Ancaster Agricultural Society
Charitable organization · Jerseyville, Ontario · BN 118786334RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,641,597) as filed with the CRA.
Ancaster Agricultural Society is a charitable organization based in Jerseyville, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.3M in revenue and $1.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from government. In 2023, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2,685.
Compared with 414 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 0% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 84% of that peer group. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $345K in 2020 to $2.3M in 2024.
In its own words
Ancaster fair ancaster fair camp education days
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.3M | $1.6M | $10K | $76K | — | $21.8M |
| 2023 | $2.2M | $0 | $1,545 | $43K | — | $21.3M |
| 2022 | $1.8M | $1.5M | $6,727 | $44K | — | $22.5M |
| 2021 | $1.3M | $833K | $28K | $9,953 | — | $19.5M |
| 2020 | $345K | $944K | $21K | $24K | — | $17.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $2,685 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$401K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Ancaster Agricultural Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118786334RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.