The Jerusalem Foundation of Canada Inc. la Fondation Jerusalem du Canada Inc.
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 108085218RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($4,477,999) as filed with the CRA.
The Jerusalem Foundation of Canada Inc. la Fondation Jerusalem du Canada Inc. is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $4M in revenue and $4.5M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 34% from donations, 66% from other charities. In 2024, 40 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $4M.
Compared with 414 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 87% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 88% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.2M in 2020 to $4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 25 names.
In its own words
Canada house - a community center built to service jerusalem residents of all ages. A space where jerusalem residents can interact with and learn from each other as they build their lives in jerusalem. Canada pathway and culture community fund - establishing as a response to the covid-19 crisis which supports two critical areas in jerusalem: ongoing needs for vulnerable populations of all ages and the recovery of the cultural sector which has been decimated by covid. Tolerance coalition and shared living hub - a coalition of dozens of orgranizations institutions agencies and initiatives tha…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4M | $4.5M | $4.2M | $19K | — | $304K |
| 2023 | $6.2M | $5.1M | $4.2M | $677K | — | $809K |
| 2022 | $2.5M | $2.7M | $2.4M | $106K | — | $184K |
| 2021 | $2.6M | $1.3M | $1.1M | $12K | — | $332K |
| 2020 | $1.2M | $1.8M | $1.6M | $11K | — | $288K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $4M from 40 charities:
- Ronald S. Roadburg Foundation$3M
- The Azrieli Foundation$180K
- Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto$135K
- The Morris and Beverly Baker Foundation$120K
- Krauss Family Charitable Trust$95K
- Shawna Goodman & Todd Sone Family Foundation$93K
- Binah Charitable Foundation$75K
- Nathan and Lily Silver Family Foundation$59K
- Congregation Agudas Israel$51K
- Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal$27K
- Congregation Shaar Hashomayim$25K
- Beth David B'Nai Israel Beth Am$20K
- Lederman Foundation$20K
- The Benjamin Walker Foundation$20K
- Gerald Sheff & Shanitha Kachan Family Foundation$20K
- The Koffler Foundation$18K
- The Harvey and Jody Dales Family Philanthropic Foundation$18K
- The Posluns Family Foundation$13K
- Conam Charitable Foundation$10K
- The Cyril & Dorothy Joel & Jill Reitman Family Foundation$10K
- The Willie and Mildred Fleischer Charitable Foundation$10K
- True Justice for All Foundation$10K
- Fondation Familiale Gewurz/Gewurz Family Fondation$10K
- The Asper Foundation$10K
- The DH Gales Family Charitable Foundation of Toronto$9,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$97K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lewis Mitz (past president); Joel Reitman (president & chair); David Golden (vice chair); Gary Grundman (vice president); David Rosenbaum (vice president); Doron Telem (treasurer); Carol Ryder (secretary); David Berger (board member); Ariela Cotler (board member); Heather Fenyes (board member); Jacques Gauthier (board member); Sarah Krauss (board member); Lorri Kushnir (board member); Cheryl Rosen (board member); Joanna Mirsky Wexler (board member); Connie Putterman (board member); Paul Levine (board member); Danny Ritter (board member); Evelyn Bloomfield Schachter (board member); Ariela Shachter (board member); Judi Shostack (board member); Joseph Wilder (board member); Gustavo Zentner (board member); Mo Lidsky (board member); David Lyons (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Jerusalem Foundation of Canada Inc. la Fondation Jerusalem du Canada Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108085218RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.