The Armenian Relief Society of Canada (a.r.s.) Foundation/fondation de la Croix de Secours Armenienne du Canada (a.r.s.)du Ca Nada (a.r.s.)
Charitable organization · Montreal, Quebec · BN 873682868RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-05-31. Split of total expenditures ($689,168) as filed with the CRA.
The Armenian Relief Society of Canada (a.r.s.) Foundation/fondation de la Croix de Secours Armenienne du Canada (a.r.s.)du Ca Nada (a.r.s.) is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending May 31, 2024, it reported $921K in revenue and $689K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2024, 18 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $264K.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 2% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 94% of that peer group.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $34K in 2024, the largest being $18K to Eglise Armenienne Sourp Hagop. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $183K in 2020 to $921K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
To raise and maintain funds promote and aid in the promotion of registered charities religious fellowshp & auxiliary organizations.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $921K | $689K | $65K | $4,751 | $34K | $444K |
| 2023 | $350K | $372K | $127K | $29K | $36K | $212K |
| 2022 | $919K | $1.2M | $930K | $7,663 | $241K | $234K |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $682K | $570K | $793 | $74K | $512K |
| 2020 | $183K | $180K | $79K | $44K | $33K | $21K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $34K to 2 qualified donees:
Received $264K from 18 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$89K
- Canadahelps Canadon$89K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$28K
- Armenian Community Centre (hamilton)$18K
- The Armenian Relief Society of Laval Inc$15K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$15K
- Manouk Djoukhadjian Family Foundation$2,751
- CN Employees' and Pensioners' Community Fund$2,137
- The Alan & Roula Rossy Family Foundation$2,000
- Dervishian Foundation$1,000
- The Simon and Maral Hasserjian Foundation$1,000
- Armenian Cultural Association of Ottawa$750
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$486
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$387
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$300
- United Way of Greater Toronto$260
- My Tribute Gift Foundation—
- Fondation Luc Maurice—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Cristin Hakamian (treasurer); Valerine Haroutiounian; Astafik Kadikian (bookkeepper); Maral Ohanessian (advisor); Hasmig Papissian (vice-president); Arpy Sanossian (secretary); Iren Telemi (other (specify)).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Armenian Relief Society of Canada (a.r.s.) Foundation/fondation de la Croix de Secours Armenienne du Canada (a.r.s.)du Ca Nada (a.r.s.)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 873682868RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.