Somali Canadian Cultural Society of Edmonton
Publicly funded institution · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 874823412RR0001 · Educational Organizations Not Elsewhere Categorized
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($147,192) as filed with the CRA.
Somali Canadian Cultural Society of Edmonton is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under educational organizations not elsewhere categorized. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $191K in revenue and $147K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $14K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 6% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
To provide children & youth with mentoring & tutoring services for academic success; to assist underprivileged children with sports & recreational activities to build leadership & social skills; to provide services to seniors for improving quality of their life & creating sense of belongings; to provide settlement services to new comers to adopt to life in canada; organize summer camps for kids & their families to provide academic support field trips & workshops.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $191K | $147K | $54K | — | — | $60K |
| 2023 | $155K | $186K | $63K | — | — | $16K |
| 2022 | $264K | $249K | $35K | — | — | $47K |
| 2021 | $293K | $273K | $24K | — | — | $32K |
| 2020 | $280K | $292K | — | — | — | $13K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $14K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,99917 positions
- Total compensation, all staff$66K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jibril Ibrahim (president); Abdullahi Abdi (vice-president); Said Jimale (treasurer); Abdoulghani Jama (director); Abdirashid Farah (director); Khadra Jama (director); Fuad Salad (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Somali Canadian Cultural Society of Edmonton’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 874823412RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.