Congregation Beth Tefilah
Publicly funded institution · London, Ontario · BN 106967292RR0001 · Judaism
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($237,449) as filed with the CRA.
Congregation Beth Tefilah is a charitable organization based in London, Ontario, classified by the CRA under judaism. 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 $361K in revenue and $237K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 31% from donations, 60% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $97K.
Compared with 62 religious institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 56% 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 $154K in 2020 to $361K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Congregation beth tefilah is a dynamic orthodox synagogue that serves the religious needs of the jewish community of london ontario.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $361K | $237K | $194K | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2023 | $460K | $172K | $158K | — | — | $1M |
| 2022 | $127K | $197K | $172K | — | — | $754K |
| 2021 | $139K | $146K | $126K | — | — | $824K |
| 2020 | $154K | $65K | $56K | — | — | $894K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $97K from 4 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$88K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michelle Bottner (treasurer); Daniel Bell (secretary); Moshe Rubenstein; Julie Rubenstein; Jeff Shavzin (house committee); Brian Ublansky; Manfred Friedman (director); Paul Gray (director); Octavian Tetelbaum; Stephen Taran; Jacqueline Richards.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Congregation Beth Tefilah’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106967292RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.