The Canadian Arabic Orchestra
Charitable organization · Mississauga, Ontario · BN 803309582RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,348,289) as filed with the CRA.
The Canadian Arabic Orchestra is a charitable organization based in Mississauga, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.5M in revenue and $1.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 29% from government. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $35K.
Compared with 296 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 55% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $263K in 2020 to $1.5M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
1) The Festival of Arabic Music and Arts (FAMA) launched in 2017 is a two-week celebration of Arabic music arts and culture with an average of 14 events. FAMA brings well-known artists from all over the Arab World to Ontario presenting their work to Canadians of Arab and non-Arab heritage. FAMA provides an important platform for various local Canadian artists from various backgrounds to present their music culture and art and to interact with international artists for valuable knowledge transfer. 2) On the Cross Canada Tour the CAO travels with multiple performances of our own produ…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.5M | $1.3M | $1.1M | — | — | $212K |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.4M | $1.1M | — | — | $93K |
| 2022 | $1.7M | $1.4M | $1M | — | — | $451K |
| 2021 | $804K | $633K | $497K | — | — | $203K |
| 2020 | $263K | $209K | $168K | — | — | $34K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $35K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$136K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ahmed Kufaishi (director); Lilli Audeh (director); Omar Najjar (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Canadian Arabic Orchestra’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 803309582RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.