Beth Tikvah Synagogue
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 118807171RR0001 · Judaism
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,704,519) as filed with the CRA.
Beth Tikvah Synagogue is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under judaism. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $3.7M in revenue and $3.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 52% from donations. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $49K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 55% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $350,000 and over range. The charity reported 13 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 20 qualified donees totalling $87K in 2024, the largest being $69K to United Hatzalah Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 22 names.
In its own words
Beth tikvah is a conservative synagogue dedicated to fostering spiritual and judaic growth and fulfillment through meaningful ritual activities and education programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.7M | $3.7M | $3.3M | — | $87K | $8M |
| 2023 | $3.5M | $3.4M | $3M | — | $29K | $7.9M |
| 2022 | $2.3M | $2.9M | $2.5M | — | $8,772 | $7.9M |
| 2021 | $2.9M | $2.5M | $2.2M | — | $15K | $8.5M |
| 2020 | $3.2M | $2.6M | $2.2M | — | $5,350 | $8.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $87K to 20 qualified donees:
- United Hatzalah Canada$69K
- Mizrachi Organization Of Canada$7,160
- Leket Canada$3,360
- Leket Canada$2,167
- Federation Cja$2,000
- Canadian Friends of Jewish Community of Greater Stowe$720
- Jewish Free Loan Toronto$510
- Canada Charity Partners$430
- United Israel Appeal of Canada Inc$257
- Jewish Family and Child Service of Greater Toronto$250
- Fondation 'pour enfants seulement'/'Just for kids'foundation$200
- Allied Voices for Israel$185
- United Hatzalah Canada$184
- Oorah Charitable Organization Oeuvre de Bienfaisance Oorah$180
- Canadian Friends of Yad Eliezer$180
- Hatzoloh Toronto$180
- Canadian Friends of Alyn$180
- Aleh/adi Rehabilitation of Canada$180
- Desmoid Tumour Foundation of Canada$180
- Kayla's Children Centre$100
Received $49K from 9 charities:
- The Finkler-Friedland Family Foundation$18K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$13K
- The Jewish Foundation of Manitoba$6,756
- United Way of Greater Toronto$5,720
- United Jewish Appeal of Greater Toronto$2,500
- Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto$1,730
- GiftPact Foundation Inc.$1,250
- Canadahelps Canadon$135
- Zichron Binyomin Charity Foundation$81
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $350,000 and over1 position
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions13
- Total compensation, all staff$1.8M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Barbara Albert (president); Alex Baker (member at large); Alan Birnbaum (treasurer); Amanda Blitz (member at large); Michael Bowman (member at large); Daniel Edwards (member at large); Amy Goldsweig (member at large); Gladys Isenberg (secretary); Moira Kaminker (3rd vice president); Doug Millstone (immediate past president); Alisa Naiman (member at large); Marc Zarenda (2nd vice president); Hayley Braverman (1st vice president); Joe Glass (members at large); Tammy Lindover (executiv member at large); Alan Rusonik (member at large); Matthew Shulman (executiv member at large); David Burkes (member at large); Bronna Ginsberg (member at large); Brahm Goldenberg (member at large); Maddie Piller (member at large); Renee Rotman (member at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Beth Tikvah Synagogue’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118807171RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.