895970374RR0001 — 0050
Registered — Hampstead, QC — Charitable Organization
Scores: Legitimacy 100/100 · Effectiveness 70/100
Financials: Revenue $3,291,831 · Expenditures $2,963,570
Congregation Bais Menachem Chabad-Lubavitch is a 30-year-old Hampstead, Quebec Hasidic congregation with perfect legitimacy fundamentals (100/100, 30 years registered, 100% filing rate, no political activity) and steady revenue growth around 3% annually. The complications cluster around inter-organizational flows: a transfer to a now-revoked sister Chabad entity (Vaad Mishmeres Mitzvos), circular flows with two other Chabad Lubavitch organizations, and an admin ratio of 29.5% that is elevated for a category 0050 congregation.
Our Verdict: A long-established Chabad-Lubavitch congregation with strong governance and stable finances; the flagged inter-Chabad transfers reflect typical denominational network structure rather than evidence of misconduct, but donors who want to follow the funds will need to examine the Chabad-network financial picture as a whole.