Canadian Friends of University of Haifa
Public foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 106846538RR0001 · Foundations Advancing Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($897,849) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Friends of University of Haifa is a public foundation based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations advancing education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $865K in revenue and $898K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 18% from donations, 81% from other charities. In 2024, 16 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $206K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 29% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 75% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $623K in 2024, the largest being $623K to University of Haifa. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
To provide financial support for haifa university including funding for research capital projects and scholarships for canadians attending the university
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $865K | $898K | — | $128K | $623K | $61K |
| 2023 | $990K | $912K | — | $13K | $597K | $94K |
| 2022 | $365K | $358K | $183K | — | $183K | — |
| 2021 | $687K | $649K | $119K | — | $407K | $54K |
| 2020 | $809K | $793K | $84K | — | $622K | $15K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $623K to 1 qualified donee:
- University of Haifa$623K
Received $206K from 16 charities:
- The Joseph Lebovic Charitable Foundation$100K
- The Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry - Canada$25K
- Morley And Rita Cohen Foundation /Fondation Morley Et Rita Cohen$15K
- The Sharp Foundation$15K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$14K
- Vancouver Foundation$12K
- Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal$5,108
- The Naomi & William Ernst Charitable Foundation$5,000
- Lohn Foundation$4,000
- Fondation Eldee-Eldee Foundation$3,600
- Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto$1,903
- GiftPact Foundation Inc.$1,800
- Gary & Maxie Bluestein Charitable Foundation$1,500
- The Jewish Foundation of Manitoba$1,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$972
- Canada Gives$500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$196K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Arnie Aberman (vice president); Michael Baker (director); Sara Cohen (director); Tony Comper (director); Ivan Fantus (director); Elham Farah (vice president); Ari Kashton (secretary/treasurer); Jeremy Levy (president); Ephry Merkur (director); Philip Seltzer (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Friends of University of Haifa’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106846538RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.