ZORYAN INSTITUTE OF CANADA INC/INSTITUT ZORYAN DU CANADA INC
Charitable organizationEducational organizations (n.e.c.)·255 DUNCAN MILL ROAD · SUITE 310 · TORONTO, ON · M3B 3H9·BN 119309813RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
1. RESEARCH INTERVIEWING RECORDING EDITING AND PRODUCING THE 'DISPERSION' PODCAST (SEASON 3 DISPERSION LIVE EVENT AND SEASON 4 (RESEARCH)) 2. PUBLICATION OF GENOCIDE STUDIES INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO PRESS A. GSI 15.2 PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 2024 B. EDITORIAL WORK ON EDUCATION SPECIAL ISSUE (EVENTUALLY PUBLISHED IN JULY 2025) C. EDITORIAL WORK ON ERASURE AND REVITALIZATION OF INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE AND CULTURES SPECIAL ISSUE (TO BE PUBLISHED IN FALL 2025) D. EDITORS MEETING (NOVEMBER 2024 IN TORONTO) 3. PUBLICATION OF DIASPORA: A JOURNAL TRANSNATIONAL STUDIES PUBLISHED B… Show more
1. RESEARCH INTERVIEWING RECORDING EDITING AND PRODUCING THE 'DISPERSION' PODCAST (SEASON 3 DISPERSION LIVE EVENT AND SEASON 4 (RESEARCH)) 2. PUBLICATION OF GENOCIDE STUDIES INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO PRESS A. GSI 15.2 PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 2024 B. EDITORIAL WORK ON EDUCATION SPECIAL ISSUE (EVENTUALLY PUBLISHED IN JULY 2025) C. EDITORIAL WORK ON ERASURE AND REVITALIZATION OF INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE AND CULTURES SPECIAL ISSUE (TO BE PUBLISHED IN FALL 2025) D. EDITORS MEETING (NOVEMBER 2024 IN TORONTO) 3. PUBLICATION OF DIASPORA: A JOURNAL TRANSNATIONAL STUDIES PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO PRESS A. EDITORIAL WORK ON VOLUME 24 ISSUE 1 (PUBLISHED APRIL 2024) B. EDITORIAL WORK ON VOLUME 24 ISSUE 2: THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA (PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 2024) 4. THE PARTICIPATION IN GENOCIDE AWARENESS WEEK: A WEEK-LONG ACADEMIC CONFERNCE IN TEMPE ARIZONA (APRIL 2024) 5. THE DEVELOPMENT AND LAUNCH OF THE GHRUP ALUMNI FORUM: NETWORKING PLATFORM 6. WEBINAR: ABSENTED PRESENCE: EXPLORING LOST HERITAGE OF ANCESTRAL LAND (FEBRUARY 2024) 7. GENOCIDE AND HUMAN RIGHTS UNIVERSITY PROGRAM HOSTED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO (AUGUST 2024) A. DELIVERING A TWO-WEEK 65 HOUR CURRICULUM INVOLVING THE INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION OF FACULTY AND GRADUATE STUDENTS 8. PUBLICATION OF SOUTH ASIAN IDENTITIES PUBLICATION (RESEARCH COORDINATION COPYRIGHT REQUESTS PUBLICATION PROMOTION AND PRINT COORDINATION
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)67¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 67¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)33%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)0.2 yr
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$94K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)75%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $248K | 72¢ | 28% | 0.2 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $429K | 72¢ | 28% | 1.3 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $137K | 67¢ | 33% | 0.4 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $307K | 67¢ | 33% | 0.1 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $250K | 59¢ | 41% | 1 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $94K | 67¢ | 33% | 0.2 yr |
| trend |
From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 618 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
Board of directors
7 directors reported · 7 of 7at arm's length
- SARKISSIAN, KOURKENPRESIDENT & DIRECTORarm's length
- SHIRINIAN, GEORGEEXECUTIVE DIRECTORarm's length
- ADALIAN, ROUBENDIRECTORarm's length
- AVEDIAN, DIRANDIRECTORarm's length
- KHANIJIAN, ARSINEEDIRECTORarm's length
- GAITAN HAIRABEDIAN, FEDERICODIRECTORarm's length
- YEGANIAN, ARMENDIRECTORarm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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