Bruce F. Murray Family Foundation
Private foundation · Pictou, Nova Scotia · BN 856732003RR0001 · Protective Health Care
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($532,566) as filed with the CRA.
Bruce F. Murray Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Pictou, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under protective health care. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1M in revenue and $533K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 99% from donations.
Compared with 453 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 96% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $533K in 2024, the largest being $450K to Decoste Entertainment Centre Society. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $80K in 2020 to $1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
The primary objective of the foundation is the gifting of funds to other registered charities. The programs are consistent with the above objective.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1M | $533K | — | — | $533K | $1M |
| 2023 | $530K | $10K | — | — | $10K | $525K |
| 2022 | $1,423 | $55 | — | — | — | $5,312 |
| 2021 | $6,142 | $5,049 | — | — | $5,000 | $3,944 |
| 2020 | $80K | $85K | — | — | $85K | $2,851 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $533K to 3 qualified donees:
- Decoste Entertainment Centre Society$450K
- SPCA of Nova Scotia$75K
- The Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Antigonish$7,500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sean Murray (trustee); Shirley Murray (trustee); Jill Murray (trustee); Jock Murray (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bruce F. Murray Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 856732003RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.