Message from Our Chair

The fiscal year of the Foundation begins on October 1. The annual external audit of the Foundation for the prior fiscal year occurs in March and that usually brings us to the time when we are able to assemble a comprehensive report of expenditures and activities. This year the process was particularly unusual as the week following the current fiscal year began with the massacre by Hamas in Southern Israel, the taking of hostages and the outbreak of war. These occurrences resulted in a new reality in both Israel and North America and required a quick pivot in the 23/24 strategy.

Fundamental to the work of the Morris and Rosalind Family Foundation is a commitment to society at large wherever we reside and alongside that is a deep tie to our roots as part of the Jewish people. These two elements are key to both our mission and passion and define this 2022/2023 Annual Report. The report reflects the belief that we are collectively required to listen, learn and respond and this year has brought new challenges which we are prepared to face as a family foundation.

Along with presenting this report on activity it is important to acknowledge the individual and collective work of my family in philanthropy and their exceptional interest in growing the Foundation in both size and professionalism as we move into the third generation of engagement. This past year my father Morris Goodman, CM, OQ, celebrated his 92nd birthday and alongside that we have seen his grandchildren becoming more involved in family philanthropic activity. It is my greatest wish that the Foundation will flourish for generations, defined by passion, strategy and creativity.

Shawna Goodman