Islamic Society of Markham

What Islamic Society of Markham does

Islamic Society of Markham is a non-profit religious organization founded in 1991 and headquartered in Markham, Ontario, Canada. It functions as a community mosque serving the local Muslim population of Markham and the surrounding Greater Toronto Area, providing daily and Jumu'ah (Friday) congregational prayers, religious education, weddings, funerals, and broader community gathering and spiritual-guidance services. Its primary customer segment is the local Muslim community, with no disclosed segmentation beyond a single vertical oriented around worship and religious life-cycle services.

The organization reports a headcount in the 101–250 range and operates from a single physical site in Markham. No products, proprietary technology, digital platform, apps, APIs, or technical integrations are disclosed in the source data, and the organization's own website (markhammasjid.ca) returned only a loading/verification page during data collection, providing no additional technical or operational detail. No management team, governance structure, board composition, ownership details, or strategic partners are listed in the available data.

Its business model is consistent with a community religious non-profit: funded primarily through member donations, with no disclosed pricing, fee schedules, or commercial revenue streams. The only disclosed capital inflow is a May 30, 2023 engagement with Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), a Canadian federal agency, recorded with a $0 disclosed value, suggesting it may represent a grant, program, or non-cash support arrangement rather than an equity-style funding round. No revenue figures, audited financials, or operating budgets are available in the dataset.

Name

Islamic Society of Markham

Website

https://markhammasjid.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Islamic Society of Markham is a non-profit mosque founded in 1991 in Markham, Ontario, serving the local Muslim community with daily and Friday prayers, religious education, weddings, funerals, and community events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (81311), Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (813110)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAA

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

Keywords

• Religious services
• Mosque worship
• Islamic education
• Community gatherings
• Religious facilities

Headquarters

HQ city

Markham

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Core offering

Islamic Society of Markham operates a community mosque providing daily and Friday prayers, religious education, weddings, funerals, and community events for the Muslim community in Markham, Ontario. Its work centers on hosting congregational worship and faith-based community programs on a non-profit basis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Daily Prayer Services Daily congregational prayers hosted on-site at the Markham mosque for local Muslim community members.
• Jumu'ah (Friday) Prayers Weekly Friday congregational prayer service held at the Markham mosque for the local Muslim community.
• Islamic Religious Education Faith-based religious education programs for community members learning about Islam, offered through the mosque.
• Wedding Services Hosting and facilitation of Islamic wedding ceremonies (Nikah) for community members at the mosque facility.
• Funeral Services Islamic funeral rites and related services provided for community members through the mosque.
• Community Events Community-wide events and gatherings organized by the Islamic Society of Markham to serve the local Muslim community.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Broad incumbents

• Muslim Association of Canada (MAC): A larger Canadian umbrella Islamic organization operating multiple mosques, schools, and community centers across Canada — overlapping functionally with the Islamic Society of Markham but at a national multi-site scale.
• Islamic Society of North America (ISNA): The parent North American federation of Islamic societies and affiliated mosques — provides governance, conventions, and programming frameworks relevant to a community mosque like the Islamic Society of Markham.
• ISNA Canada (Islamic Society of North America - Canada): National Islamic umbrella body coordinating affiliated mosques, conventions, and youth programs across Canada — comparable as a higher-tier institutional counterpart in worship and community programming.

Others

• Canadian Muslim Congress: A national Canadian Muslim advocacy and community-coordination body — adjacent to the Islamic Society of Markham in serving Muslim community interests, though focused on representation rather than local worship services.

Regional players

• Bait-ul-Islam Mosque (Mississauga): Mississauga-based Ahmadiyya Muslim mosque offering daily prayers, Jumu'ah, religious education, weddings, and community events — comparable religious services and life-event offerings in an adjacent GTA municipality.

Direct peers

• Islamic Institute of Toronto: Toronto-area mosque and Islamic educational institution providing worship services, full-time Islamic schooling, and community programming — closely comparable in vertical scope to the Islamic Society of Markham.
• Islamic Foundation of Toronto: A Scarborough-based mosque and Islamic community center offering daily prayers, Jumu'ah, religious education, weddings, funerals, and community programming — a directly comparable congregation serving the GTA Muslim community.
• Scarborough Muslim Community Centre: A GTA-based mosque and community organization offering prayer services, religious education, and community programming to a local Muslim congregation — a directly comparable community-anchor model.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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