Canadian Friends of the Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind
Charitable organization · North York, Ontario · BN 870517703RR0001 · Animal Welfare
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($981,404) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Friends of the Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind is a charitable organization based in North York, Ontario, classified by the CRA under animal welfare. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $955K in revenue and $981K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 69% from donations, 31% from other charities. In 2024, 39 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $431K.
Compared with 414 animal-welfare charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 11% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 88% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $330K in 2020 to $955K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The israel guide dog center breeds and trains guide dogs for blind israelis to enable safe mobility independence and enhanced quality of life. To facilitate this mandate the canadian friends office conducts public education initiatives awareness building efforts and fundraising activities which occasionally include presentations film screenings and small gala events.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $955K | $981K | $549K | $232K | — | $398K |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $773K | $490K | $94K | — | $425K |
| 2022 | $480K | $557K | $331K | $28K | — | $134K |
| 2021 | $581K | $444K | $300K | $13K | — | $211K |
| 2020 | $330K | $524K | $350K | $16K | — | $74K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $431K from 39 charities:
- The Joseph Lebovic Charitable Foundation$100K
- The Weisfeld Family Charitable Foundation$38K
- Canadahelps Canadon$32K
- Canadahelps Canadon$32K
- Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto$30K
- The Morris and Beverly Baker Foundation$25K
- Larry And Judy Tanenbaum Family Foundation$20K
- The Linda Frum & Howard Sokolowski Charitable Foundation$18K
- Nathan and Lily Silver Family Foundation$18K
- The SMDL Charitable Foundation$18K
- The Sharp Foundation$15K
- BenefAction Foundation$13K
- The Budman Family Foundation$12K
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$10K
- Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal$5,800
- The Ottawa Jewish Community Foundation$5,607
- Bernard & Norton Wolf Family Foundation$5,000
- Aqueduct Foundation$5,000
- Famglas Foundation$5,000
- Gary & Maxie Bluestein Charitable Foundation$4,700
- Gary & Maxie Bluestein Charitable Foundation$4,000
- Shawna Goodman & Todd Sone Family Foundation$3,600
- Conam Charitable Foundation$2,000
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$2,000
- United Way of Greater Toronto$1,035
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$154K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Tarah Derrick (director); Eli Rubenstein (director); Marcia Sokolowski (chairman); Karen Etingin (director); Orli Goldberg (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Friends of the Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 870517703RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.