First Narayever Congregation
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 105212229RR0001 · Judaism · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($1,509,216) as filed with the CRA.
First Narayever Congregation is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under judaism. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $1.8M in revenue and $1.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 93% from donations. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $39K.
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 highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 26 qualified donees totalling $74K in 2024, the largest being $11K to Mizrachi Organization Of Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 19 names.
In its own words
Runs regularly scheduled religious services and educational programmes as well as community service programmes.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.8M | $1.5M | $841K | — | $83K | $4.5M |
| 2023 | $1.7M | $1.1M | $663K | — | $62K | $4.3M |
| 2022 | $1.6M | $829K | $512K | — | $75K | $3.7M |
| 2021 | $1.9M | $1.1M | $758K | — | $63K | $2.9M |
| 2020 | $2.1M | $914K | $597K | — | $80K | $2.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $74K to 26 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Mizrachi Organization Of Canada$11K
- Canadian Magen David Adom for Israel/Magen David Adom Canadien pour Israel$11K
- Congregation Darchei Noam Reconstructionist Synagogue of Toronto$7,500
- Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto$6,500
- Working Women Community Centre$6,200
- Romero House Inc.$5,500
- Jias (jewish Immigrant Aid Services) Toronto$5,500
- Ve'Ahavta$3,500
- Kehilla Residential Programme$3,500
- United Way of Northwest Territories$2,000
- Dominion Church International$2,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$2,000
- Mazon Canada$1,876
- FCJ Refugee Centre$1,500
- National Council of Jewish Women of Canada$1,180
- Oasis Dufferin Community Centre$1,000
- Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal$1,000
- Adath Israel Congregation$500
- Heart to Heart$250
- Paul Penna Downtown Jewish Day School$180
- Leket Canada$118
- The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation$100
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Foundation$100
- Humanitarian Coalition / Coalition Humanitaire$100
- The Kidney Foundation of Canada$50
Received $39K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$474K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
David Barkin (board member); Stephen Benjamin (treasurer); Phyllis Berck (past president); Benjamin Berger (board member); Samantha Berman (board member); Jodi Block (board member); Sarah Colman (board member); Leonard Elias (board member); Micky Fraterman (board member); Jennifer Gold (board member); Karen Golden (secretary); Mark Hines (board member); Simon Houpt (board member); Jill Magen-Lichtblau (vp); Michey Narun (board member); Randee Pavalow (board member); Nathan Perlis (board member); Melanie Segal (board member); Tama Soble (president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from First Narayever Congregation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 105212229RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.