The Iranian-Canadian Benevolent Foundation
Private foundation · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 899432314RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($183,983) as filed with the CRA.
The Iranian-Canadian Benevolent Foundation is a private foundation based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $37K in revenue and $184K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 2,855 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 76% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 20 qualified donees totalling $183K in 2024, the largest being $130K to The University of British Columbia. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $505K in 2020 to $37K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
We continue to financially support canadian chartiable organizations by gifting funds in aid of health/medical research and services; education/literacy programs; social services and cultural activities. We also provide financial assistance and rent subsidies to low-income individuals and families.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $37K | $184K | — | — | $183K | $57K |
| 2023 | $131K | $209K | — | — | $207K | $204K |
| 2022 | $36K | $167K | — | — | $164K | $282K |
| 2021 | $43K | $173K | — | — | $165K | $413K |
| 2020 | $505K | $43K | — | — | $42K | $543K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Private foundation — endowment and payout, December 31, 2024
- Investment income$2,854
This ratio is gifts made divided by total assets at year end. It is not the CRA disbursement quota, which is calculated on the average value of property not used in charitable activities and cannot be derived from these filings.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $183K to 20 qualified donees:
- The University of British Columbia$130K
- YWCA British Columbia$20K
- Doctors Without Borders Canada / Medecins Sans Frontieresca Nada$5,500
- British Columbia's Children's Hospital Foundation$5,000
- The Hospital for Sick Children Foundation$4,500
- Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation$3,500
- Royal University Hospital Foundation Inc.$2,000
- Defeat Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) Canada$2,000
- PALS Adult Services Society$2,000
- ST. Paul's Foundation of Vancouver$1,500
- BC Cancer Foundation$1,000
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada$1,000
- Vancouver Sun Children's Fund Society$1,000
- Covenant House Vancouver$1,000
- Canuck Place Children's Hospice$1,000
- Canadian Cancer Society$1,000
- Langley Community Health and Hospital Foundation$500
- Zajac Ranch Society$300
- Elk Valley & Area Hospice Society$200
- Richmond Hospital Foundation$100
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Marjan Navabi (trustee & advisor); Cyrus Navabi (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Iranian-Canadian Benevolent Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 899432314RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.