The Congregation Shaarey Zedek
Charitable organization · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 119147130RR0001 · Judaism
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($3,549,399) as filed with the CRA.
The Congregation Shaarey Zedek is a charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under judaism. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $2.7M in revenue and $3.5M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 33% from donations. In 2024, 20 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.1M.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 7% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 25 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
The shaarey zedek is a not-for-profit organization that operates a synagogue and cemetery and is a centre for conservative judaism that welcomes the community to experience spiritual growth continuing education and the enrichment of life cycle events.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.7M | $3.5M | $1.1M | $59K | — | $14.5M |
| 2023 | $3.5M | $3.6M | $981K | $335K | — | $14.7M |
| 2022 | $3M | $2.9M | $937K | $136 | — | $15.3M |
| 2021 | $3.1M | $2.5M | $906K | $5,510 | — | $16.2M |
| 2020 | $3.1M | $2.8M | $1.1M | $5,102 | — | $12.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1.1M from 20 charities:
- The Asper Foundation$238K
- The Jewish Foundation of Manitoba$200K
- The Jewish Foundation of Manitoba$138K
- The Jewish Foundation of Manitoba$100K
- GiftPact Foundation Inc.$64K
- The Jewish Foundation of Manitoba$50K
- The Jewish Foundation of Manitoba$50K
- The Jewish Foundation of Manitoba$50K
- Wellington West Foundation Inc.$46K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$31K
- The Jewish Foundation of Manitoba$28K
- The Jewish Foundation of Manitoba$27K
- The Winnipeg Foundation$15K
- BenefAction Foundation$15K
- The Jewish Foundation of Manitoba$5,584
- The Jewish Foundation of Manitoba$1,291
- Jewish Community Foundation of Calgary$1,036
- Canadahelps Canadon$590
- White Rose Foundation Inc.$385
- Samuel and Anna Lazareck Foundation Inc.$180
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions25
- Total compensation, all staff$2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gary Hyman (president); Mara Lyons Zipursky (director); David Stern (director); Brent Schacter (director); Fanny Levy (director); Richard Pollock (director); Noam Millo (director); Neil Duboff (vice-president); Amy Karlinsky (director); Jonathan Kroft (director); Gail Asper (director); Edward Lyons (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Congregation Shaarey Zedek’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119147130RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.