T.o.r.a. Institute
Charitable organization · Montreal, Quebec · BN 868136896RR0001 · Support of Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($4,326,991) as filed with the CRA.
T.o.r.a. Institute is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $4.2M in revenue and $4.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 96% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $363K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 92% of peers.
It reported gifts to 17 qualified donees totalling $3.4M in 2024, the largest being $990K to Centre chabad. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $284K in 2020 to $4.2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Solicit receive and maintain funds to provide chartable community programs and religious education for the purpose of advancing jewish culture and instilling a reverence for the spiritual ethical and moral values and traditions of jewish faith.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.2M | $4.3M | $619K | — | $3.7M | — |
| 2023 | $3.8M | $3.8M | $162K | — | $3.7M | $137K |
| 2022 | $2.3M | $2.3M | $455K | — | $1.8M | $148K |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $464K | — | $730K | $115K |
| 2020 | $284K | $278K | $2,775 | — | $275K | $130K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $3.4M to 17 qualified donees:
- Centre chabad$990K
- Kollel Daf Yomi Institute$692K
- CDRB / Kehal Machzikei Hadas Belz / KMHB$314K
- Ezer Lanefesh Foundation / E.L.F.$258K
- Eizer Meshilem Feish Association / Association Eizer Meshilem Feish$250K
- Congregation Rabbinical College of Quebec$240K
- College Rabbinique de Québec qui soutient les Loyaux Étudiants du Rabbin Ménachem$211K
- Chesed l'Avraham$136K
- VMM Zichron Chaim Charity$99K
- Ohel Torah Congregation$74K
- Congrégation Tifereth Beth David Jerusalem/Tifereth Beth David Jerusalem Synagogue$63K
- Chabad Zichron Kedoshim Community$41K
- Kollel Menachem$32K
- Kehilas Belz / Regroupement communautaire Belz$13K
- Académie Yéshiva Yavné$13K
- Faire Revivre / Lhachyois$12K
- Charité Tzedakah Montréal / Charity Tzedakah Montréal$2,000
Received $363K from 3 charities:
- Centre chabad$187K
- Fondation Longévité$126K
- BenefAction Foundation$50K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Channay Berzon (administrateur); Shalom Chriqui (president); Sylvia Cohen (secretary vice-president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from T.o.r.a. Institute’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 868136896RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.