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…
The Jewish National Fund of Canada (“JNF Canada”) has been recently revoked as a registered charity by the Charities Directorate of the Canada Revenue Agency. JNF Canada has appealed the decision in the Federal Court of Appeal. Various parties critical…
I recently received a question from a client about whether it’s possible to change the articles of incorporation. I was wondering why I was receiving such a question. And no, you cannot change your original articles of incorporation. They stay…
We will be having a new online course on “Receipting for Canadian Registered Charities” on November 28, 2024, from 1:00 PM EST to 4:30 PM EST. The cost is $295, but there is an early-bird special if you sign up…
We will be having a new online course on “Running and Maintaining a Federal Non-Profit Corporation under the CNCA – An Introduction” on December 5, 2024, from 1:00 PM EST to 2:30 PM EST. The cost is $199, but there…
The following 490 corporations were slated for dissolution by Corporations Canada in July 2024 for non-filing of their annual return (Form 4022). Some of the non-profit corporations may have subsequently filed their filings, and they may not be facing imminent…
We will be having a new online course on “Professional Advisors and Philanthropy: Helping Clients Give Effectively to Good Causes” on November 26, 2024, from 1:00 PM EST to 2:30 PM EST. The cost is $249, but there is an…
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…
If you have finished reading the 358 pages of documents that we posted on our blog relating to the revocation of JNF Canada from the CRA, JNF Canada has now released additional letters. I noticed that, amongst the many pages…
CRA maintains a “List of municipal or public bodies performing a function of government in Canada registered as qualified donees“. There are currently 592 entities on the list and one of those entities has been revoked. Most are Indigenous bands. …
I was very pleased today to see the Report on the Charities Program 2022 to 2023 from the Charities Directorate. Lots of interesting information and statistics from CRA. Here is the CRA report: Report on the Charities Program…
The following 500 corporations are slated for dissolution by Corporations Canada in June 2024 for non-filing of their annual return (Form 4022). Some of the non-profit corporations may have subsequently filed their filings, and they may not be facing imminent…
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…
CRA recently revoked a registered charity. There is a 59-page letter detailing the many reasons. One paragraph I thought was quite interesting: CRA notes: The Organization reported the majority of its disbursements on line 4920 ”All other expenditures not included…
There are so many weird, wonderful, and inaccurate things I hear about Canadian charities, compliance and CRA audits. Anyway nice to see CRA updating information on compliance for Canadian registered charities. CRA also provides further updated statistics below. What is…
On August 14, 2024 the CJN released a podcast entitled “JNF Canada ‘blindsided’ after Ottawa fully revokes charity status. What’s next?” “On today’s episode of The CJN Daily, we ask Mark Blumberg, a Canadian tax lawyer and charity expert, whether JNF…
Bill S-279 An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (data on registered charities) has passed first reading in the Senate on October 4, 2023, and second reading on May 30, 2024. It has not been to committee, or the…
We obtained today a copy of the Jewish National Fund of Canada Notice of Appeal. It is interesting in that it gives a better sense than the press releases from JNF Canada of what the general areas of CRA concern…
Here is the Blumbergs’ Pre-Budget Submission for the 2025 Canadian Federal Budget. For those who have been following our law firm’s submissions over the last ten or more years, they have focused on transparency and accountability in the non-profit and charity sector.Pre-Budget…
The following 1400 corporations are slated for dissolution by Corporations Canada in May 2024 for non-filing of their annual return (Form 4022). Some of the non-profit corporations may have subsequently done their filings and they may not be facing imminent…