Congregation Beth Israel
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 887679595RR0001 · Judaism
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($3,562,763) as filed with the CRA.
Congregation Beth Israel is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under judaism. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $3.7M in revenue and $3.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 60% from donations. In 2024, 16 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $411K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 14% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 81% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $300,000–349,999 range. The charity reported 13 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
Maintenance of a synagogue school and cemetery for members of the jewish faith.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.7M | $3.6M | $2.2M | $250K | — | $20.9M |
| 2023 | $3M | $3.2M | $2M | $111K | — | $20.8M |
| 2022 | $2.8M | $3.1M | $1.9M | $61K | — | $20.8M |
| 2021 | $3.1M | $2.6M | $1.5M | $40K | — | $21.6M |
| 2020 | $2.9M | $2.7M | $1.6M | $42K | — | $20.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $411K from 16 charities:
- Jewish Federation of British Columbia$123K
- ZLC Foundation$103K
- Ronald S. Roadburg Foundation$54K
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$39K
- Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation$29K
- Oasis Foundation$18K
- Lutsky Family Foundation$15K
- Lutsky Family Foundation$10K
- Aqueduct Foundation$6,582
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$4,540
- Lohn Foundation$3,600
- The Hanson Foundation$2,452
- The Arnold and Anita Silber Family Foundation$1,250
- Vancouver Foundation$1,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$629
- Marsid Family Foundation$36
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $300,000–349,9991 position
- $160,000–199,9992 positions
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions13
- Total compensation, all staff$1.4M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kerry Benson (director); Anton Bloem (director); Samara Bordan (director); Beverly Davis (director); Alexis Doctor (director); Julian Forman (secretary); Roni Grief (treasurer); Alan Kwinter (director); Isaac Markman (director); David Silver (immediate past president); Heather Sirlin (president); David Woogman (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Congregation Beth Israel’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 887679595RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.