Building Our Future Trust
Private foundation · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 899282412RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($8,734,286) as filed with the CRA.
Building Our Future Trust is a private foundation based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under foundations.
Compared with 627 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 52% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $8.7M in 2024, the largest being $8.7M to The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Halifax. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
An endowment fund was established by the archdiocese of halifax to apply the net income on an annual basis for various charitable purposes. The fund supports social outreach to those in need the education of priests and pastoral services.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | $8.7M | — | — | $8.7M | — |
| 2023 | $391K | $478K | — | — | $429K | — |
| 2022 | $700K | $306K | — | — | $260K | — |
| 2021 | $486K | $311K | — | — | $260K | — |
| 2020 | $101K | $179K | — | — | $143K | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $8.7M to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Kennedy (trustee); John Stevens (trustee); Brian Dunn (archbishop).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Building Our Future Trust’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 899282412RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.