Institution Viznitz / Viznitz Institution
Charitable organization · Montréal, Quebec · BN 829637305RR0001 · Judaism
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($5,331,594) as filed with the CRA.
Institution Viznitz / Viznitz Institution is a charitable organization based in Montréal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under judaism. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $5.7M in revenue and $5.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 42% from donations. In 2024, 29 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $381K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 81% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 44 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 26 qualified donees totalling $393K in 2024, the largest being $133K to Congregation Belz. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $3.1M in 2020 to $5.7M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 1 name.
In its own words
Solicit receive and maintain funds to provide charitable community programs and religious education for the purpose of advancing jewish culture and instilling a reverence for the spiritual ethical and moral values and traditions 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 | $5.7M | $5.3M | $4.8M | $136K | $393K | $5.5M |
| 2023 | $6.3M | $5.6M | $5.1M | $134K | $365K | $8.2M |
| 2022 | $5.4M | $4M | $3.7M | $45K | $205K | $4.4M |
| 2021 | $3.5M | $3.4M | $2.9M | $30K | $433K | -$15M |
| 2020 | $3.1M | $2.6M | $2.1M | $25K | $489K | $2.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $393K to 26 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Congregation Belz$133K
- Viznitz Montréal Centre / Viznitz Montréal Center$86K
- The Yad Ezer Fund$33K
- CDRB / Kehal Machzikei Hadas Belz / KMHB$18K
- Canadian Friends of Mosdos Chasidei Belz$17K
- Yam Hatalmud Foundation$16K
- Beth Ariel Messianic Congregation$15K
- Congrégation Amour pour Israel$13K
- Canadian Friends of Yeshivath Shearith Hapletah$11K
- VMM Zichron Chaim Charity$10K
- Charité Tzedakah Montréal / Charity Tzedakah Montréal$8,000
- Canadian Friends of Ahavas Chesed$6,000
- Belz Community School$4,425
- Congrégation Amour pour Israel$4,200
- Hatzolas Yisroel D'Arizal$2,575
- Bnot Jerusalem Kindergarten and Girls' School$2,150
- Centre Chabad De Ville Mont Royal / Chabad Centre of The Town of Mount Royal$2,000
- Canadian Friends of Vaad Harabbanim$2,000
- Belz Community Center$1,730
- Fondation El Hashoresh Canada$1,542
- Congregation Yetev Lev D'Satmar$1,500
- Congrégation Imray Chaim D'Chasidai Wiznitz/Mosdoth Wiznitz du Canada$1,000
- L'École Beth Tziporah$975
- Kolel of Congregation Chaside Belz Umachzike Hadasz$500
- Kehilas Belz / Regroupement communautaire Belz$450
Received $381K from 29 charities:
- Les Amis Canadiens d'Assistance de Pauvrete$161K
- J & H Feldman Charitable Foundation$60K
- Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal$38K
- Hatzolas Yisroel D'Arizal$16K
- Congregation Belz$13K
- Mifalei Chaim Bechesed (MCB)$12K
- Bnot Jerusalem Kindergarten and Girls' School$10K
- Heitner Charitable Foundation$10K
- Kav Shalom KHM$8,557
- Ezer Lanefesh Foundation / E.L.F.$8,065
- Fondation EBS/EBS Foundation$6,400
- Congregation Sheves Achim$5,500
- Charité Tzedakah Montréal / Charity Tzedakah Montréal$3,792
- Refuah V'Chesed$3,600
- Maharam Tav Fund$3,143
- Semeurs De Charité/ Zoreah Tzedokos$3,101
- Keren Hakehilah$3,091
- Corps de bénévoles Hatzoloh division Outremont$2,980
- Viznitz Montréal Centre / Viznitz Montréal Center$2,272
- The Micha Life Foundation$2,000
- Congrégation Good Heart: Congrégation Yetev Lav$2,000
- Keren One$1,910
- Kehilas Belz / Regroupement communautaire Belz$1,800
- The B&C Zy Gezunt Charitable Foundation$1,000
- L'École Beth Tziporah$732
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
- $1–39,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions44
- Total compensation, all staff$2.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Chaim Chacham (president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Institution Viznitz / Viznitz Institution’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 829637305RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.