Canadian Friends of Igud Wiznitz
Charitable organization · Outremont, Quebec · BN 779462928RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,616,642) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Friends of Igud Wiznitz is a charitable organization based in Outremont, Quebec, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $4M in revenue and $3.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 90% from donations, 10% from other charities. In 2024, 16 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $327K.
Compared with 632 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 90% of peers.
It reported gifts to 8 qualified donees totalling $7,625 in 2024, the largest being $2,000 to Yeshivah Toras Chaim. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
To advance education by providing books equipment and educational aids to students attending primary schools run by the igud mosdot wiznitz in israel.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4M | $3.6M | $3.6M | — | $7,625 | -$1.6M |
| 2023 | $4.1M | $4M | $4M | — | $12K | -$2M |
| 2022 | $3.6M | $780K | — | — | $53K | -$1.3M |
| 2021 | $3.6M | $4.3M | $4.2M | — | $11K | -$2M |
| 2020 | $3.8M | $3.8M | $3.7M | — | $6,496 | -$1.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $7,625 to 8 qualified donees:
- Yeshivah Toras Chaim$2,000
- Congregation Skver Montreal$2,000
- Congrégation Kehal Toldos Yakov Yosef$1,670
- Congregation Yetev Lev D'Satmar$1,072
- Cong Amour pour Israel$449
- Viznitz Institution$200
- Yaldei Center$180
- Congrégation Des Livres Saints/Kolel Torah V'yirah$54
Received $327K from 16 charities:
- Jack and Doris Bistricer Charitable Foundation$100K
- J & H Feldman Charitable Foundation$96K
- Centre communautaire Wiznitz / Wiznitz Community Centre$51K
- Fischman Family Foundation$33K
- The F&R Hauer Charitable Foundation$13K
- Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal$6,600
- Zichron David and Pesie Grunberger Fund$5,500
- Maharam Tav Fund$5,250
- The Chaim Moshe Friedman Memorial Fund$4,940
- Menucha Vesimcha$4,009
- Rosenberg Family Foundation$2,700
- Heitner Charitable Foundation$2,500
- Kav Shalom KHM$1,300
- The Micha Life Foundation$1,250
- Congrégation Des Livres Saints/Kolel Torah V'yirah$750
- Semeurs De Charité/ Zoreah Tzedokos$500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$9,619
Schedule 3 of its 2022 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Elazer M. Chen (vice-president); Harvey Farkas (president); Yonathan Weinberger (secretary-treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Friends of Igud Wiznitz’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 779462928RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.