ISLAMIC RELIEF - IR CANADA
Charitable organizationProtective health care·3501 MAINWAY · BURLINGTON, ON · L7M 1A9·BN 821896875RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
This filing's expense lines don't reconcile: program spending (line 5000) plus overhead (5010 + 5020) adds up to more than total spending (4950). Cents-to-cause and overhead can't both be right, and the filing doesn't say which — so this charity is left out of ranked search results for this filing year. We show both figures exactly as filed; read them together with this in mind, or check the public record ↗.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Islamic Relief Canada carries out humanitarian and development programs in over 30 countries. Programs include: • Livelihoods focused on climate-adaptive support and/or economic empowerment; • Health including water sanitation and hygiene activities primary health care services and in some cases secondary and tertiary services or referrals; • Food and nutrition focused on access to adequate and nutritious food through cash programming gardening and food distributions including through seasonal programs (e.g. food packs during Ramadan meat packets during Qurbani and Aqeeqah) as well as … Show more
Islamic Relief Canada carries out humanitarian and development programs in over 30 countries. Programs include: • Livelihoods focused on climate-adaptive support and/or economic empowerment; • Health including water sanitation and hygiene activities primary health care services and in some cases secondary and tertiary services or referrals; • Food and nutrition focused on access to adequate and nutritious food through cash programming gardening and food distributions including through seasonal programs (e.g. food packs during Ramadan meat packets during Qurbani and Aqeeqah) as well as targeted support for individuals facing moderate to severe acute malnutrition; • Protection focused on community-based approaches and psycho-social support services; • Education focused on increasing enrollment such as through stipends for girls education the provision of educational material to individuals and schools and the development of safe learning environments; • Shelter focused on providing safe and dignified living spaces particularly post-disaster; • Cash assistance for orphan sponsorship
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)95¢
As filed: 95¢ of each dollar to programs — but this filing's expense lines don't reconcile (see note above).
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)15%
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)$125.9M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)72%
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 | $65.6M | 89¢ | 11% | 0.2 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $63.0M | 88¢ | 12% | 0.3 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $71.0M | 82¢ | 18% | 0.5 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $81.3M | 92¢ | 17% | 0.2 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $109.2M | 93¢ | 16% | 0.3 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $125.9M | 95¢ | 15% | 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)
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Overall rating
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence★★★★★
Charity Intelligence's 0–5 star overall rating.
Analyst-reviewed by Charity Intelligence; their methodology, shown as published. source ↗
Results reporting
★ T2 · Charity IntelligenceB+
How well the charity reports its own results (A+ to F).
Analyst-reviewed by Charity Intelligence; their methodology, shown as published. source ↗
Demonstrated impact
★ T2 · Charity IntelligenceGood
Charity Intelligence's assessment of impact per dollar.
Analyst-reviewed by Charity Intelligence; their methodology, shown as published. source ↗
Board of directors
10 directors reported · 6 of 10at arm's length
- El-Tantawy, AttiaDirectornot at arm's length
- Soliman, HanyTreasurerarm's length
- Khan, RazaVice chairmanarm's length
- Rahman, EbadChairman/Presidentarm's length
- Pathan, AarifDirectorarm's length
- Attia, AfnanSecretarynot at arm's length
- Mithoowani, NaseemDirectorarm's length
- Lawendy, SarrahDirectorarm's length
- Kasmani, SabihaDirectornot at arm's length
- Aly, SharifDirectornot 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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