Baron de Hirsch Hebrew Benevolent Society
Charitable organization · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 118799279RR0001 · Judaism
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($357,914) as filed with the CRA.
Baron de Hirsch Hebrew Benevolent Society is a charitable organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under judaism. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $403K in revenue and $358K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 43% from donations. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $6,397.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 79% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $403K | $358K | $352K | — | — | $4.2M |
| 2023 | $441K | $318K | $313K | — | — | $3.6M |
| 2022 | $428K | $371K | $366K | — | — | $3.4M |
| 2021 | $353K | $271K | $265K | — | — | $3.6M |
| 2020 | $359K | $245K | $238K | — | — | $3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $6,397 from 4 charities:
- The Spatz Foundation$1,800
- Aqueduct Foundation$1,760
- The Spatz Foundation$1,760
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,077
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$130K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Paul Lipkus (president); Bonnie Katz-Webber (vice president); Irwin Mendelson (board member); Judith Goldberg (recording secretary); Joseph Roza (treasurer); Anna Fried (board membr); Jerry Kohler (board member); Henrietta Mann (boards member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Baron de Hirsch Hebrew Benevolent Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118799279RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.