Tora Foundation/fondation Tora
Private foundation · Montreal, Quebec · BN 867556466RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($137,403) as filed with the CRA.
Tora Foundation/fondation Tora is a private foundation based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $310K in revenue and $137K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,088.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 53% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 7 qualified donees totalling $122K in 2024, the largest being $90K to Sinai Health Foundation. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $579K in 2020 to $310K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Donation made to qualified donees in the area of arts health and community support
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $310K | $137K | — | — | $122K | $2.5M |
| 2023 | $84K | $178K | — | — | $161K | $2.3M |
| 2022 | $53K | $112K | — | — | $104K | $2.2M |
| 2021 | $92K | $154K | — | — | $138K | $2.7M |
| 2020 | $579K | $156K | — | — | $148K | $2.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Private foundation — endowment and payout, December 31, 2024
- Investment income$72,101
- Receipted donations$26,863
This ratio is gifts made divided by total assets at year end. It is not the CRA disbursement quota, which is calculated on the average value of property not used in charitable activities and cannot be derived from these filings.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $122K to 7 qualified donees:
- Sinai Health Foundation$90K
- United Jewish Appeal of Greater Toronto$25K
- Casey House Foundation$2,500
- Canadian Institute for the Study of Antisemitism$1,800
- Canada-Israel Children's Centres$1,800
- Congregation Habonim of Toronto$775
- Canadian Magen David Adom for Israel/Magen David Adom Canadien pour Israel$360
Received $1,088 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,088
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Anthony Cohen (director / president); Moira Cohen (director /vice president); Andrea Orsini (secretary); Murielle Lortie (director / vp); Julie Doyon (controller).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Tora Foundation/fondation Tora’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 867556466RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.