Mifalei Chaim Bechesed (MCB)
Charitable organization · Montreal, Quebec · BN 854949864RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($6,034,516) as filed with the CRA.
Mifalei Chaim Bechesed (MCB) is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $5.3M in revenue and $6M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2024, 61 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.7M.
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 48% of peers.
It reported gifts to 79 qualified donees totalling $1.1M in 2024, the largest being $419K to Canadian Friends of Mishon La'Choleh. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
To provide assistance to needy people. To provide loans to people in need.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.3M | $6M | $3,073 | $609K | $5.2M | -$3.3M |
| 2023 | $4.8M | $5.4M | $36K | $596K | $4.6M | -$2.5M |
| 2022 | $3.8M | $3.4M | $2.7M | $530K | — | -$1 |
| 2021 | $4M | $3.5M | $2.8M | $4,442 | $612K | -$2.4M |
| 2020 | $3.8M | $5.3M | $4.2M | — | $1.1M | -$2.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1.1M to 79 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Canadian Friends of Mishon La'Choleh$419K
- Congregation Yetev Lev D'Satmar$76K
- Maison Elimelech D'Tosh / Ohel Elimelech D'Tosh$69K
- Congrégation Imray Chaim D'Chasidai Wiznitz/Mosdoth Wiznitz du Canada$51K
- Canadian Friends of Yeshivat Wiznitz of Bnei Braq$48K
- Centre communautaire Wiznitz / Wiznitz Community Centre$43K
- Congrégation Skver$34K
- Ohel Torah Congregation$33K
- Ohel Torah Congregation$33K
- Chevrah Mesamchei Lev$29K
- Académie Yeshiva Toras Moshe de Montréal$28K
- Beth Jacob de Rav Hirschprung School$23K
- Yeshivah Toras Chaim$22K
- Moral Arc Foundation$17K
- Canadian Friends of Ateres Bunos$13K
- V.m.m.$13K
- Institution Viznitz / Viznitz Institution$12K
- Canadian Friends of Keren Hatzoloh$11K
- Kehilas Belz / Regroupement communautaire Belz$10K
- Aniyei Ircho$9,543
- L'Institution Kupat Torah Vechiesed$8,000
- Congrégation Amour pour Israel$6,954
- The Yad Ezer Fund$6,585
- Canadian Friends of Kiryas Joel Monroe$6,200
- Belz Community Center$6,200
Received $1.7M from 61 charities:
- Canadian Friends of Mishon La'Choleh$273K
- Hatzolas Yisroel D'Arizal$217K
- Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal$205K
- Charité Tzedakah Montréal / Charity Tzedakah Montréal$195K
- VMM Zichron Chaim Charity$109K
- Centre communautaire Wiznitz / Wiznitz Community Centre$79K
- Menucha Vesimcha$65K
- Maharam Tav Fund$65K
- L'Institution Kupat Torah Vechiesed$48K
- Institut Kollel Noam Eliezer$47K
- Ezras Menachem Avrohom Loan Fund$40K
- Congregation Belz$34K
- Aniyei Ircho$34K
- Zichron David and Pesie Grunberger Fund$30K
- D E Foundation$30K
- Bnot Jerusalem Kindergarten and Girls' School$29K
- Maison Elimelech D'Tosh / Ohel Elimelech D'Tosh$25K
- Canadian Friends of Yeshivat Wiznitz of Bnei Braq$21K
- Mehaduras Friedman Foundation$16K
- Fischman Family Foundation$16K
- Fondation EBS/EBS Foundation$11K
- Fondation Mirella & Lino Saputo$10K
- Fondation Mirella & Lino Saputo$10K
- The Leo & Bina Kohn Foundation Inc./fondation Leo & Bina Kohn Inc.$10K
- Matan Bsayser Foundation$8,600
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gedalia D Greenberg (president); Boruch M Rosenberg (vice- president); David Weinberger (secretary-treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Mifalei Chaim Bechesed (MCB)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 854949864RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.