Centre communautaire Wiznitz / Wiznitz Community Centre
Publicly funded institution · Montreal, Quebec · BN 841909302RR0001 · Support of Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($239,695) as filed with the CRA.
Centre communautaire Wiznitz / Wiznitz Community Centre is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under support of religion. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $46K in revenue and $240K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $285K.
Compared with 68 religious institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 77% of peers.
It reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $151K in 2024, the largest being $79K to Mifalei Chaim Bechesed (MCB). Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $122K in 2020 to $46K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
To establish Jewish courses for me of all ages. To provide scholarships for talmudic scholars To establish a jewish library of books. Provide free meals for needy people
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $46K | $240K | $88K | — | $151K | $37K |
| 2023 | $365K | $341K | $72K | — | $263K | $231K |
| 2022 | $245K | $272K | $125K | — | $141K | $207K |
| 2021 | $338K | $269K | $61K | — | $203K | $234K |
| 2020 | $122K | $108K | — | — | $94K | $165K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $151K to 4 qualified donees:
Received $285K from 9 charities:
- Canadian Friends of Yeshivat Wiznitz of Bnei Braq$228K
- Mifalei Chaim Bechesed (MCB)$43K
- Zichron David and Pesie Grunberger Fund$5,500
- Salzberg Family Foundation$3,600
- Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal$2,590
- Hatzolas Yisroel D'Arizal$1,056
- Moral Arc Foundation$400
- Nathan & Shani Bleeman Charitable Foundation$200
- Shimon & Deena Smursz Charitable Foundation$100
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$69K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Baruch Finkelstein (vice-president); Isaac Rosenberg (president); Israel Weiss (secretary-treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Centre communautaire Wiznitz / Wiznitz Community Centre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 841909302RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.