Elam Alive Ministries
Private foundationChristianity·700 COLUMBUS WAY · NEWMARKET, ON · L3X 2M7·BN 796329357RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
This is a foundation: it mostly grants money to other charities, so program-spending ratios are the wrong lens. We show the share of spending disbursed to qualified donees instead.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
• Weekly Worship Services: We held regular Sunday worship services available both in-person and through social media to provide spiritual nourishment and build community among attendees. • Special Holiday Events: We organized and hosted special holiday services and events (e.g. Christmas Easter new year) to bring the community together in celebration and worship providing spiritual enrichment and support during key religious seasons. • Online Bible Studies and Faith-Based Education: We facilitated weekly online Bible study sessions to support spiritual education and personal growth… Show more
• Weekly Worship Services: We held regular Sunday worship services available both in-person and through social media to provide spiritual nourishment and build community among attendees. • Special Holiday Events: We organized and hosted special holiday services and events (e.g. Christmas Easter new year) to bring the community together in celebration and worship providing spiritual enrichment and support during key religious seasons. • Online Bible Studies and Faith-Based Education: We facilitated weekly online Bible study sessions to support spiritual education and personal growth for participants across all age groups. • Pastoral Care and Counseling: We provided spiritual counseling grief support and one-on-one pastoral care to individuals and families navigating personal or emotional challenges. • Volunteer-Led Outreach: Our volunteers engaged in outreach activities such as checking in on vulnerable community members delivering support and offering encouragement to those facing isolation or hardship. • Volunteer Contributions: A team of dedicated volunteers supported all program areas — from service coordination and technical support to outreach and educational efforts
New programs
• Financial Assistance to Families in Need: We offered direct financial support to individuals and families experiencing hardship. These qualifying disbursements were made to non-qualified donees to assist with essential expenses like food and other basic needs. • Program Materials: We used donated funds to purchase religious study materials to support our Bible study sessions and spiritual education programs.
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.
Disbursed to qualified donees
T1 · computed (open data)—
Per its F2024 T3010, this share of total spending went to other registered charities.
T3010 line 5050 ÷ 5100 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)17%
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)$36K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)97%
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, 2023–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-31 | $9K | — | — | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $36K | 83¢ | 17% | — |
| 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
5 directors reported · 2 of 5at arm's length
- Zargari Zamani, Mohamad RezaDirector/Presidentnot at arm's length
- Asgharzadeh, FirouzehDirector/Treasurerarm's length
- Dastparvardeh, AidaDirector/Secretaryarm's length
- Zargari Zamani, RositaDirectornot at arm's length
- Zargari Zamani, PersisDirectornot 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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