The Izzy and Betty Kirshenbaum Foundation
Private foundation · North York, Ontario · BN 119238822RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($26,034) as filed with the CRA.
The Izzy and Betty Kirshenbaum Foundation is a private foundation based in North York, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations.
In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $113.
Compared with 627 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 52% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $12K in 2024, the largest being $5,000 to The Toronto Jewish Film Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | $26K | — | — | $26K | $920K |
| 2023 | $5,028 | $110K | — | — | $108K | $894K |
| 2022 | $7,071 | $19K | $16K | — | $16K | $999K |
| 2021 | $11K | $19K | $15K | — | $15K | $1M |
| 2020 | $35K | $3,660 | $15K | — | — | $1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Private foundation — endowment and payout, December 31, 2024
- Receipted donations$50,000
- From other charities$113
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 $12K to 5 qualified donees:
- The Toronto Jewish Film Foundation$5,000
- Canadian Magen David Adom for Israel/Magen David Adom Canadien pour Israel$5,000
- Canadian Magen David Adom for Israel/Magen David Adom Canadien pour Israel$1,000
- Canadian Magen David Adom for Israel/Magen David Adom Canadien pour Israel$360
- Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation$150
Received $113 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Howard Kirshenbaum (president); Naomi Kirshenbaum (secretary-treasurer); Zhava Lambert (vice presdent).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Izzy and Betty Kirshenbaum Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119238822RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.