Messorah Tzedakah Foundation
Private foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 119039139RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($129,744) as filed with the CRA.
Messorah Tzedakah Foundation is a private foundation based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $130K in revenue and $130K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from donations, 5% from other charities. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $6,000.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 91% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 42 qualified donees totalling $130K in 2024, the largest being $36K to Clanton Park Synagogue. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Donations to places of worship independant religious schools social service organizations and other qualified donees.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $130K | $130K | — | — | $130K | $92K |
| 2023 | $167K | $147K | $0 | $0 | $147K | $104K |
| 2022 | $118K | $142K | — | — | $142K | $84K |
| 2021 | $84K | $83K | — | — | $83K | $109K |
| 2020 | $152K | $132K | — | — | $132K | $108K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Private foundation — endowment and payout, December 31, 2024
- Receipted donations$123,578
- From other charities$6,000
- Investment income$243
This ratio is gifts made divided by total assets at year end. It is not the CRA disbursement quota, which is calculated on the average value of property not used in charitable activities and cannot be derived from these filings.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $130K to 42 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Clanton Park Synagogue$36K
- Ruchama Fraidel Relief Organization$14K
- Mizrachi Canada$12K
- Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto Congregation$11K
- Camp Moshava$8,605
- Netivot Hatorah$4,610
- Bnei Akiva Schools$3,880
- Toronto Care Fund$3,800
- Gemilas Chesed of Clanton Park$3,280
- Tiferes Bais Yaakov$2,800
- Hatzoloh Toronto$2,520
- Paths of Torah School$2,300
- One Family Fund Canada$2,000
- Eitz Chaim Schools$2,000
- Chai Lifeline (canada) Inc.$1,980
- Canadian Friends of Yad Sarah$1,800
- Torah Learning Centre$1,690
- Petah Tikva - Anshe Castilla Congregation$1,650
- Congregation Chasidei Bobov$1,382
- Or Chaim Minyan$1,100
- B'Nai Zion Charity Fund$1,036
- Leket Canada$1,000
- Kayla's Children Centre$1,000
- Israel Magen Fund of Canada$1,000
- Emunah Canada$1,000
Received $6,000 from 1 charity:
- My Charity Fund$6,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mitchel Shields (president); Evelyn Lyons (treasurer); Mark Shields (secretary); Wayne Kurtz (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Messorah Tzedakah Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119039139RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.