Hamilton Jewish Federation
Public foundationFoundations·1605 MAIN ST W · HAMILTON, ON · L8S 1E6·BN 119276764RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30
This is a foundation: it mostly grants money to other charities, so program-spending ratios are the wrong lens. We show the share of spending disbursed to qualified donees instead.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
RAISE AND DISTRIBUTE CHARITABLE FUNDS TO REGISTERED NON-PROFIT SERVICE PROVIDERS (IE. FOOD BANKS SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS COMMUNITY CENTERS AND EDUCATION PROVIDERS)
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure.
Disbursed to qualified donees
T1 · computed (open data)38%
Per its F2024 T3010, this share of total spending went to other registered charities.
T3010 line 5050 ÷ 5100 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)20%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)1 yr
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$3.0M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)86%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)2%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-30 | $1.3M | 64¢ | 36% | 3.6 yr |
| 2020-06-30 | $1.5M | 69¢ | 31% | 3 yr |
| 2021-06-30 | $1.8M | 195¢✱ | 33% | 1.1 yr |
| 2022-06-30 | $1.7M | 74¢ | 26% | 2.6 yr |
| 2023-06-30 | $1.9M | 77¢ | 23% | 1.4 yr |
| 2024-06-30 | $3.0M | 80¢ | 20% | 1 yr |
| trend |
From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
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Board of directors
17 directors reported · 16 of 17at arm's length
- BROWN, HOWARDBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- COHEN, JORDANEX-OFFICIOarm's length
- EISENBERG, HOWARDPRESIDENTarm's length
- EISENBERG, HOWARDPAST PRESIDENTarm's length
- FRIEDMAN, ROMYBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- LEVIN, JACKIEBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- NORRIS, ADAMBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- RAUCHWERGER, JOSHUAVICE PRESIDENTarm's length
- RAUCHWERGER, JOSHUABOARD MEMBERarm's length
- RICHTER, JAMIEBOARD MEMBERarm's length
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- RICHTER, LOWELLBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- ROCHWERG, LORNETREASURERarm's length
- SHEFTER, BENRABBIarm's length
- WAXMAN, JASONVICE-PRESIDENTarm's length
- WAXMAN, JASONPRESIDENTarm's length
- WOLFSON, LAURABOARD MEMBERarm's length
- CHAIMOVITZ, INBALBOARD MEMBER
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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