The Sir James Dunn Foundation Inc.
Private foundation · Rothesay, New Brunswick · BN 834433393RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,484,993) as filed with the CRA.
The Sir James Dunn Foundation Inc. is a private foundation based in Rothesay, New Brunswick, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $4.1M in revenue and $1.5M 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 63% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 39 qualified donees totalling $1.3M in 2024, the largest being $200K to The University of New Brunswick. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.1M in 2020 to $4.1M in 2024.
In its own words
Supply grants to other charities within canada
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.1M | $1.5M | $63K | — | $1.3M | $30.7M |
| 2023 | $2.6M | $1.6M | $64K | — | $1.3M | $28.1M |
| 2022 | $1.8M | $5M | $59K | — | $986K | $27.1M |
| 2021 | $5.7M | $1.2M | $65K | — | $892K | $30.3M |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $1.2M | $55K | — | $843K | $25.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Private foundation — endowment and payout, December 31, 2024
- Other income$1,843,710
- Investment income$1,047,095
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 $1.3M to 39 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- The University of New Brunswick$200K
- Mount Allison University$175K
- The Boys and Girls Club of Grand Manan Island Inc.$65K
- Fondation Chudumont Foundation Inc.$50K
- The Centre for Youth CARE Inc.$50K
- Bee Me Kidz Inc.$50K
- New Brunswick Youth Orchestra Foundation Inc$50K
- Tennis Canada$50K
- Imperial Theatre Inc./theatre Imperial Inc.$40K
- ST. Joseph's Hospital Foundation of Saint John Inc./la Fondation de l'Hopital ST. Joseph de Saint Jean Inc.$35K
- Sunbury Shores Arts and Nature Centre Incorporated$35K
- The Portage Foundation$30K
- We've Got Your Back Foundation Inc.$30K
- Town of Saint Andrews$30K
- New Brunswick Medical Education Foundation Inc.$30K
- The Saint John Learning Exchange LTD.$25K
- L'Arche Saint John Inc.$25K
- Fondation de l'Hôpital régional d'Edmundston Inc. Edmundston Regional Hospital Foundation Inc.$25K
- YMCA of Southwestern New Brunswick Inc.$25K
- Canadian Cancer Society$25K
- Arts and Culture Centre of Sussex Inc.$25K
- Youth Impact Jeunesse Inc.$20K
- Shelter Movers$20K
- Snider Mountain Adventures Inc.$20K
- Atlantic Wellness Community Center Incorporated$20K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Sir James Dunn Foundation Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 834433393RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.