The Fesa Foundation
Private foundation · Montreal, Quebec · BN 892888348RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-11-30. Split of total expenditures ($8,536) as filed with the CRA.
The Fesa Foundation is a private foundation based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending November 30, 2024, it reported $57K in revenue and $8,536 in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 62% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $70K.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 30% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 6 qualified donees totalling $6,700 in 2024, the largest being $2,500 to Beit Halochem Canada /aid to Disabled Veterans of Israel (canada). Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
Doantions made to qualified donees in the areas of community services and health related issues.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $57K | $8,536 | — | — | $6,700 | $363K |
| 2023 | $52K | $38K | — | — | $37K | $315K |
| 2022 | $53K | $42K | — | — | $39K | $301K |
| 2021 | $43K | $32K | — | — | $30K | $290K |
| 2020 | $50K | $27K | — | — | $25K | $279K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Private foundation — endowment and payout, November 30, 2024
- From other charities$35,003
- Investment income$21,518
This ratio is gifts made divided by total assets at year end. It is not the CRA disbursement quota, which is calculated on the average value of property not used in charitable activities and cannot be derived from these filings.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $6,700 to 6 qualified donees:
- Beit Halochem Canada /aid to Disabled Veterans of Israel (canada)$2,500
- Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors Foundation/fondation Centre Juif Cummings pour Aines$1,800
- Centraide Du Grand Montréal$1,000
- Peace Network for Social Harmony$700
- Benjamin and Vanda Treiser Maison Shalom Inc./Benjamin and Vanda Treiser Shalom House Inc.$600
- Friendship Circle of Québec$100
Received $70K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Samuel Minzberg (president); Feige Luterman (vp).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Fesa Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 892888348RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.