Fischman Family Foundation
Private foundation · Montreal, Quebec · BN 808494777RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,924,705) as filed with the CRA.
Fischman Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.6M in revenue and $1.9M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 93% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 65 qualified donees totalling $1.9M in 2024, the largest being $676K to VMM Zichron Chaim Charity. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $570K in 2020 to $1.6M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The charity donates funds to other registered charities
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.6M | $1.9M | — | — | $1.9M | $3.4M |
| 2023 | $5M | $2.7M | — | — | $2.7M | $3.7M |
| 2022 | $1.1M | $1.3M | — | — | $1.3M | $9.1M |
| 2021 | $2M | $872K | — | — | $871K | $1.6M |
| 2020 | $570K | $478K | — | — | $477K | $519K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1.9M to 65 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- VMM Zichron Chaim Charity$676K
- Hatzolas Yisroel D'Arizal$208K
- Yeshivah Toras Chaim$143K
- Canadian Friends of Yeshivat Wiznitz of Bnei Braq$135K
- Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal$100K
- Canadian Friends of Mishon La'Choleh$71K
- Congrégation Amour pour Israel$61K
- Ohel Torah Congregation$60K
- CDRB / Kehal Machzikei Hadas Belz / KMHB$52K
- Kollel Daf Yomi Institute$50K
- C.t.m.$40K
- The Yad Ezer Fund$36K
- Canadian Friends of Igud Wiznitz$33K
- Aniyei Ircho$31K
- Bonei Olam Foundation Inc.$26K
- Congrégation Imray Chaim D'Chasidai Wiznitz/Mosdoth Wiznitz du Canada$23K
- Canadian Friends of Vaad Harabbanim$21K
- Mifalei Chaim Bechesed (MCB)$16K
- Chabad Loubavitch du Mile End$13K
- Menucha Vesimcha$12K
- Maor Yisrael$10K
- B'NAI LEVY Foundation$9,000
- Jewish Heritage Foundation International$8,000
- Canadian Friends of Kolel Emes V'Emunah Wiznitz$7,000
- Eizer Meshilem Feish Association / Association Eizer Meshilem Feish$6,950
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Judith Fischman (secretary-treasurer); Samuel Fischman (president); Solomon Fischman (vice-president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Fischman Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 808494777RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.