The Leo & Bina Kohn Foundation Inc./fondation Leo & Bina Kohn Inc.
Private foundation · Outremont, Quebec · BN 835323528RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($740,609) as filed with the CRA.
The Leo & Bina Kohn Foundation Inc./fondation Leo & Bina Kohn Inc. is a private foundation based in Outremont, Quebec, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $624K in revenue and $741K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $600K.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 83% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 13 qualified donees totalling $734K in 2024, the largest being $215K to Canadian Friends of Mishon La'Choleh. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $308K in 2020 to $624K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
We donate funds to advancement of religion advancement of education and relief of poverty
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $624K | $741K | — | — | $734K | — |
| 2023 | $759K | $836K | — | — | $827K | -$59K |
| 2022 | $1M | $1.1M | — | — | $1.1M | $17K |
| 2021 | $891K | $798K | — | — | $794K | $105K |
| 2020 | $308K | $289K | — | — | $286K | $11K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $734K to 13 qualified donees:
- Canadian Friends of Mishon La'Choleh$215K
- Aniyei Ircho$159K
- Kollel Daf Yomi Institute$124K
- Charité Tzedakah Montréal / Charity Tzedakah Montréal$116K
- Vaad Mishmeres Mitzvos$41K
- Académie Yeshiva Toras Moshe de Montréal$21K
- Ohel Torah Congregation$15K
- Beth Esther Academy Inc.$11K
- Mifalei Chaim Bechesed (MCB)$10K
- CDRB / Kehal Machzikei Hadas Belz / KMHB$10K
- Chevrah Mesamchei Lev$7,600
- Congregation Yetev Lev D'Satmar$4,800
- Rabbinical College Mesifta Yoel Moshe of Canada$500
Received $600K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Leo Kohn (director); Bina Schwartz (director); Jacob Fleischman (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Leo & Bina Kohn Foundation Inc./fondation Leo & Bina Kohn Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 835323528RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.