Al-Ansaar Islamic Foundation
Charitable organizationIslam·2005 - 4231 109 AVE NE · CALGARY, AB · T3N 2B1·BN 742507130RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
This charity filed the simplified return, so some figures can't be computed. Fewer numbers, never invented ones.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
We have mainly following ongoing programs:- (1) We have established and are maintaining a religious school of instructions and worship (Al-Ansaar Islamic Center) by purchasing a place at 3670-63rd Avenue NE Calgary AB T3J 0S4 (Unit 120) and renting one other unit in same premises. All expenses are met with donations. (2) We are helping poor to provide them basic necessities of life i.e. Food hampers and cash distribution. This activity is still very limited depending on availability of 'Zakat' donations. Some of it ($100 per family quarterly) is transmitted abroad to about 40 families of w… Show more
We have mainly following ongoing programs:- (1) We have established and are maintaining a religious school of instructions and worship (Al-Ansaar Islamic Center) by purchasing a place at 3670-63rd Avenue NE Calgary AB T3J 0S4 (Unit 120) and renting one other unit in same premises. All expenses are met with donations. (2) We are helping poor to provide them basic necessities of life i.e. Food hampers and cash distribution. This activity is still very limited depending on availability of 'Zakat' donations. Some of it ($100 per family quarterly) is transmitted abroad to about 40 families of widows/ orphans directly to their bank account.
New programs
In future we are looking to work on the following programs:- (1) Establishing and maintaining more schools of instructions worship and learning especially in NE Calgary Corner Stone area having big population of Muslims there (2) Enhancement to relieve poverty either by providing basic necessities of life to poor or helping them financially to establish a small business (3) More efforts for fund raising campaigns.
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)—
Not computable from this filing.
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)10%
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)—
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)$619K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)78%
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)5%
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, 2022–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-30 | $121K | 98¢ | 2% | 0.9 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $106K | 100¢ | 10% | 1.5 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $393K | 7¢ | 2% | 8.7 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $619K | — | 10% | — |
| 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
6 directors reported · 4 of 6at arm's length
- Goraya, Muhmmad A.Founder/ Chairman AIF Canadaarm's length
- Guraya, Bukhtiar S.Vice Chairman AIF Canadanot at arm's length
- Khan, Muhammad A.Director Alberta Assemblyarm's length
- Feroz, Abdul HaseebDirector Alberta Assemblyarm's length
- Farooq, UmarPresident Alberta Assemblyarm's length
- Sharif, ArslanDirector Alberta Assemblynot at arm'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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