Nishma-Societal Endeavor in Understanding Torah
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 135625713RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($13,465) as filed with the CRA.
Nishma-Societal Endeavor in Understanding Torah is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $12K in revenue and $13K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 94% from donations, 6% from other charities. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $200.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 19% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $92K in 2020 to $12K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
To provide lectures programs & publications of study to the jewish communiyt. To maintain a resource centre to stimulate involvment in jewish life and a better understanding of judaism and torah
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $12K | $13K | $6,141 | — | — | $5,664 |
| 2023 | $13K | $9,141 | $5,618 | — | — | $7,535 |
| 2022 | $29K | $37K | — | — | — | $3,647 |
| 2021 | $91K | $85K | $791 | — | — | $12K |
| 2020 | $92K | $97K | — | — | — | $6,168 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $200 from 1 charity:
- My Charity Fund$200
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$6,141
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Paul Appleby (secretary); Michael Skobac (director-vice president); Sheri Cohen (director); Sidney Bernstein (director); Dodi-Lee Hecht (director-president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Nishma-Societal Endeavor in Understanding Torah’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 135625713RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.