Agriculture in the Classroom
Charitable organization · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 140953837RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,196,960) as filed with the CRA.
Agriculture in the Classroom is a charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.2M in revenue and $1.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 51% from donations, 37% from government, 11% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $8,129.
Compared with 632 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 53% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 82% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 15 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 15 names.
In its own words
The charity promotes agriculture in the classrooms of schools in manitoba through development of school curriculums that include agriculture and through agriculture awareness interactive programs and events such as made in manitoba breakfast agriculture literacy week little green thumbbs amazing agriculture adventure ag in the city etc.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1M | $20K | — | $517K |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $887K | — | — | $533K |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $1.2M | $1.1M | — | — | $392K |
| 2021 | $993K | $983K | $872K | — | — | $350K |
| 2020 | $800K | $777K | $685K | — | — | $340K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $8,129 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions15
- Total compensation, all staff$709K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Bonnie Bain (vice-president); Gail Eckert (director); Kevin Hamblin (treasurer); Laura Holtmann (president); Trish Jordan (past president); Laurel Lyons (past president); Patsy Michiels (secretary); Al Raine (director); Gina Sunderland (director); Brent Derkatch (director); Jennifer McCombe-Theroux (director); Bonnie Schmidt (director); Jared Munro (director); Kristen Matwychuk (director); Carson Callum (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Agriculture in the Classroom’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 140953837RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.