Synagogue Keser Torah inc. / Keser Torah Synagogue inc.
Publicly funded institution · Montreal, Quebec · BN 137617056RR0001 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,549,313) as filed with the CRA.
Synagogue Keser Torah inc. / Keser Torah Synagogue inc. is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.1M in revenue and $1.5M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 59% from donations, 26% from other charities. In 2024, 33 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $292K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 91% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 84% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $350,000 and over range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 6 qualified donees totalling $34K in 2024, the largest being $18K to Canadian Friends of Vaad Harabbanim. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
To operate a synagogue in montreal. To provide bursaries to deserving students. To advance jewish religion customs and language through seminars and lectures.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $1.5M | $1.5M | $12K | $34K | $1.8M |
| 2023 | $1M | $1.1M | $1M | $8,076 | $34K | $2.3M |
| 2022 | $991K | $1M | $961K | $6,411 | $26K | $2.3M |
| 2021 | $958K | $957K | $908K | $11K | $23K | $2.3M |
| 2020 | $919K | $1M | $972K | $11K | $11K | $2.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $34K to 6 qualified donees:
- Canadian Friends of Vaad Harabbanim$18K
- Maharam Tav Fund$6,000
- Congregation Yeshiva Gedola$4,000
- The Yad Ezer Fund$3,750
- Seminary Loan Fund$2,000
- Charité Tzedakah Montréal / Charity Tzedakah Montréal$1,000
Received $292K from 33 charities:
- Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal$112K
- Institut CBM$36K
- VMM Zichron Chaim Charity$28K
- Seminary Loan Fund$15K
- Zichron David and Pesie Grunberger Fund$14K
- N'Siv Hachesed$10K
- The Jewish Legacy Charitable Foundation$10K
- Aide de santé/ Help to Health/Ezer L'Refuah$8,000
- Michael Rosenberg Charity Foundation$7,542
- Avreichim Torah Institute$7,000
- The George Hofstedter Family Foundation$6,500
- Hatzolas Yisroel D'Arizal$6,276
- Salzberg Family Foundation$5,800
- Tefiloh Lemoishe Congregation$5,800
- Sam Ousher Switzer Charitable Foundation$3,600
- Shmilu and Sari Rosenberg Foundation$2,500
- Congregation Reshith Chochma First Mesifta of Canada$2,100
- Fondation Familiale Gewurz/Gewurz Family Fondation$1,800
- The Micha Life Foundation$1,500
- J & H Feldman Charitable Foundation$1,500
- ACH Foundation$1,500
- Congregation Yetev Lev D'Satmar$1,360
- Rosenberg Family Foundation$1,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$702
- The George Kohn Charitable Foundation$500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $350,000 and over1 position
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$683K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jacob Abramczyk (president); Sydney Aisenstark (secretary-treasurer); David Muller (vice-president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Synagogue Keser Torah inc. / Keser Torah Synagogue inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 137617056RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.