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.
Private foundation — endowment and payout, December 31, 2024
- Investment income$1,448,429
This ratio is gifts made divided by total assets at year end. It is not the CRA disbursement quota, which is calculated on the average value of property not used in charitable activities and cannot be derived from these filings.
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.