BENGALI INFORMATION AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES (BIES)
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·202 - 2944 DANFORTH AVE · TORONTO, ON · M4C 1M5·BN 835174285RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
Cents to cause T1
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not in this filing
Operating overhead T1
2%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
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not in this filing
Revenue T1
$146K
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures
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Common questions
How do I donate to Bengali Information and Employment Services (Bies)?
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Is Bengali Information and Employment Services (Bies) a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 835174285RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.
Where is Bengali Information and Employment Services (Bies) located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 202 - 2944 DANFORTH AVE, TORONTO, ON, M4C 1M5. Source.
What does Bengali Information and Employment Services (Bies) do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "During this fiscal year we engaged 35 youths in artwork in February 2024 to celebrate International Mother Language Day and helped them learn about history culture cooperation collaboration empathy and emotional regulation. Our Youth Council was also revived and workable during summer time where again 15…" Full program description.
How big is Bengali Information and Employment Services (Bies)?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $146K (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's under $1M revenue band, alongside 27,629 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
During this fiscal year we engaged 35 youths in artwork in February 2024 to celebrate International Mother Language Day and helped them learn about history culture cooperation collaboration empathy and emotional regulation. Our Youth Council was also revived and workable during summer time where again 15 Youths were recruited and made active for community development. They created and promoted two audio videos highlighting BIES’s programs and services and building awareness among and helped reach out the community. In this fiscal year a total of 280 newcomers have been provided empl… Show more
During this fiscal year we engaged 35 youths in artwork in February 2024 to celebrate International Mother Language Day and helped them learn about history culture cooperation collaboration empathy and emotional regulation. Our Youth Council was also revived and workable during summer time where again 15 Youths were recruited and made active for community development. They created and promoted two audio videos highlighting BIES’s programs and services and building awareness among and helped reach out the community. In this fiscal year a total of 280 newcomers have been provided employment support that includes resume writing teaching job search techniques providing interview skills development tips job information sharing and connecting with employers. A total of 35 job seekers landed on the jobs. Three workshops were organized on job search techniques and 110 participants joined and gained job search skills. During this fiscal year the partnership was built with two employers. We supported another 120 community people including seniors and youth in addressing their mental health issues and substance abuse due to COVID-19. We have reached out and connected the community with the mental health and substance support services available in the community. The support was provided in person by telephone and online. Our volunteer social workers and social service workers provided mental health first aid & addiction support to the community.
New programs
We started English Language Skills Development Training for the Newcomer where a total of 12 sessions were conducted to teach them about workplace-based English communication. A total of 45 newcomers participated in the session and learned how to search for jobs prepare for interviews work and communicate in the workplace. Two volunteer teachers conducted the session. We organized four online Zoom live sessions for newcomers who arrived in Toronto to teach them about this country its culture information resources food banks etc. At least 200 newcomers benefitted from these online sessio… Show more
We started English Language Skills Development Training for the Newcomer where a total of 12 sessions were conducted to teach them about workplace-based English communication. A total of 45 newcomers participated in the session and learned how to search for jobs prepare for interviews work and communicate in the workplace. Two volunteer teachers conducted the session. We organized four online Zoom live sessions for newcomers who arrived in Toronto to teach them about this country its culture information resources food banks etc. At least 200 newcomers benefitted from these online sessions. In this fiscal year BIES has developed its 1st long-term strategic plan a volunteer strategy that will strengthen BIES’s capacity to support the community more. Pertinent
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. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
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Not computable from this filing.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
2%
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 ↗ · what this means
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Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$146K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
66%
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 ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
0%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
66%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
34%
T3010 remainder ÷ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-31 | $126K | 87¢ | 13% | 0.3 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $146K | — | 2% | — |
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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 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
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Board of directors
9 directors reported · 9 of 9at arm's length
- Kabir, Alamgir MDPresidentarm's length
- Akhter, TahsinaSecretaryarm's length
- Sultana, ZakiaDirectorarm's length
- Uddin, MahatabDirectorarm's length
- Uddin, Nizam MDTreasurerarm's length
- Datta, NilanjanaDirectorarm's length
- Fakhruddin, SyedDirectorarm's length
- Fairooz, Aubony MDirectorarm's length
- Khan, NoushinVice-Presidentarm'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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