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Registered — Victoria, BC — Charitable Organization
Scores: Legitimacy 100/100 · Effectiveness 84/100
Financials: Revenue $963,191 · Expenditures $956,226
Congregation Emanu-El is Victoria's Reform Jewish synagogue, operating for 33 years with a large and stable 14-member board that reflects deep community engagement. The congregation runs a nearly break-even operation on $963K in annual revenue, balancing worship, education, and community programming with the staffing costs inherent in a full-service synagogue.
Our Verdict: A well-governed Victoria synagogue with healthy reserves and minimal compliance risk, though program spending at 61.7% and compensation at 47.4% are areas donors may want to understand — in a staffing-intensive congregation, much of that compensation is the program.