The Kelman Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Thornhill, Ontario · BN 893150961RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-11-30. Split of total expenditures ($128,381) as filed with the CRA.
The Kelman Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Thornhill, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending November 30, 2024, it reported $159K in revenue and $128K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 82% from donations.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 85% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 63 qualified donees totalling $128K in 2024, the largest being $47K to Mizrachi Organization Of Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Funded other registered canadian charities
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $159K | $128K | — | — | $128K | $774K |
| 2023 | $147K | $125K | — | — | $124K | $744K |
| 2022 | $137K | $129K | — | — | $128K | $722K |
| 2021 | $156K | $105K | — | — | $104K | $713K |
| 2020 | $152K | $129K | $128K | — | $128K | $663K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $128K to 63 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Mizrachi Organization Of Canada$47K
- Zichron Yisroel Congregation$9,023
- Moral Arc Foundation$8,580
- Yeshiva University-Eligible University Registered As Qualifi$8,375
- Bnei Akiva Schools$4,872
- Kav Hashalom$4,660
- United Jewish Appeal of Greater Toronto$4,600
- Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto Congregation$4,600
- Torah in Motion$3,600
- Link Yad Chesed$3,000
- Emunah Canada$2,000
- Beit Halochem Canada /aid to Disabled Veterans of Israel (canada)$1,800
- Camp Moshava$1,800
- Netivot Hatorah Day School$1,800
- Beit Midrash Zichron Dov$1,800
- B'Nai Zion Charity Fund$1,520
- Mosdos Bobov$1,220
- JNF$1,200
- B'Yachad Canada$1,040
- Canadian Shaare Zedek Hospital Foundation/fondation Canadienne de l'Hopital Shaare Zedek$1,000
- Toronto Chesed Foundation$1,000
- Hachnosas Kallah$1,000
- Technion Canada$1,000
- Canadian Friends of Beit Midrash Elon Moreh$1,000
- Machzikai Hadath Congregation-Clanton Park Synagogue$830
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Allan Gutenberg (president); Tova Gutenberg (secretary); Jay Kelman (director); Ilana Kelman (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Kelman Charitable Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 893150961RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.