D.R. Sobey Foundation
Private foundation · Stellarton, Nova Scotia · BN 892553967RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,299,544) as filed with the CRA.
D.R. Sobey Foundation is a private foundation based in Stellarton, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.6M in revenue and $1.3M in expenditures.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 42% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 15 qualified donees totalling $1.1M in 2024, the largest being $355K to McMichael Canadian Art Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
The foundation made donations to qualified donees during the year.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.6M | $1.3M | — | — | $1.1M | $39.1M |
| 2023 | $2M | $1.5M | — | — | $1.3M | $40.2M |
| 2022 | $3.7M | $1.8M | — | — | $1.5M | $40.1M |
| 2021 | $1.9M | $1.8M | — | — | $1.7M | $42.3M |
| 2020 | $2.8M | $4.4M | — | — | $4.2M | $32.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1.1M to 15 qualified donees:
- McMichael Canadian Art Foundation$355K
- Nova Scotia Community College Foundation$250K
- A Dollar A Day Foundation$150K
- Council for CDN America Relationship$131K
- Canadian Fellowship Foundation Fondation Canadienne de la F Raternite$50K
- Jean Paul Riopelle Foundation/Fondation Jean Paul Riopelle$50K
- Aciac$25K
- Woodland Cultural Centre$15K
- Riverview Home Volunteer Association$12K
- Summer Street Industries Foundation$10K
- Pictou County Christmas Fund$10K
- Little Harbour Presbyterian Church$10K
- Little Harbour Fire Department$10K
- The United Way of Pictou County$5,000
- Epilepsy Association of the Maritimes$5,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Robert Sobey (chair); Bernard Doucet (secretary); Jane Toth (director); Metthew Sobey (director); Monique Sobey (trusee); Gerald Green (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from D.R. Sobey Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 892553967RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.