Congregation Belz
Charitable organization · Outremont, Quebec · BN 118874080RR0001 · Judaism
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($7,349,971) as filed with the CRA.
Congregation Belz is a charitable organization based in Outremont, Quebec, classified by the CRA under judaism. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $8M in revenue and $7.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 31% from donations, 29% from other charities. In 2024, 53 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2.1M.
Compared with 2,238 religious 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 88% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (6 positions in that band). The charity reported 39 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 27 qualified donees totalling $1.3M in 2024, the largest being $393K to Kollel Daf Yomi Institute. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $4.7M in 2020 to $8M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Solicit receive and maintain funds to provide a religious education for the purpose of advancing jewish culture and of instilling a reverence for the spiritual ethical and moral values of jewish faith.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8M | $7.3M | $4.6M | $468K | $1.3M | $10.7M |
| 2023 | $7.4M | $6.5M | $4.1M | $449K | $1.2M | $10.1M |
| 2022 | $6.3M | $5.8M | $3.9M | $363K | $1.1M | $9.2M |
| 2021 | $6.1M | $5.8M | $3.4M | $334K | $1.5M | $8.6M |
| 2020 | $4.7M | $4.7M | $3.1M | $271K | $707K | $8.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1.3M to 27 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Kollel Daf Yomi Institute$393K
- Congregation Zichron Yakov Yitzchok Belz$285K
- Kolel of Congregation Chaside Belz Umachzike Hadasz$159K
- CDRB / Kehal Machzikei Hadas Belz / KMHB$117K
- Canadian Friends of Mosdos Chasidei Belz$61K
- Centre Communautaire Belz Avreichim Belz Avreichim Community Center$51K
- Maison Belz Montreal$34K
- Mifalei Chaim Bechesed (MCB)$34K
- L'Institution Kupat Torah Vechiesed$30K
- Congrégation Imray Chaim D'Chasidai Wiznitz/Mosdoth Wiznitz du Canada$27K
- Kehilas Belz / Regroupement communautaire Belz$27K
- Menucha Vesimcha$23K
- Belz Community Center$19K
- Institution Viznitz / Viznitz Institution$13K
- Rabbinical College Mesifta Yoel Moshe of Canada$11K
- Congrégation Belz C.S.L.$5,673
- Congregation Bais Menachem Chabad-Lubavitch$5,520
- Association Merkaz Hachinuch$1,351
- La communauté de Congrégation Simchas Chaim$1,330
- Académie Yeshiva Toras Moshe de Montréal$1,095
- Congrégation Des Livres Saints/Kolel Torah V'yirah$1,000
- Charité Tzedakah Montréal / Charity Tzedakah Montréal$853
- Chabad Loubavitch du Mile End$339
- Hatzolas Yisroel D'Arizal$180
- B'NAI LEVY Foundation$99
Received $2.1M from 53 charities:
- BNOT Jerusalem Seminary$701K
- Initiative Communautaire de Yaldei$270K
- Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal$238K
- Institution Viznitz / Viznitz Institution$133K
- The George Kohn Charitable Foundation$128K
- Hatzolas Yisroel D'Arizal$65K
- Menucha Vesimcha$58K
- CDRB / Kehal Machzikei Hadas Belz / KMHB$44K
- La communauté de Congrégation Simchas Chaim$42K
- Kehilas Belz / Regroupement communautaire Belz$36K
- Maharam Tav Fund$33K
- Maison Yehudah / Bais Yehudah$31K
- The Micha Life Foundation$28K
- Zichron David and Pesie Grunberger Fund$22K
- Moral Arc Foundation$20K
- Semeurs De Charité/ Zoreah Tzedokos$19K
- Zichron David and Pesie Grunberger Fund$18K
- Charité Tzedakah Montréal / Charity Tzedakah Montréal$18K
- Rosenberg Family Foundation$17K
- Belz Community Center$13K
- Yam Hatalmud Foundation$11K
- Institution Tashbar$10K
- Corps de bénévoles Hatzoloh division Outremont$8,965
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$8,359
- Congrégation Belz C.S.L.$8,022
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- $1–39,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions39
- Total compensation, all staff$1.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Akiva Kruger (president); Chaim Moskovitz (administrateur); Tzvi Kanner (secretary); Meir Klein (vice president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Congregation Belz’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118874080RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.