Beit Hazikaron
Charitable organization · Montreal, Quebec · BN 106967367RR0001 · Judaism · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,249,443) as filed with the CRA.
Beit Hazikaron is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under judaism. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.3M in revenue and $1.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 13% from donations. In 2024, 11 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $389K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 9% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 100% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Religious observance of orthodox judaism. Foster religious educational cultural social and recreational activities for the cultivation and promotion of orthodox judaism. Maintain cemeteries.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.3M | $1.2M | $567K | $549K | — | $7.7M |
| 2023 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $549K | $438K | — | $7M |
| 2022 | $1M | $1.8M | $452K | $487K | — | $6.4M |
| 2021 | $728K | $790K | $329K | $261K | — | $5.4M |
| 2020 | $901K | $687K | $200K | $207K | — | $4.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $389K from 11 charities:
- Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal$300K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$56K
- Federation Cja$12K
- Keren Hakehilah$6,500
- Gelmont Foundation/Fondation Gelmont$5,000
- Community Holy Association Of United Jewish Congregations/ Communauté 'Sainte association' des congrégations juives unifiées$2,650
- Zichron David and Pesie Grunberger Fund$2,400
- The George and Sylvia Aikins Foundation$2,000
- Rose and Daniel Freedman Foundation Fondation Rose et DanielFreedman$2,000
- The George and Sylvia Aikins Foundation$1,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$24
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$730K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Aaron Bloom (president); Doreen Brown (director); Ben Cohen (vice-president); Murray Dalfen (director); Gary Polachek (past president); Jerry Sherman (co-opted officer); Ivan Spector (vice-president); Ian Shaffer (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Beit Hazikaron’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106967367RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.