In our article, Largest Grants from Canadian Registered Charities to Grantees (Non-Qualified Donees) in 2023, we provide a list of the 500 largest grants under the new grant to grantee system. In 2023, Canadian registered charities made a total of…
I was recently interviewed by Mary Gooderham from Canadian Family Offices on private foundations in Canada. The article is a mix of issues relating to private foundations and some of my personal background. Here is the article: Private foundations are…
The CBC today posted an article Donations to Sean Feucht groups via B.C.-based charity add to financial transparency concerns raised in Canada: Former Feucht followers ask Canadians to reflect before donating to ministry. In the article, I discuss some general concerns…
We have covered the ongoing saga of the Ne’eman Foundation, which was a registered charity and revoked by CRA in August of 2024. CRA has assessed the Ne’eman Foundation approximately $2.5m in federal taxes. CRA was concerned that the funds…
Here is an updated Blumbergs’ Canadian Charity Legal Checklist. It is a checklist for Canadian registered charities to assist them with managing compliance issues. We use it as part of our informal risk reviews for registered charities. It focuses on top…
Here is our note Which Canadian charities spent money on foreign activities in 2023 and how much did they spend?
We recently reviewed the T3010 Registered Charity Information Return database for 2023 as part of the Sean Blumberg Transparency Project. The database covers about 83,540 of the approximately 86,000 registered charities in Canada that had filed their T3010 and were…
The National Post had a recent article on the “Canadian Jewish charity stripped of status fights CRA over potential multi-million dollar tax bill“. In this article, journalist Ari Blaff discusses an unusual move by the CRA in the Federal Court…
Canada announced today the addition of 7 criminal organizations to its list of designated terrorist organizations. Canadian charities want to take even greater precautions not to directly or indirectly support any of these organizations. Although this was a concession to…
Register Here. Trump’s recent announcement of freezes of US foreign aid and today’s freezing of Federal funding for programs in the US is very ominous, to say the least. On November 9, 2024, I wrote an article entitled Will the…
CRA has given a webinar on “Rules for charities making grants to grantees (non-qualified donees)”. Here is the slide deck from CRA Rules for charities making grants to grantees (non-qualified donees).
In the last week there have been major changes in Syria. It looks like the Assad government has collapsed, and various opposition groups have taken over the country. It is a fluid situation. There are many complexities for a Canadian…
There are a million different things one can discuss when one is thinking about how the world will change when there is a second Trump presidency. However, in this brief note, I just want to focus on the fact that…
There was a recent article from the JTA and appearing in the Jerusalem Post “Canadian crackdown on Israel-linked charities raises concerns in Jewish community“. The article represents a number of very different perspectives relating to the JNF Canada revocation and…
I have started reading Checkbook Zionism which discusses the philanthropic relationship between Jews in the US and causes they are interested in in Israel. The book is about the US. However, it may be quite interesting for those who spend…
The US Form 990 is filed by some organizations that have addresses in Canada. Sometimes, it is a Canadian charity or non-profit in Canada that has applied for 501(c)(3) status, but sometimes, it is a US 501(c)(3) that has an…
There has been a lot of coverage of the JNF Canada revocation and lots of discussions, especially in the Jewish community. The short answer to the Question, “How much of an impact will revocation of JNF Canada have on Canadian…
Recently, the Ne’eman Foundation was revoked by CRA for a number of reasons. The Neeman Foundation announced immediately after its revocation that another charity, The Emunim Fund, was taking over the donors and programs. The Emunim Fund was incorporated on…
On December 19, 2023 CRA published their Guidance CG-032, Registered charities making grants to non-qualified donees. The new guidance is helpful, but because of the complexity of the wording from the Income Tax Act (Canada) and the lack of case…
The Canadian government has recently posted new material on Canadian Sanctions Related to Extremist Settler Violence in the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem (occupied Palestinian territories/oPt). Here is the text of the information: Canadian Sanctions Related to Extremist…
Some registered charities funding projects outside of Canada, unfortunately, are not complying with the Canadian rules for such activities. Not complying with the rules can lead to revocation. Generally speaking, a Canadian registered charity works with (and sends funds to)…
The Canadian Jewish News (CJN) published an article today by reporters Ellin Besner and Jonathan Rothman, “Read about why JNF Canada lost charitable status after a decade of problems“. We received last week from CRA a copy of the Notice…
The CRA has recently posted more information on charities and terrorism. They also included an infographic “Protect your charity from terrorist abuse”. While not explicitly stated this new set of pages replaces the short “Checklist for Charities on Avoiding Terrorist…
Here are the CRA letters relating to the Ne’eman Foundation Canada Notice of Intention to Revoke. I would recommend that any charity that conducts foreign activities carefully review the letters. The revocation and the letters supporting that revocation have not…