Louis Brier Jewish Residence Society
Private foundation · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 873411417RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($6,500,480) as filed with the CRA.
Louis Brier Jewish Residence Society is a private foundation based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $5.7M in revenue and $6.5M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 20% from government. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $95K.
Compared with 1,125 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 84% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
The Louis Brier Jewish Residence Society operates a 60 suite assisted living/multi-level care facility that provides maintenance assistance and recreation in accordance with traditional Jewish ritual and dietary laws customs and traditions to foster the health and well being of aged/infirmed Jewish Residents of British Columbia.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.7M | $6.5M | $6.3M | — | — | $2.5M |
| 2023 | $5.3M | $6.1M | $5.9M | — | — | $3.3M |
| 2022 | $5M | $5.2M | $5M | — | — | $4.1M |
| 2021 | $4.9M | $5.4M | $4.9M | — | — | $4.9M |
| 2020 | $5.3M | $5.4M | $5M | — | — | $5.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $95K from 3 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
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Total compensation, all staff$4.7M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Theodore Zacks (chair); Harry Segal (vice-chair); Howard Riback (secretary-treasurer); Sandra Bressler (immediate past chair); Beverly Davis (director); Gail Butt (director); Jennifer Chelin (director); Kenneth Levitt (director); Rick Cohen (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Louis Brier Jewish Residence Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 873411417RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.