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.
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.