The Shtiebel
Private foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 711478339RR0001 · Judaism
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,693,891) as filed with the CRA.
The Shtiebel is a private foundation based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under judaism. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.7M in revenue and $1.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2024, 14 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $920K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 88% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 11 qualified donees totalling $1.4M in 2024, the largest being $900K to Jack and Doris Bistricer Charitable Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
To preach and advance the teachings of the Jewish faith and the religious tenets doctrines observances and culture associated with that faith. To establish maintain and support a house of worship with services conducted in accordance with the tenets and doctrines of the Jewish faith. To receive and maintain a fund or funds and to pay or apply all or part of the principal and income therefrom from time to time to 'qualified donees' under the Income Tax Act (Canada).
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2023–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.7M | $1.7M | $251K | — | $1.4M | -$253K |
| 2023 | $244K | $199K | $98K | — | $98K | -$275K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1.4M to 11 qualified donees:
- Jack and Doris Bistricer Charitable Foundation$900K
- Aniyei Ircho$292K
- Kollel Daf Yomi Institute$150K
- Tzivos Hashem Canada Inc$39K
- Chevra Oseh Chesed Financial Assistance Organization$20K
- Bobever Yeshiva Bnei Zion Charitable Fund$11K
- Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitz$6,788
- Torath Emeth Jewish Centre$5,000
- Toronto Chesed Foundation$1,500
- Kav Shalom KHM$1,000
- Bais Yaakov Elementary School$522
Received $920K from 14 charities:
- Ronald Kimel Foundation Trust$700K
- Moral Arc Foundation$123K
- The Mazel Foundation$36K
- The Allan and Susan Seidenfeld Charitable Foundation$34K
- The E & M Charitable Foundation$10K
- Rayjo Charitable Trust$6,800
- S & Y Foundation$5,200
- Zichron Binyomin Charity Foundation$2,073
- My Charity Fund$1,200
- The Friedberg Charitable Foundation$1,000
- The Altree Charitable Trust$600
- The Phineas Kurtz Family Foundation$400
- The Phineas Kurtz Family Foundation$300
- The Phineas Kurtz Family Foundation$150
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Robert Rosenthal (director); David Kalish (director); Michael Kuhl (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Shtiebel’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 711478339RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.