Canadian Friends of Vaad Harabbanim
Charitable organization · Montreal, Quebec · BN 828608125RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,797,208) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Friends of Vaad Harabbanim is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.8M in revenue and $1.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 47% from donations, 53% from other charities. In 2024, 20 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $672K.
Compared with 1,125 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 93% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
To relieve poverty by providing financial assistance to persons of low income.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.8M | $1.8M | $1.8M | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $1M | $1M | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2022 | $2.1M | $2.2M | $2.2M | — | — | $722K |
| 2021 | $1.9M | $1.6M | $1.6M | — | — | $862K |
| 2020 | $1.7M | $1.3M | $1.3M | — | — | $590K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $672K from 20 charities:
- Canadian Friends of Keren Hatzoloh$194K
- The Matlow Family Charitable Trust$176K
- Moral Arc Foundation$105K
- J & H Feldman Charitable Foundation$93K
- My Charity Fund$22K
- Fischman Family Foundation$21K
- Synagogue Keser Torah inc. / Keser Torah Synagogue inc.$18K
- Philip and Hannah Reichmann Family Foundation$10K
- Hatzolas Yisroel D'Arizal$9,711
- Matan Bsayser Foundation$4,450
- Mifalei Chaim Bechesed (MCB)$4,122
- D E Foundation$4,100
- Community Pillar$2,800
- Maharam Tav Fund$2,123
- Institution Viznitz / Viznitz Institution$2,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,036
- The B&C Zy Gezunt Charitable Foundation$1,000
- Heitner Charitable Foundation$780
- Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal$720
- D E Foundation$500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Chaim Chacham (secretary-treasurer); Yoel Chonon Wenger (vice-president); Yochanan Wosner (president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Friends of Vaad Harabbanim’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 828608125RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.