The Jewish Youth Library of Ottawa
Publicly funded institution · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 119239366RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,211,346) as filed with the CRA.
The Jewish Youth Library of Ottawa is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.5M in revenue and $1.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 39% from donations, 52% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $42K.
Compared with 276 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 86% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (5 positions in that band). The charity reported 11 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $846K in 2020 to $1.5M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Maintain a place of worship for youth of the jewish community in the city of ottawa. Offer religious and educational courses and programs for the jewish community. To increase awareness within the jewish community of its culture operate a religious summer camp for children and to operate a pre school program. Maintain a library for the use and needs of the jewish community and to promote reading.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.5M | $1.2M | $1.2M | — | — | $1.5M |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1M | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2022 | $959K | $989K | $888K | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $959K | $791K | $722K | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $846K | $588K | $528K | — | — | $1.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $42K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- $1–39,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions11
- Total compensation, all staff$565K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Devora Caytak (director/treasurer); Joseph Caytak (director); Mark Wolynetz (director); Elane Nightingale (director); Aviva Farbstein (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Jewish Youth Library of Ottawa’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119239366RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.