Over the last decade, the CRA has revoked over 30 charities that sent money to Israel in support of occupation and apartheid regime. Welcome to our series highlighting just some of these orgs.
The majority of this information is sourced from Howe & Sylvestre’s 2025 article “Burner Charities and Big Gifters“.
Ne’eman Foundation Canada
The Background
Charitable purpose: Poverty relief and promotion of the Jewish faith in Israel.
Registration / audit: Originally registered in 2011, an initial audit occurred in 2021.
Result: Revocation based on CRA’s investigation.
The Findings
The CRA found Ne’eman Foundation Canada failed to properly report and control charitable funds, with some funds going to non-charitable causes, including the Israeli military and Palestinian dispossession.
- The CRA found Ne’eman Canada to be in breach of the Income Tax Act, by failing to properly control and disclose charitable funds.
- Ne’eman Canada sent funds to hundreds of Israeli intermediaries, which the CRA found to include non-charitable organizations.
- Some of these intermediaries were complicit in Israeli war criminality, by supporting the Israeli military and the dispossession of Palestinians through illegal settlement.
- The CRA also found that Chaim Katz, founder, president, and treasurer of the Foundation, personally benefitted from funds intended for charitable purposes.
Conclusions
- Ne’eman Foundation Canada’s charitable status was revoked in 2024, with no legal challenges.
- The Foundation was shown to have had a close financial relationship with the Jewish National Fund (JNF) of Canada, also revoked as a charitable entity.
To learn more about the Canada to Israel Charity Pipeline, check out our key resources:
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