CANADIAN ARAB INSTITUTE/INSTITUT CANADO-ARABE
Charitable organizationCommunity resource·200 - 140 YONGE ST · TORONTO, ON · M5C 1X6·BN 849531488RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
THE CANADIAN ARAB INSTITUTE (THE 'INSTITUTE') IS A CHARITABLE NON-PARTISAN POLICY AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THANK TANK COMMITTED TO CANADIAN IDEALS OF FREEDOM DEMOCRACY HUMAN RIGHTS GENDER EQUITY AND THE RULE OF LAW. THE INSTITUTE’S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE CANADIAN INTERESTS BY ARTICULATING THE POTENTIAL OF CANADIAN ARABS AND ADVANCING THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOCIETY. ITS PRIMARY OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. RESEARCH – THE INSTITUTE CONDUCTS STUDIES AND PRODUCES RESEARCH-BASED PUBLIC POLICY PAPERS THAT PROVIDE INSIGHT AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF POLICY MAKERS SERVICE PROVIDERS THE MEDIA … Show more
THE CANADIAN ARAB INSTITUTE (THE 'INSTITUTE') IS A CHARITABLE NON-PARTISAN POLICY AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THANK TANK COMMITTED TO CANADIAN IDEALS OF FREEDOM DEMOCRACY HUMAN RIGHTS GENDER EQUITY AND THE RULE OF LAW. THE INSTITUTE’S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE CANADIAN INTERESTS BY ARTICULATING THE POTENTIAL OF CANADIAN ARABS AND ADVANCING THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOCIETY. ITS PRIMARY OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. RESEARCH – THE INSTITUTE CONDUCTS STUDIES AND PRODUCES RESEARCH-BASED PUBLIC POLICY PAPERS THAT PROVIDE INSIGHT AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF POLICY MAKERS SERVICE PROVIDERS THE MEDIA AND CIVIL SOCIETY 2. EDUCATION – THE INSTITUTE AIMS TO EDUCATE CANADIANS ABOUT CANADIAN ARAB CULTURE HERITAGE AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOCIETY 3. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT – THE INSTITUTE ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT BOTH DRAW ON EXISTING AND CULTIVATE EMERGING INTELLECTUAL AND PROFESSIONAL TALENT OF THE COMMUNITY.
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)60¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 60¢ 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)40%
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)1.7 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)$496K
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 ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)56%
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 | $145K | 75¢ | 25% | 1.4 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $130K | 75¢ | 25% | 0.2 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $258K | 82¢ | 18% | 0.5 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $409K | 56¢ | 44% | 1.3 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $73K | 44¢ | 56% | 0.8 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $496K | 60¢ | 40% | 1.7 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
3 directors reported · 3 of 3at arm's length
- MOMANI, BESSMADIRECTORarm's length
- YOUSSEF, YOUSSEFTREASURERarm's length
- ISMAIL, NEDALCHAIRarm'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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