The Chaim Zbar Foundation
Private foundation · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 119221778RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($18,485) as filed with the CRA.
The Chaim Zbar Foundation is a private foundation based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $32K in revenue and $18K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 25% from donations.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 43% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 14 qualified donees totalling $16K in 2024, the largest being $3,500 to Jewish Federation of British Columbia. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $14K in 2020 to $32K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
To take and receive charitable gifts. To invest proceeds from such gifts. To disburse to qualified donees the income from such investments.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $32K | $18K | — | — | $16K | $449K |
| 2023 | $24K | $18K | — | — | $16K | $436K |
| 2022 | $15K | $19K | — | — | $16K | $430K |
| 2021 | $11K | $18K | — | — | $16K | $434K |
| 2020 | $14K | $18K | — | — | $16K | $441K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $16K to 14 qualified donees:
- Jewish Federation of British Columbia$3,500
- Vancouver Holocaust Centre Society for Education and Remembrance$2,500
- Congregation Schara Tzedeck$2,000
- VGH & Ubc Hospital Foundation$1,000
- Vancouver Community College Foundation$1,000
- ST. Paul's Foundation of Vancouver$1,000
- Pacific Parkinson's Research Institute - Vancouver Canada Society$1,000
- Hillel BC Society$1,000
- Central Organization for Jewish Education Lubavitch British Columbia$1,000
- British Columbia's Children's Hospital Foundation$1,000
- Louis Brier Jewish Aged Foundation$500
- Vancouver Hebrew Academy Society$350
- British Columbia Institute of Technology Foundation$350
- Raincity Housing and Support Society$250
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Dina Amouyal (director); Thea Rosenstock (director); Alexander Zbar (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Chaim Zbar Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119221778RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.