Bertrand Gerstein Family Foundation
Private foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 892325580RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($116,791) as filed with the CRA.
Bertrand Gerstein Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $86K in revenue and $117K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 36% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 6 qualified donees totalling $98K in 2024, the largest being $42K to United Israel Appeal of Canada Inc. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $35K in 2020 to $86K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Earn investment income to distribute to registered charities (primarily but not restricted to the health and education field)
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $86K | $117K | — | — | $98K | $505K |
| 2023 | $60K | $114K | — | — | $95K | $522K |
| 2022 | $60K | $100K | $4,904 | $21K | $74K | $576K |
| 2021 | $88K | $100K | — | — | $80K | $672K |
| 2020 | $35K | $86K | — | — | $55K | $595K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $98K to 6 qualified donees:
- United Israel Appeal of Canada Inc$42K
- Holy Blossom Temple$31K
- The Terry Fox Foundation$10K
- Gerstein Crisis Centre$10K
- One Family Fund Canada$4,000
- Support Our Troops$1,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$12K
Schedule 3 of its 2020 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Irving Gerstein (chairman); Ira Gerstein (chairman); Marcy Gerstein (director); Frank Gerstein (director); Devin Gerstein (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bertrand Gerstein Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 892325580RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.