2022 | $961K | $910K | $578K | — | $158K | $755K |
| 2021 | $865K | $1.3M | $778K | — | $395K | $934K |
| 2020 | $1.2M | $1.6M | $956K | — | $584K | $1.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $275K to 17 qualified donees:
- Islamic Relief - Ir Canada$106K
- The AIIMMA Foundation$27K
- Islamic Shia Ithna-Asheri Jamaat of Toronto$24K
- Islamic Shia Ithna-Asheri Association of Edmonton Alberta$20K
- Reaching Out to Zanzibar International Development Organization$20K
- As-Sadiq Islamic Schools$17K
- The Shia Muslim Community of British Columbia$16K
- Islamic Shia Ithna-Asheri Association of Ottawa Canada (national Capital Region)$13K
- CareAidAfrica Foundation$10K
- IMAMIA Association of Regina Inc.$5,195
- Al Zahra Shia Association of Waterloo Region$3,799
- The Foundation of Light$2,750
- L'Association Islamique Shiane Haidery Inc/ Shiane Haidery Islamic Association Inc$2,550
- Sajjadiyya Trust$2,100
- Al-Kawthar Foundation$2,000
- The Zahra(s) Trust Canada$1,780
- Selm Academy$1,755
Received $561K from 13 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$179K
- Canadahelps Canadon$179K
- The Shia Muslim Community of British Columbia$67K
- Islamic Shia Ithna-Asheri Association of Edmonton Alberta$38K
- Islamic Shia Ithna-Asheri Association of Ottawa Canada (national Capital Region)$32K
- Imam Ali Association of Calgary$27K
- Islamic Shia Ithna-Asheri Jamaat of Toronto$15K
- L'Association Islamique Shiane Haidery Inc/ Shiane Haidery Islamic Association Inc$13K
- Almehdi Almuntathar Union$5,630
- Hussaini Association of Saskatoon Corp.$1,150
- Positive Movement Centre Canada$1,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$967
- United Way Maritimes/Centraide des Maritimes$26
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$219K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gulamabbas Najafi (vice president); Arif Jacksi (president); Mohamedarif Jagani (hon. secretary general); Sibtain Merchant (hon. treasurer); Aunali Walji (councillor); Mohamedraza Lakha (councillor); Kazim Pirmohamed (councillor); Kazim Mehdi (councillor); Ebrahim Rehmtullah (executive councillor); Muhammadally Sherali (executive councillor); Hilaal Virjee (executive councillor); Abbas Bandali (executive councillor); Kawthar Al HASANI (executive councillor); Syed Kashif Alamdar (executive councillor).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from North American Shia Ithna - Asheri Muslim Communities Organization’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119069870RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.