Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal
Open to any Canadian donor.
Jewish community foundation serving Montreal (est. 1969). The lowest top-tier rate of any Canadian community foundation (0.10% above $10M). 0% fees on cash-held funds. Three fund types including DAFs, institutional trust funds, and cash-held funds.
Cost calculator
Estimate fees for your scenario. Grants are never reduced by fees — fees apply after each year's granting.
See year-by-year breakdown
| Year | Contribution | Growth | Granted | Fees | End balance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | $5,000 | $5,250 | $648 | $99,102 |
| 2 | $10,000 | $5,455 | $5,728 | $707 | $108,121 |
| 3 | $10,000 | $5,906 | $6,201 | $766 | $117,060 |
| 4 | $10,000 | $6,353 | $6,671 | $824 | $125,919 |
| 5 | $10,000 | $6,796 | $7,136 | $881 | $134,698 |
| 6 | $10,000 | $7,235 | $7,597 | $938 | $143,398 |
| 7 | $10,000 | $7,670 | $8,053 | $995 | $152,020 |
| 8 | $10,000 | $8,101 | $8,506 | $1,050 | $160,564 |
| 9 | $10,000 | $8,528 | $8,955 | $1,106 | $169,032 |
| 10 | $10,000 | $8,952 | $9,399 | $1,161 | $177,424 |
Minimums
Granting rules
Assets accepted
- Cash
- Public securities
- Private company shares
- Life insurance
Scale & activity
From T3010 CRA filing · FYE 2025-03-31
- Total DAF assets
- $2,516.2M
- Annual grants
- $236.9M
- Actual payout
- 9.4%
- DAF accounts
- 2,445
- Avg. account
- $1M
CRA registration 118974179RR0001. Payout rate is actual grants divided by total assets over the filing period — a real-world indicator that can differ from the provider's stated disbursement policy.
Fee structure
Admin fee tiers
| Balance range | Rate |
|---|---|
| $0K – $1000K | 0.65% |
| $1M – $10.0M | 0.30% |
| $10M+ | 0.10% |
0% on cash-held funds. 0.30% flat on institutional trust funds. Standard DAF tiers above.
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Data sources
Confidence: Published on provider site · Last verified 2026-04-21
Value proposition authored by WellFunded