Chabad Jewish Student Centre
Charitable organization · Thornhill, Ontario · BN 822347514RR0001 · Judaism
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2022-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($255,173) as filed with the CRA.
Chabad Jewish Student Centre is a charitable organization based in Thornhill, Ontario, classified by the CRA under judaism. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, it reported $211K in revenue and $255K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 68% from donations, 11% from other charities. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $27K.
Compared with 13,465 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 50% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $86K in 2020 to $211K in 2022. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
A/ To establish and operate a house of religious worship and study which adheres to and complies with the laws customs and traditions of Orthodox Judaism as interpreted and practiced by the Chasidic Jewish movement known as Chabad Lubavitch. B/ To promote and advance the activities beliefs and moral teachings of Chabad Lubavitch. C/ To publicize and disseminate the educational and spiritual literature of Orthodox Judaism and Chasidism though public lectures classes libraries and special events.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2022
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $211K | $255K | $229K | — | — | $315K |
| 2021 | $175K | $136K | $115K | — | — | $360K |
| 2020 | $86K | $114K | $100K | — | — | $310K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $27K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$92K
Schedule 3 of its 2022 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2022)
Vidal Bekerman (executive director); Avi Davis (secretary); Leo Steiner (officer).
As listed on its 2022 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Chabad Jewish Student Centre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 822347514RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.