Toronto Shidduch Initiative
Charitable organization · North York, Ontario · BN 776056137RR0001 · Judaism
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($258,846) as filed with the CRA.
Toronto Shidduch Initiative is a charitable organization based in North York, Ontario, classified by the CRA under judaism. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $157K in revenue and $259K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 86% from donations. In 2024, 30 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $115K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 38% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $5,000 in 2024, the largest being $5,000 to The Small Wonders Charitable Organization. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
To advance the jewish religion by providing advice counseling and prayer to young single jewish men and women and their families who are preparing for marriage. For orthodox jews the marriage process is a deeply spiritual process facilitated by those who help young people through the dating and marriage process. This organization intends to provide advice and religious counselling to individuals and their families that are preparing for marriage.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $157K | $259K | $212K | — | $5,000 | $232K |
| 2023 | $534K | $296K | $175K | $34K | $2,500 | $334K |
| 2022 | $193K | $231K | — | — | $25K | $96K |
| 2021 | $215K | $170K | — | — | — | $133K |
| 2020 | $150K | $62K | $35K | — | — | $88K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $5,000 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $115K from 30 charities:
- The Jewish Legacy Charitable Foundation$33K
- Jack and Doris Bistricer Charitable Foundation$15K
- The George Hofstedter Family Foundation$10K
- Zolty Charitable Foundation$10K
- The Chaim Moshe Friedman Memorial Fund$10K
- Philip and Hannah Reichmann Family Foundation$10K
- Heitner Charitable Foundation$7,500
- Moral Arc Foundation$3,600
- Mae Day Foundation$3,000
- My Charity Fund$2,665
- The Daniel and Vera Rubinstein Charitable Foundation$2,500
- Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto$1,000
- Schofam Charitable Foundation$1,000
- The Thomas Hofstedter Family Foundation$1,000
- The Friedberg Charitable Foundation$1,000
- The Robert and Renee Rubinstein Charitable Foundation$1,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$663
- The FF Charitable Trust$360
- The Dan-Hytman Family Foundation$360
- Zichron Binyomin Charity Foundation$256
- The Anisfeld Charitable Trust$250
- Messorah Tzedakah Foundation$250
- Koschur Foundation$180
- The Ruth Lebovic Charitable Foundation$180
- The Dov Zimmerman Z'L Foundation$180
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$193K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Rachel Hauer (vice-chair); Bentzion Berkovits (chair); Neil Sigler (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Toronto Shidduch Initiative’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 776056137RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.