Pictou Mutual Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Pictou, Nova Scotia · BN 810155697RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($21,091) as filed with the CRA.
Pictou Mutual Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Pictou, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $58K in revenue and $21K in expenditures.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 22% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $15K in 2024, the largest being $10K to Town of Westville Meghan's Place. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $9,220 in 2020 to $58K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
The mission of the pictou mutual community foundation has remained unchanged since its formation. That is to support the communities served by the (former) pictou county farmers' mutual fire insurance company financially assisting social services and educational health cultural and environmental activities in those communities
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $58K | $21K | — | — | $15K | $536K |
| 2023 | $19K | $21K | — | — | $15K | $500K |
| 2022 | $22K | $22K | — | — | $17K | $502K |
| 2021 | $26K | $13K | — | — | $8,500 | $503K |
| 2020 | $9,220 | $11K | — | — | $7,500 | $490K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $15K to 5 qualified donees:
- Town of Westville Meghan's Place$10K
- The Nova Scotia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty$2,500
- The Pictou County Fuel Fund Society$1,000
- Pictou Agricultural Society$1,000
- Pictou County 4-H Leaders Council$250
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Mackay (trustee); Donna Macdonald (vice chair); Jeff Gunn (chair); Karen Mackay (trustee); Linda O'Brien (trustee); Brian Craig (trustee); John Jennings (trustee); Liz Macintosh (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Pictou Mutual Charitable Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 810155697RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.