Ottawa Chevra Kadisha
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 119071371RR0001 · Support of Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($126,861) as filed with the CRA.
Ottawa Chevra Kadisha is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $232K in revenue and $127K in expenditures.
In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,449.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 87% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $1,950 in 2024, the largest being $1,800 to Israel Magen Fund of Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1,348 in 2020 to $232K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Promote preach + advance teachings of orthodox judaism prepare bodies of deceased presidents of the jewish faith according to orthodox judiasm + maintain a religious chapel
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $232K | $127K | $127K | — | — | $2.3M |
| 2023 | $135K | $108K | — | — | $360 | $1.3M |
| 2022 | $131K | $111K | $110K | — | $180 | $2.3M |
| 2021 | $230K | $99K | $99K | — | — | $2.3M |
| 2020 | $1,348 | $145K | — | — | $21K | $2.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1,950 to 2 qualified donees:
- Israel Magen Fund of Canada$1,800
- Congregation Young Israel of Ottawa$150
Received $1,449 from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Issie Scarowsky (president); Ken Kavanat (treasurer); Mark Silver (according secretary); Charles Schachnow (director); Pinchos Pleet (director); Anna Silverman (director); Debbie Baylin (director); Michael Landau (director); Paul Bregman (director); Jason Reiskind (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Ottawa Chevra Kadisha’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119071371RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.