Klezkanada
Charitable organization · Montreal, Quebec · BN 864963566RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($812,208) as filed with the CRA.
Klezkanada is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $685K in revenue and $812K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $356K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 33% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 92% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $370K in 2020 to $685K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
The charity promotes yiddish culture by organizing a week long live-in program during which the participants are immersed in instruction in yiddish language music dance and theatre
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $685K | $812K | $590K | $3,455 | — | -$50K |
| 2023 | $503K | $566K | $352K | $3,473 | — | $77K |
| 2022 | $570K | $576K | $413K | $1,882 | — | $186K |
| 2021 | $327K | $255K | $151K | $887 | — | $192K |
| 2020 | $370K | $250K | $158K | $1,997 | — | $120K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $356K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$199K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Robert Lewis Blacksberg (president of bod); Lisa Mayer (administrator); Adrian Banner (president of the board); Robie Hockenstein (treasurer); Robert Smolkin (administrator); Frederic Stein (administrator); David Weigens (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Klezkanada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 864963566RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.