The Canadian Friends of Mercaz Hatorah
Private foundation · North York, Ontario · BN 889780482RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-05-31. Split of total expenditures ($666,490) as filed with the CRA.
The Canadian Friends of Mercaz Hatorah is a private foundation based in North York, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending May 31, 2024, it reported $820K in revenue and $666K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 99% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $53K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 93% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 94% of that peer group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $452K in 2020 to $820K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Funds provided for students desirous of studying advanced Talmudic and Torah law at Mercaz Hatorah Rabbinical Seminary in Jerusalem and other similar institutions.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $820K | $666K | $666K | $732 | — | $159K |
| 2023 | $533K | $544K | $544K | — | — | $5,442 |
| 2022 | $705K | $688K | $688K | — | — | $17K |
| 2021 | $571K | $580K | — | — | — | $1,115 |
| 2020 | $452K | $448K | — | — | — | $10K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $53K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Harvey Handelsman (director); Robert Silberstein (director); Michael Spiro (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Canadian Friends of Mercaz Hatorah’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 889780482RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.