The Atlantic Jewish Council
Charitable organization · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 106736309RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,480,848) as filed with the CRA.
The Atlantic Jewish Council is a charitable organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.4M in revenue and $1.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 36% from donations. In 2024, 20 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $305K.
Compared with 414 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 96% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 12 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.6M in 2020 to $2.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Providing programs and facilities for the promotion of judaism in atlantic canada. Owns and operates a summer camp for jewish children. Conducts religious cultural programs. Provides holocaust education programs to schools and other organizations in atlantic canada. Provides chaplaincy/rabbinal services to smaller jewish communities of atlantic canada. Raises funds thru program revenue donations and grants. Raises funds thru program costs donations and grants to sustain its operating expenses.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.4M | $1.5M | $1.5M | — | — | $10.1M |
| 2023 | $2.5M | $1.5M | $1.4M | — | — | $9.1M |
| 2022 | $326K | $1.3M | $1.3M | $30K | — | $8.1M |
| 2021 | $2.6M | $1.7M | $1.6M | — | — | $9.1M |
| 2020 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.5M | — | — | $8.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $305K from 20 charities:
- United Israel Appeal of Canada Inc$219K
- The Azrieli Foundation$15K
- The New Orchard Foundation$15K
- BenefAction Foundation$13K
- Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto$11K
- Canadahelps Canadon$5,587
- Nathan and Lily Silver Family Foundation$5,000
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$5,000
- Shawna Goodman & Todd Sone Family Foundation$4,460
- The Emmet Foundation$3,000
- The Community Foundation of Nova Scotia Society$2,500
- United Jewish Appeal of Greater Toronto$2,000
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$1,472
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$1,100
- My Charity Fund$540
- United Way of Prince Edward Island$500
- Jewish Federation of British Columbia$225
- Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal$100
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$50
- United Way Maritimes/Centraide des Maritimes$26
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
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions12
- Total compensation, all staff$506K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Arik Drucker (past president); Adam Conter (1st vice president); Roni Omessi (treasurer); Aviva Rubin-Schneider (secretary); Mark David (president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Atlantic Jewish Council’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106736309RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.