The SJS Legacy Foundation
Charitable organization · Thornhill, Ontario · BN 899654123RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($114,750) as filed with the CRA.
The SJS Legacy Foundation is a charitable organization based in Thornhill, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $134K in revenue and $115K in expenditures.
In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $574.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 94% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 7 qualified donees totalling $94K in 2024, the largest being $55K to Kollel Ohr Yosef. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
As a foundation we look to support charities that offer bursaries grants and scholarships to under privledged students with an emphasis on jewish heritage and practise
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $134K | $115K | $20K | — | $94K | $5.4M |
| 2023 | $130K | $144K | $21K | — | $123K | $5.4M |
| 2022 | $152K | $152K | $24K | — | $129K | $5.5M |
| 2021 | $193K | $188K | $40K | — | $97K | $5.5M |
| 2020 | $142K | $160K | $48K | — | $65K | $5.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $94K to 7 qualified donees:
- Kollel Ohr Yosef$55K
- Jewish Heritage Foundation$35K
- Nbx*aishoronto$1,500
- Kesher Yisrael$1,500
- Yeshivasmishkanhatorah$500
- The Institute of Torah Education$500
- Aish TCS$180
Received $574 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$39K
Schedule 3 of its 2021 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Joel Sitzer (director); Sitzer Orit (director); Shimon Sitzer (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The SJS Legacy Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 899654123RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.