Islamic Circle of North America (Canada) is a 4-star charity. It has an average results reporting grade and is financially transparent. The charity's funding reserves can cover annual program costs for 1.4 years. 

Founded in 1970, Islamic Circle of North America (Canada) (ICNA Canada) runs programs to support the Muslim community in Canada and around the world. It is the Canadian branch of Islamic Circle of North America, which is headquartered in New York and runs programs focused on self-development, education, outreach, and social services. ICNA Canada’s mission is to “provide immediate response in times of disaster, and to implement programs that alleviate human suffering.”  

ICNA Canada spent $10.2 million on programs in F2020, including $6.0 million internationally. ICNA Relief Canada (ICNA Relief) is the department of ICNA Canada that delivers humanitarian relief and development programs, accounting for the majority of ICNA Canada’s mission activities. $8.5 million was spent on ICNA Relief’s activities in F2020. ICNA Relief works to reduce human suffering, helping the poor regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background or political affiliation. 

ICNA Relief Canada’s 2020 annual report states that $1.3 million was spent on international disaster and emergency responses. This includes an ongoing response in Bangladesh for Rohingya refugees. So far, ICNA Canada has brought 17 Rohingya families to settle in Canada. In F2020, the charity built 4 children care homes to protect and educate 1,000 Rohingya children. ICNA Canada has built thousands of shelters, provided food and set up three medical camps.  

ICNA Canada also spent $1.9m on its international orphan sponsorship program. 5,573 orphans from 17 different countries were sponsored in F2020. The charity spent $457k on educational relief for over 100,000 children in F2020. It built a Center of Excellence for Orphans in Pakistan which is a school and housing facility for 500 students.  

Islamic Circle of North America (Canada) served over 400,000 people with fresh meat in F2020. It built three Mother and Child Health Centres in Pakistan and built two mobile dental clinics. The charity also built one hospital in India for a community of over one million people living in extremely poor conditions.  

In Canada, ICNA Relief runs ten resource centres in Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, and British Columbia. These centres offer 13 programs, a food bank, family services, seniors support, matrimonial services, funeral support, foster parenting, Zakat, youth programs, women’s shelter, emergency relief, settlement and refugee sponsorship (SRS), healthcare, feed the hungry, and emergency relief. ICNA Relief reports that its 11 food banks served over 44,250 individuals (11,241 families) in F2020. Through the SRS program, sponsor groups provide full settlement and financial support to refugee families for at least one year once they arrive in Canada. In F2020, the charity settled three families in Canada, and it supported 100 Syrian refugee families.  

Islamic Circle of North America (Canada) received $13.5m in donations in F2020. The charity received $481k in government funding in F2020. It also received $1.3m in tuition and other fees. Administrative costs are 7% of revenue and fundraising costs are 3% of donations. For every dollar donated to ICNA Canada, 90 cents go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending.  

ICNA Canada has $13.9m in funding reserves which can cover annual program spending at the current level for 1.4 years.  

This report is an update that has been sent to Islamic Circle of North America (Canada) for review. Comments and edits may be forthcoming.  

Updated on August 16, 2022 by Emma Saganowich.