Magen David Sephardic Congregation
Charitable organization · Downsview, Ontario · BN 107654022RR0001 · Judaism
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($525,805) as filed with the CRA.
Magen David Sephardic Congregation is a charitable organization based in Downsview, Ontario, classified by the CRA under judaism. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $656K in revenue and $526K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 87% from donations. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $259K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 22% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 95% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $302K in 2020 to $656K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Synagogue services; educational programmes; activities of a general & religious nature in pursuance of the promotion and maintenance of an orthodox Jewish synagogue for members & the general community ; and we offer daily worship services.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $656K | $526K | $304K | $213K | — | $945K |
| 2023 | $427K | $453K | $296K | $147K | — | $815K |
| 2022 | $414K | $416K | $311K | $94K | — | $841K |
| 2021 | $278K | $248K | $178K | $50K | $3,000 | $843K |
| 2020 | $302K | $221K | $218K | — | $1,098 | $819K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $259K from 9 charities:
- The DR. Wolf Lebovic Charitable Foundation$150K
- J & J Bitton Family Charitable Foundation$67K
- The Joseph Lebovic Charitable Foundation$25K
- The Joseph Lebovic Charitable Foundation$12K
- The Joseph Lebovic Charitable Foundation$3,000
- Conam Charitable Foundation$1,000
- My Charity Fund$450
- Canadahelps Canadon$216
- The Soberano Charitable Foundation$180
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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$129K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Eric Malka (chairman of the board); Jonathan Boulakin (president); Jack Shahin (vice president); Shirel Benlolo-Derfel (secretary); Josh Benchetrit (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Magen David Sephardic Congregation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107654022RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.