Walter C Sumner Foundation
Private foundation · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 887460194RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-05-31. Split of total expenditures ($433,874) as filed with the CRA.
Walter C Sumner Foundation is a private foundation based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending May 31, 2024, it reported $683K in revenue and $434K in expenditures.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 40% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 15 qualified donees totalling $352K in 2024, the largest being $92K to Dalhousie University. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $328K in 2020 to $683K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The foundation operates to provide grants and gifts to charitable organizations in canada primary ongoing programs are rsetricted to the award of the walter c sumner fellowships to students who are engaged in or about to begin doctoral studies in chemistry physics or electronics (including electrical engineering) at various universities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $683K | $434K | — | — | $353K | $7.5M |
| 2023 | $444K | $451K | — | — | $370K | $7.1M |
| 2022 | $959K | $354K | — | — | $269K | $7.6M |
| 2021 | $516K | $302K | — | — | $226K | $7.6M |
| 2020 | $328K | $451K | — | — | $231K | $6.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $352K to 15 qualified donees:
- Dalhousie University$92K
- The Governing Council of the University of Toronto$78K
- Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning$77K
- The University of British Columbia$63K
- Queen's University at Kingston$37K
- Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada - Nova Scotia Branch$800
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada$800
- Colchester-East Hants Regional Library$800
- Children's Aid Society$800
- Girl Guides of Canada/Guides Du Canada$400
- Rothesay Netherwood School$300
- Kin Canada Foundation/fondation Kin Canada$200
- Rotary Club of Truro Foundation$200
- Truro & District Lions Club Nova Scotia Charitable Trust Fund$200
- Scouts Canada Nova Scotia Council$100
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Matthew Bird (president); Fariel Ibrahim (secretary); Dave Johnson (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Walter C Sumner Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 887460194RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.