J and W Murphy Foundation
Private foundation · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 832440820RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($9,439,491) as filed with the CRA.
J and W Murphy Foundation is a private foundation based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $6.1M in revenue and $9.4M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 93% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 80 qualified donees totalling $9.5M in 2024, the largest being $4.2M to Saint Leonard's Society of Nova Scotia.
In its own words
Gifts to qualified donees primarily but not exclusively in Nova Scotia in the areas of - •Animal Welfare •Arts & Culture •Camps •Community Arts (theatre and film) Community support services •DEI •Education •Food Insecurity •Healthcare - patient services •Hospitals (equipment acquisitions & building capital) •Housing •Literacy •Mental Health •Music Education •Newcomer Resources •Reconciliation •Youth Programs
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6.1M | $9.4M | — | — | $9.4M | $1M |
| 2023 | $4.8M | $4.8M | $979 | — | $4.8M | $9M |
| 2022 | $6.2M | $6.2M | $18K | — | $6.2M | $12.2M |
| 2021 | $3.5M | $2.1M | — | — | $2.1M | $16.8M |
| 2020 | $5.3M | $7.3M | — | — | $7M | $17.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $9.5M to 80 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Saint Leonard's Society of Nova Scotia$4.2M
- Dartmouth General Hospital Charitable Foundation$650K
- I W K Health Centre Charitable Foundation$400K
- Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia$345K
- ISANS. Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia$303K
- Symphony Nova Scotia Society$250K
- Kids Help Phone / Jeunesse J' Ecoute$250K
- United for Literacy$220K
- Pathways to Education Canada/Passeport pour ma réussite Canada$150K
- North-End Community Health Association$150K
- Region of Queens Municipality$150K
- Soldiers Memorial Hospital Foundation$125K
- Pallium Foundation of Canada$118K
- Saint Leonard's Society of Nova Scotia$105K
- Phoenix Youth Programs Charitable Foundation$100K
- Habitat for Humanity Nova Scotia$100K
- Diabetes Canada Diabète Canada$100K
- Slow Motion Food Film Fest Society$100K
- Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21$100K
- National Youth Orchestra Association of Canada$87K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$75K
- Rural Communities Foundation of Nova Scotia$75K
- Actors Fund of Canada$75K
- The Western Memorial Regional Hospital Foundation Inc$69K
- Family SOS Association$66K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from J and W Murphy Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 832440820RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.