Syrian Kids Foundation
Publicly funded institution · Montreal, Quebec · BN 805889631RR0001 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-04-30. Split of total expenditures ($144,658) as filed with the CRA.
Syrian Kids Foundation is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. 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 April 30, 2024, it reported $176K in revenue and $145K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 99% from donations. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $182K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 70% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Advance the education of syrian refugees at al salam schools in reyhanli turkey by providing teachers and educational supplies and materials. Advance the education of syrian refugees at al salam school by providing tutors who teach remotely (via skype) english as a second language to prepare the students for the toefl ielts and sat exams. 31 skf volunteers are involved in this program working with 12 students. Provide scholarships based on academic merit to al salam school students to pursue their studies at canadian universities. This also involves privately sponsoring the students for re…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $176K | $145K | $135K | — | — | $518K |
| 2023 | $307K | $143K | $132K | — | — | $486K |
| 2022 | $155K | $141K | $133K | — | — | $322K |
| 2021 | $251K | $143K | $116K | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $225K | $155K | $146K | — | — | $201K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $182K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Faisal Al Azem (director); Terry Glavin (director); Hazar Mahayni (president); Jaidaa Ismail (secretary); Maissa Malki (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Syrian Kids Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 805889631RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.