Canadian Friends of Yeshivat Wiznitz of Bnei Braq
Charitable organization · Montreal, Quebec · BN 118832773RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,423,040) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Friends of Yeshivat Wiznitz of Bnei Braq is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.5M in revenue and $1.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 72% from donations, 26% from other charities. In 2024, 22 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $680K.
Compared with 632 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 85% of peers.
It reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $256K in 2024, the largest being $228K to Centre communautaire Wiznitz / Wiznitz Community Centre. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Provide scholarships and assistance to deserving students to continue their religious courses given at yeshivat wiznitz.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $1.1M | — | $256K | $443K |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $1.8M | $1.5M | $140K | $107K | $346K |
| 2022 | $1.8M | $1.4M | $1.1M | $7,578 | $208K | $790K |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1M | $1,690 | $143K | $435K |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $991K | $789K | — | $171K | $415K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $256K to 5 qualified donees:
- Centre communautaire Wiznitz / Wiznitz Community Centre$228K
- Mifalei Chaim Bechesed (MCB)$21K
- Chasdai Tovim Meoros$5,140
- Congregation Belz$2,000
- Institution Tashbar$250
Received $680K from 22 charities:
- Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal$214K
- Fischman Family Foundation$135K
- Avreichim Torah Institute$126K
- Canadian Friends of Mishon La'Choleh$72K
- Mifalei Chaim Bechesed (MCB)$48K
- Charité Tzedakah Montréal / Charity Tzedakah Montréal$40K
- Kav Shalom KHM$14K
- Charité Tzedakah Montréal / Charity Tzedakah Montréal$12K
- Zichron David and Pesie Grunberger Fund$6,100
- The Gross Family Foundation$4,000
- Salzberg Family Foundation$2,500
- The Daniel and Vera Rubinstein Charitable Foundation$2,000
- Abarbanel Eiger Charitable Foundation$1,500
- VMM Zichron Chaim Charity$1,045
- The F&R Hauer Charitable Foundation$720
- The Yad Ezer Fund$650
- Moral Arc Foundation$400
- The Tzaddik Foundation$180
- Fondation Famille Neuhaus Neuhaus Family Foundation$100
- Tom and Annie Kohn Charitable Foundation$100
- The Yad Ezer Fund$100
- Canadahelps Canadon$34
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Baruch Finkelstein (president); Chaim Meir Nutovics (secretary-treasurer); David Weinberger (vice-president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Friends of Yeshivat Wiznitz of Bnei Braq’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118832773RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.