The Council of Islamic Guidance Inc.
Charitable organization · Pickering, Ontario · BN 119228815RR0001 · Islam · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($804,991) as filed with the CRA.
The Council of Islamic Guidance Inc. is a charitable organization based in Pickering, Ontario, classified by the CRA under islam. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $833K in revenue and $805K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 82% from donations. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $46K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 28% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $3,283 in 2024, the largest being $3,283 to The Zahra(s) Trust Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
Program to celebrate and mourn the anniversaries of holy prophet muhammad (peace be upon him) divine imams scholars and saints. Special prayers and cultural activities for festivals and special religious and cultural occasions. Special recognition events to facilitate scholars. Weekly classes for children to learn religious teachings and socials and civic responsibilities. Weekly worship services.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $833K | $805K | $585K | — | $3,283 | $7.3M |
| 2023 | $742K | $647K | $467K | — | — | $7.2M |
| 2022 | $618K | $455K | $418K | — | — | $7.1M |
| 2021 | $767K | $313K | $275K | — | — | $7.1M |
| 2020 | $571K | $253K | $222K | — | — | $6.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $3,283 to 1 qualified donee:
- The Zahra(s) Trust Canada$3,283
Received $46K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$42K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ghulam Abbas Murtuza (president); Syed Tanweer Bokhari (vice president); Syeda Urooj Kazmi (assistant treasurer ladies); Shane Raza Jafri (program director); Shams Ahsan (assistant treasurer); Rubab Adnan (chair lady); Ali Shuakat (treasurer); Mohammad Sheikh (secretary); Syed Jawwad Zaidi (joint secretary); Syeda Maria Abidi (assistant program director); Fatima Parveen (operation director); Haider Ejaz (advisor/director); Muhammad Fasih (assistant program director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Council of Islamic Guidance Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119228815RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.