International Fellowship of Christians and Jews of Canada
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FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY
Audited financial statements for current and previous years available on the charity’s website.
A
RESULTS REPORTING
Grade based on the charity's public reporting of the work it does and the results it achieves.
n/r
DEMONSTRATED IMPACT
The demonstrated impact per dollar Ci calculates from available program information.
NEED FOR FUNDING
Charity's cash and investments (funding reserves) relative to how much it spends on programs in most recent year.
59%
CENTS TO THE CAUSE
For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 59 cents are available for programs.
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OVERVIEW
About International Fellowship of Christians and Jews of Canada:
International Fellowship of Christians and Jews of Canada is a 4-star financially transparent charity. It has an above average results reporting grade and its overhead costs are outside Ci’s reasonable range. International Fellowship of Christians and Jews of Canada has reserve funds which can cover two months of program costs.
Founded in 2003, International Fellowship of Christians and Jews of Canada (IFCJC) aims to encourage and promote cooperation between Christians and Jews worldwide. IFCJC is the Canadian chapter of International Fellowship of Christians and Jews based in the United States.
IFCJC's programs aim to reduce poverty in both Israel and former Soviet states. It also runs programs supporting Aliyah (immigration to Israel). The most recent annual report available at the time of this update was from 2023.
In 2023, IFCJC’s largest program was Guardians of Israel, receiving $5.0 million. It accounted for 53% of IFCJC’s program spending. This program aims to fight poverty in Israel. In 2023, the program served 755,244 hot meals to people in need and provided 12,000 impoverished families with food gift cards.
IFCJC’s next largest program was Isaiah 58, receiving $2.7 million dollars. It accounted for 28% of overall program spending in 2023. This program aims to fight poverty in former Soviet countries. The program provided 243,027 hours of home care to impoverished elderly, including help with bathing, laundry, and cleaning. It provided 460 children in Ukraine with therapy.
The On Wings of Eagles program received $1.6 million, and accounted for 18% of 2023 program spending. It is IFCJC’s program to support people who want to immigrate to Israel. In 2023, it provided 1,289 Jewish refugees with a flight to Israel and a stipend to support their immigration.
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Results and Impact
International Federation of Christians and Jews of Canada provided 755,244 hot meals to the poor in Israel. It provided 6,000 elderly and holocaust survivors with basis needs supplies in the former Soviet Union.
While Ci highlights these key results, they may not be a complete representation of IFCJC's results and impact.
This charity is not yet rated on impact (n/r).
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Finances
In 2024, International Fellowship of Christians and Jews of Canada received $13.9m in donations. Administrative costs are 10% of revenues (excluding investment income). Fundraising costs are 32% of donations. This results in total overhead spending of 41%. For every dollar donated, 59 cents are available to go to the cause. This falls outside Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending.
In 2024 IFCJC spent $10.0m on its programs and grants, which is 68% of its revenue. In 2024 it had a deficit of $1.1m.
IFCJC has $1.8m in reserve funds (cash and investments). The reserves can cover 18%, or two months of program costs.
In 2024, IFCJC paid external fundraisers $168k who collected $889k in donations. This means it cost IFCJC 19 cents to raise $1 using external fundraisers.
This charity report is an update that has been sent for review to International Fellowship of Christians and Jews of Canada. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.
Updated on August 14, 2025, by Grady Simpson.
Financial Review
Fiscal year ending December
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2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative costs as % of revenues | 9.6% | 8.3% | 8.6% |
| Fundraising costs as % of donations | 31.8% | 26.2% | 29.3% |
| Total overhead spending | 41.5% | 34.4% | 37.9% |
| Program cost coverage (%) | 17.5% | 28.7% | 16.3% |
Summary Financial StatementsAll figures in $000s |
2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | 13,862 | 15,303 | 14,012 |
| Investment income | 79 | 52 | 36 |
| Other income | 771 | 402 | 401 |
| Total revenues | 14,712 | 15,757 | 14,449 |
| Program costs | 9,484 | 8,977 | 9,634 |
| Grants | 525 | 325 | 0 |
| Administrative costs | 1,411 | 1,296 | 1,242 |
| Fundraising costs | 4,411 | 4,006 | 4,106 |
| Total spending | 15,831 | 14,604 | 14,981 |
| Cash flow from operations | (1,118) | 1,154 | (532) |
| Capital spending | 18 | 475 | 177 |
| Funding reserves | 1,750 | 2,669 | 1,574 |
Note: Deferred adjustment: IFCJC uses deferred accounting. To show donors information on a consistent basis, Ci adjusted for these deferred revenues. This affected revenue by ($35k) in 2024, $nil in 2023, and ($57k) in 2022. Amortization: Ci removed amortization from program costs in 2024, 2023, and 2022. T3010: Ci used the charity’s T3010 filing to report grants.
Salary Information
$350k + |
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$300k - $350k |
0 |
$250k - $300k |
0 |
$200k - $250k |
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$160k - $200k |
1 |
$120k - $160k |
1 |
$80k - $120k |
2 |
$40k - $80k |
6 |
< $40k |
0 |
Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2024
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Comments & Contact
Comments added by the Charity:
Comment added by the charity September 2023.
You can be confident that your donations to the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews of Canada (IFCJ Canada) are being used conscientiously to do the most good for Israel and Jewish people in need around the world. IFCJ Canada regularly submits our financial information to Canada’s most established and respected charity watchdog organization — Charity Intelligence Canada — and we work hard to receive the highest grades possible for accountability and transparency, and to constantly be improving.
At IFCJ Canada, we will feel a deep sense of pride and accomplishment knowing all we have done for those in need. Our donors have proven time and time again that they are committed to supporting Israel’s people, and over the last year reminded all of us just how deep that commitment really is.
In 2022, over 710,640 hot meals were served to needy people in 24 soup kitchens across Israel. More than 12,862 impoverished families and elderly people received food cards to observe the sacred holidays of Passover and Rosh Hashanah. And together we helped close to 9,000 Jews make aliyah in the midst of the crisis in Ukraine.
Visit our website at www.ifcj.ca to see how we are evaluated by trusted charity watchdog organizations, read endorsements from key Jewish and Christian leaders, and find out what donors and IFCJ Canada aid recipients are saying about the impact of our work.
It’s only through the generosity of our supporters that we’re able to do the work that we do. It’s important to us that you know your gifts to IFCJ Canada are being used effectively and efficiently — and we know it’s important to you too!
Charity Contact
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