Toronto Workmen's Circle Foundation
Publicly funded institution · North York, Ontario · BN 119267623RR0001 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($130,187) as filed with the CRA.
Toronto Workmen's Circle Foundation is a public foundation based in North York, Ontario, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $48K in revenue and $130K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $34.
Compared with 673 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 15% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $71K in 2024, the largest being $32K to Ashkenaz Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $10K in 2020 to $48K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
To receive and maintain a fund or funds and to apply all or parts of the principal and income therefrom from time to time to qualified donees as defined in subsection 149.1 of the income tax act (canada) to be used for the maintenance and advancement of the jewish language culture and history. To advance the public's knowledge and appreciation of the yiddish language and jewish arts culture and history by organization performances and cultural events open to the public including film screenings concerts dramatic readings and lectures.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $48K | $130K | $1,218 | — | $71K | $1.7M |
| 2023 | -$12K | $123K | $591 | — | $63K | $1.6M |
| 2022 | $3,452 | $99K | — | — | $41K | $1.7M |
| 2021 | $24K | $30K | $8,868 | — | $5,000 | $2M |
| 2020 | $10K | $10K | — | — | — | $2,803 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $71K to 4 qualified donees:
Received $34 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sandy Fainer (secretary); Dale Joffe (treasurer); Dale Joffe (director); Sandy Fainer (director); Solberg Janet (president); Solberg Janet (director); Miriam Borden (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Toronto Workmen's Circle Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119267623RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.