The Blue River Foundation Trust
Private foundation · Dieppe, New Brunswick · BN 745808949RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($111,959) as filed with the CRA.
The Blue River Foundation Trust is a private foundation based in Dieppe, New Brunswick, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $93K in revenue and $112K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 43% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 17 qualified donees totalling $100K in 2024, the largest being $25K to Lillian Allbon Cumberland County Animal Shelter. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
Private foundation set-up for charitable giving.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2023–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $93K | $112K | — | — | $100K | $1.8M |
| 2023 | $1.9M | $76K | — | — | $75K | $1.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $100K to 17 qualified donees:
- Lillian Allbon Cumberland County Animal Shelter$25K
- S.p.c.a. (moncton) Inc.$25K
- The Nova Scotia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty$10K
- Tantramar Regional High School (food & Nutrition Support$5,000
- Sackville & District Assistance Centre Inc.$5,000
- Pick of the Litter Society$2,500
- Wabanaki School (food & Nutrition Support Program)$2,500
- Arnold H. McLeod School (food & Nutrition Support Progr$2,500
- Forest Glen School (food and Nutrition Support Program)$2,500
- Birchmount School (food & Nutrition Support Programs)$2,500
- The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (newfoundland and Labrador)$2,500
- C.c.s.p.c.a. Inc.$2,500
- Fredericton SPCA Inc.$2,500
- Food Depot Alimentaire Inc.$2,500
- Misfit Manor Dog Rescue Society$2,500
- Feed Nova Scotia Society$2,500
- Prince Edward Island Humane Society$2,500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ralston Wesley Armour (trustee); Alisha Anne Armour (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Blue River Foundation Trust’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 745808949RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.