Saint Behnam Syrian Orthodox Church
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 890145642RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($826,398) as filed with the CRA.
Saint Behnam Syrian Orthodox Church is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.4M in revenue and $826K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 85% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2,096.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 71% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $3,770 in 2024, the largest being $1,500 to The Good Shepherd Chaldean Cathedral. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $502K in 2020 to $1.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
The church carries out the promotion of the teachings of the holy christian gospel and holy traditions through the offerings of religious services and social and cultural educational activities in support of christian worship. Church and education services are conducted in both english and syrian languages.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.4M | $826K | $745K | — | $38K | $4.6M |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $713K | $589K | — | $82K | $4M |
| 2022 | $938K | $460K | — | — | $5,300 | $3.6M |
| 2021 | $616K | $277K | — | — | $26K | $3.1M |
| 2020 | $502K | $324K | $308K | — | $4,000 | $2.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $3,770 to 3 qualified donees:
- The Good Shepherd Chaldean Cathedral$1,500
- ST. Mark and ST. Mina Syriac Orthodox Church$1,270
- St. Peter and St.Paul Coptic Church$1,000
Received $2,096 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$60K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Shafir Habib Bahi (president); Haitham Hana (vice president); Ammar Geeso (secretary); Razan Toza (treasurer); Haifa Al-Tawee (director); Denna Dinno (director); Sam Saman (director); Fadi Alhadie (director); Sarab Daghdouni (director); Amer Haddad (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Saint Behnam Syrian Orthodox Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890145642RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.