Congregation Shaar Hashomayim
Charitable organization · Westmount, Quebec · BN 119147197RR0001 · Judaism · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($8,641,340) as filed with the CRA.
Congregation Shaar Hashomayim is a charitable organization based in Westmount, Quebec, classified by the CRA under judaism. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $15M in revenue and $8.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 23% from donations, 30% from other charities. In 2024, 35 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2.3M.
Compared with 158 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 6% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $250,000–299,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 64 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $38K in 2024, the largest being $25K to The Jerusalem Foundation of Canada Inc. la Fondation Jerusalem du Canada Inc.. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $5.9M in 2020 to $15M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 20 names.
In its own words
Maintain a synagogue to foster programs such as education religious social and recreational activities. Help further the cause and objectives of the synagogue and traditional judaism. Talmud classes bond dinners bridge sessions daily religious services torah introduction ceremonies rosh chodesh breakfast succot festivals hebrew literacy campaigns bar mitzvah consecration ceremonies jewish music concerts meals-on-wheels cooking classes book reviews purim festivals fashion show pirke avot seminars.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $15M | $8.6M | $3.2M | — | $38K | $25.1M |
| 2023 | $9.5M | $8.3M | $3M | — | — | $22M |
| 2022 | $3.2M | $6.4M | $2.4M | — | — | $19.8M |
| 2021 | $11.3M | $6.4M | $2.3M | — | — | $22.1M |
| 2020 | $5.9M | $7M | $2.7M | — | — | $17.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $38K to 2 qualified donees:
Received $2.3M from 35 charities:
- Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal$1.2M
- Gelmont Foundation/Fondation Gelmont$292K
- The Abe and Sophie Bronfman Charitable Foundation$200K
- The Sandra and Leo Kolber Foundation$126K
- Dorot Foundation/Fondation Dorot$100K
- Federation Cja$58K
- The Bensadoun Family Foundation La fondation de la famille Bensadoun$50K
- The Michael and David Cape Foundation$45K
- The Mel Hoppenheim Family Foundation/La fondation familiale Mel Hoppenheim$40K
- The CRB Foundation/La fondation CRB$31K
- Fondation Eldee-Eldee Foundation$31K
- Mitzi & Mel Dobrin Family Foundation/fondation Familiale Mitzi & Mel Dobrin$30K
- Maxwell Cummings Family Foundation$25K
- La Fondation Famille David Gelber/The David Gelber Family Foundation$20K
- The Jack Victor Foundation$13K
- The Robin and Evie Foundation/La Fondation Robin et Evie$10K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$9,415
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$6,870
- The Nathan Aaron Feifer Foundation$6,040
- The Dany and Elyse Battat Family Foundation$5,760
- The Herbert and Carole Feifer Foundation$5,310
- GiftPact Foundation Inc.$4,685
- Québec Religious Heritage Council$3,757
- The Amiel Foundation$3,600
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$3,478
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $250,000–299,9992 positions
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9993 positions
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions64
- Total compensation, all staff$4.5M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Claire Berger (administrateur); Joshua Ostrega (administrateur); Julius Suss (administrateur); Mara Greenstone (vice-président); Peter Jacobs (vice-président); France Brat (administrateur); Malvina Klag (administrateur); Jonathan Mechanic (administrateur); Jonathan Schacter (secrétaire); Richard Boretsky (administrateur); Steven Greenberg (administrateur); Alexandre Abecassis (administrateur); Jeff Feifer (administrateur); Joseph Paperman (président); Matthew Baer (administrateur); Alvin Fagen (trésorier); Inna Nekhim (administrateur); Perry Shak (administrateur); Emily Shore (administrateur); Penni Kolb (principal dirigeant: dir. exe).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Congregation Shaar Hashomayim’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119147197RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.