Somali Islamic Society of Canada
Charitable organization · Etobicoke, Ontario · BN 136380904RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,294,625) as filed with the CRA.
Somali Islamic Society of Canada is a charitable organization based in Etobicoke, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.2M in revenue and $1.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 94% from donations, 6% from government. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $682.
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 64% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 82% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 19 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $5,000 in 2024, the largest being $5,000 to Humber River Health Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $584K in 2020 to $1.2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Programs carried by the organization included: a- congregation services b- family counselling c- education d- funeral services e-facilitating the muslims for performance pilgrimage f- youth program
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.3M | $1.2M | $22K | $6,900 | $1.7M |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $842K | $17K | $118K | $1.8M |
| 2022 | $773K | $623K | $448K | $18K | $57K | $1.7M |
| 2021 | $551K | $347K | $276K | $11K | — | $1.6M |
| 2020 | $584K | $327K | $251K | $14K | — | $1.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $5,000 to 2 qualified donees:
Received $682 from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions19
- Total compensation, all staff$326K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Said Omar (president); Idris Elmi (director); Mohamed Ibrahim (director); Abdi Nur (treasurer); Abdirashid Ahmed Mohamed (director); Abdirahman Hassan (secretary); Habon Yusuf (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Somali Islamic Society of Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 136380904RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.