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.
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.