The Centre for Holocaust Education and Scholarship (CHES)
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 771126331RR0001 · Educational Organizations Not Elsewhere Categorized
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($64,120) as filed with the CRA.
The Centre for Holocaust Education and Scholarship (CHES) is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under educational organizations not elsewhere categorized. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $226K in revenue and $64K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 44% from donations, 37% from other charities. In 2024, 12 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $52K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 43% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $6,730 in 2020 to $226K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Development and delivery of educational programs and events in recognition of International Holocaust Day and Yom Ha’shoah expanding Zikaron Basalon program. Developing virtual presentations for Holocaust survivors and descendants. The development of educational hands-on material for high school teachers regarding the Holocaust including interviews with survivors. Offering year-round programming in the community and schools designed to combat prejudice and racism and promote respect for diversity social justice and human rights in our region.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $226K | $64K | $51K | — | — | $360K |
| 2023 | $155K | $116K | $109K | $1,810 | — | $198K |
| 2022 | $93K | $55K | $46K | — | — | $159K |
| 2021 | $146K | $28K | $25K | — | — | $121K |
| 2020 | $6,730 | $3,393 | — | — | — | $3,337 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $52K from 12 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$12K
- The Azrieli Foundation$10K
- BenefAction Foundation$5,000
- The Asper Foundation$5,000
- Danbe Foundation Inc.$4,600
- The David Loeb Foundation$3,600
- WCPD Foundation$3,600
- Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal$2,000
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$1,800
- The Clematis Foundation$1,800
- The Shabinsky Family Foundation$1,800
- The Ottawa Jewish Community Foundation$852
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sheila Robertson (director); Abigail Bimman (director); Mina Cohn (director); Zoltan Fried (treasurer); Arthur Wilczynski (director); Kara Goodwin (director); Alyssa Novick (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Centre for Holocaust Education and Scholarship (CHES)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 771126331RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.