Refuah V'Chesed
Charitable organization · Montreal, Quebec · BN 851113761RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,064,911) as filed with the CRA.
Refuah V'Chesed 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 $2.1M in revenue and $2.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 51% from donations, 8% from government, 31% from other charities. In 2024, 29 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $495K.
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 53% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 14 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 9 qualified donees totalling $271K in 2024, the largest being $115K to Eizer Meshilem Feish Association / Association Eizer Meshilem Feish. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $521K in 2020 to $2.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
To provide financial assistance to needy people
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.1M | $2.1M | $1.6M | $206K | $271K | -$710K |
| 2023 | $1.7M | $1.4M | $1M | $293K | $119K | -$771K |
| 2022 | $2M | $1.7M | $1.3M | $277K | $99K | -$989K |
| 2021 | $1.4M | $1.1M | $575K | $332K | $64K | -$1.3M |
| 2020 | $521K | $1.1M | — | — | $93K | -$1.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $271K to 9 qualified donees:
- Eizer Meshilem Feish Association / Association Eizer Meshilem Feish$115K
- Beth Esther Academy Inc.$55K
- Charité Tzedakah Montréal / Charity Tzedakah Montréal$46K
- Keren Hakehilah$20K
- La fondation des écoles JPPS-Bialik$14K
- La communauté de Congrégation Simchas Chaim$12K
- Institution Viznitz / Viznitz Institution$3,600
- Mifalei Chaim Bechesed (MCB)$3,000
- Camp B'Nai Brith of Montreal Foundation$2,394
Received $495K from 29 charities:
- Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal$306K
- VMM Zichron Chaim Charity$37K
- The Micha Life Foundation$26K
- Rosenberg Family Foundation$25K
- Shmilu and Sari Rosenberg Foundation$23K
- La communauté de Congrégation Simchas Chaim$20K
- Residence Sepharade Salomon (communaute Sepharade Unifiee du Quebec)$10K
- Maharam Tav Fund$8,940
- Charité Tzedakah Montréal / Charity Tzedakah Montréal$8,600
- Zichron David and Pesie Grunberger Fund$5,000
- Keren Yecheskel Foundation$3,900
- Mazon Canada$3,800
- Ezras Menachem Avrohom Loan Fund$2,418
- Canadahelps Canadon$2,374
- Sabel Family Foundation$1,800
- VMM Zichron Chaim Charity$1,750
- Friedman Foundation$1,200
- Eizer Meshilem Feish Association / Association Eizer Meshilem Feish$1,200
- Congregation Gate David of Bobov$1,200
- Fondation Familiale Gewurz/Gewurz Family Fondation$1,000
- Fondation EBS/EBS Foundation$1,000
- The Hochstadter Family Foundation$860
- Kehilas Belz / Regroupement communautaire Belz$600
- Semeurs De Charité/ Zoreah Tzedokos$600
- Corps de bénévoles Hatzoloh division Outremont$540
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
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions14
- Total compensation, all staff$884K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Aron Friedlander (secretary); Shalom Grunwald (president); Shrage Muller (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Refuah V'Chesed’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 851113761RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.