Canadian Forum of Russian-Speaking Jewry
Public foundation · North York, Ontario · BN 817072507RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-04-30. Split of total expenditures ($685,247) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Forum of Russian-Speaking Jewry is a public foundation based in North York, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending April 30, 2024, it reported $689K in revenue and $685K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 44% from donations, 42% from other charities. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $255K.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 81% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 6 qualified donees totalling $534K in 2024, the largest being $200K to York Entrepreneurship Development Institute. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $166K in 2020 to $689K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Public fund that supports the russian-speaking jewish community of canada
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $689K | $685K | $143K | — | $534K | $23K |
| 2023 | $180K | $144K | $49K | — | $80K | $19K |
| 2022 | $290K | $299K | $63K | — | $222K | -$13K |
| 2021 | $283K | $283K | $52K | — | $220K | -$3,337 |
| 2020 | $166K | $201K | $48K | — | $150K | -$3,139 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Public foundation — endowment and payout, April 30, 2024
- Receipted donations$302,949
- From other charities$287,800
- Other income$300
This ratio is gifts made divided by total assets at year end. It is not the CRA disbursement quota, which is calculated on the average value of property not used in charitable activities and cannot be derived from these filings.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $534K to 6 qualified donees:
- York Entrepreneurship Development Institute$200K
- Jewish Russian Community Centre of Ontario$193K
- Ne'eman Foundation Canada$76K
- Canadian Foundation for the Education and Welfare of Jews Ofthe C I S$60K
- Canadian Magen David Adom for Israel/Magen David Adom Canadien pour Israel$3,350
- Canada Gives$1,800
Received $255K from 8 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Total compensation, all staff$61K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Marat Ressin (director); Mikhail Bulman (director); Alexandra Gerson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Forum of Russian-Speaking Jewry’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 817072507RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.