Founded in 1993, MADA Community Centre (MADA) is a Jewish charity that works to fight poverty in Montreal, Quebec. MADA reports that there are 18,130 Jews living below the poverty line in the Montreal metropolitan area. The poor make up 20% of a total Jewish population of 90,780 in the local community. MADA’s programs include a foodbank, cafeteria, Shabbat to Share, social events, a clothing and furniture depot, and more.

In F2018, MADA Community Centre’s foodbank program made up 28% of total program spending. The foodbank offers a variety of free items, like produce, non-perishables, and household essentials, to people in need. In F2018, MADA reports supplying the community with 129,480 monthly and holiday food baskets and 13,681,860 pounds of food.

MADA Community Centre’s cafeteria made up 26% of total program spending in F2018. The cafeteria serves three meals, 365 days a year to those in need. MADA reports serving 283,450 main cafeteria meals, 16,200 mobile cafeteria meals, and 20,020 takeout or home delivery meals in F2018.

In F2018, MADA’s Shabbat to Share program made up 15% of total program spending. Each week, MADA volunteers visit elderly people with special needs to deliver a Shabbat meal. MADA reports that 44,100 Shabbat to Share meals were delivered in F2018.

MADA Community Centre is a ­­­­medium-sized charity, with total donations of $2.8m in F2018. Administrative costs are 9% of revenues (excluding investment income) and fundraising costs are 2% of donations. For every dollar donated, 89 cents go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending.

­­MADA Community Centre’s interest-bearing debts exceed its gross funding reserves of $294k. Excluding interest-bearing debts, MADA could operate using reserve funds for less than a month.

This charity report is an update that has been sent to MADA Community Centre for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.

Updated on June 26, 2019 by Lauren Chin.