Reaching Out to Zanzibar International Development Organization
Charitable organization · Richmond Hill, Ontario · BN 828829135RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($16,611) as filed with the CRA.
Reaching Out to Zanzibar International Development Organization is a charitable organization based in Richmond Hill, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $465K in revenue and $17K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 29% from donations, 57% from other charities. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $536K.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 21% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $2,887 in 2024, the largest being $2,887 to Islamic Shia Ithna-Asheri Jamaat of Toronto. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Water Projects Providing of water to remote villages by construction of electrical and solar wells. Poverty Reduction Distribution of food items to the very poor widows orphans disabled people albino families Education Tuition fees Provide school books stationery school bags uniform shoes and other needs Health Provision of medication equipment baby formula for malnourished babies construction of Emergency ward Women's projects Providing assistance to seaweed farmers with material and transportation Construction of water wells
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $465K | $17K | $8,599 | — | $2,888 | $134K |
| 2023 | $660K | $24K | $735K | — | $14K | $85K |
| 2022 | $597K | $26K | $820K | — | $12K | $170K |
| 2021 | $676K | $592K | $585K | — | $7,338 | $412K |
| 2020 | $618K | $34K | $439K | — | $9,650 | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $2,887 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $536K from 10 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$139K
- Canadahelps Canadon$139K
- Islamic Shia Ithna-Asheri Jamaat of Toronto$125K
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$81K
- North American Shia Ithna - Asheri Muslim Communities Organization$20K
- Pirbhai Foundation$18K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$5,712
- Sef Foundation$5,000
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$2,365
- Rahma Foundation$1,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Rehana Merali (president); Ali-Reza Merali (vice president); Hyder Fazal (executive director); Ali-Reza Sachedina (chair); Muhammad Ramzanali (program coordinator).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Reaching Out to Zanzibar International Development Organization’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 828829135RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.