Camp L.G. Barnes Society
Publicly funded institution · Bentley, Alberta · BN 868582081RR0001 · Education in the Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($453,872) as filed with the CRA.
Camp L.G. Barnes Society is a charitable organization based in Bentley, Alberta, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $527K in revenue and $454K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 78% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,685.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 74% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $117K in 2020 to $527K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
The society operates camp barnes a camp for physically and/or mentally challenged individuals within alberta. Most of the society's funding is through government grants but once every 18-24 months the society will participate in a casino to raise funds for the camp.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $527K | $454K | $430K | $2,183 | — | $157K |
| 2023 | $310K | $314K | $278K | $11K | — | $85K |
| 2022 | $262K | $284K | $241K | $11K | — | $84K |
| 2021 | $307K | $227K | $209K | — | — | $111K |
| 2020 | $117K | $98K | $78K | $5,515 | — | $31K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,685 from 3 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
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$271K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jan Grant (treasurer); Deb Simmons (president); Harold Barnes (director); Tracy Hammett (vice president); Mella O'Neill (secretary); Ila Lyster (director); Pam Hansen (interim director); Tyler Reilly (interim director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Camp L.G. Barnes Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 868582081RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.