Solomon Schechter Academy
Charitable organization · Montreal, Quebec · BN 107992851RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($9,396,174) as filed with the CRA.
Solomon Schechter Academy is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $9.2M in revenue and $9.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 38% from donations, 21% from government, 12% from other charities. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2.5M.
Compared with 632 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 31 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 16 names.
In its own words
1) various education programs for the purpose of providing a religious education of advancing jewish culture and of instilling a reverence for the spiritual ethical and moreal values and traditions of the jewish faith. 2) education programs in accordance with the general curriculum as presribed by the mels
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9.2M | $9.4M | $9M | — | — | $2.9M |
| 2023 | $8.3M | $9.4M | $6.4M | $126K | — | $3.1M |
| 2022 | $8.8M | $9.3M | $6.2M | $102K | $910 | $4.2M |
| 2021 | $8.4M | $8.3M | $5.8M | $131K | $1,300 | $4.6M |
| 2020 | $8M | $8.2M | $6.2M | $148K | $1,275 | $4.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2.5M from 9 charities:
- The Solomon Schechter Academy Children's Foundation la Fondation pour Enfants de L'Académie Solomon Schechter$2M
- Federation Cja$372K
- Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal$99K
- Menucha Vesimcha$28K
- The Azrieli Foundation$10K
- Nellie Philanthropy Foundation$1,950
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$1,800
- Hatzolas Yisroel D'Arizal$1,440
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9992 positions
- $80,000–119,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions31
- Total compensation, all staff$6.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Robbie Peck (president); Melanie Weinstock (vice-president); Vanessa Hadida (treasurer); Johnathan Afilalo (director); Odelia Borten (director); Warren Cola (director); Melissa Daniel (director); Joshua Fisher (director); Julien Marais (director); Michael Nehemia (director); David Memes (director); Stephen Rabinovitch (director); Karina Roskies (director); Rena Rozenek (director); Ellen Schreter (director); Zev Zelman (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Solomon Schechter Academy’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107992851RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.