Canadian Grain Elevator Discovery Centre
Publicly funded institution · Nanton, Alberta · BN 863670055RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-04-30. Split of total expenditures ($100,038) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Grain Elevator Discovery Centre is a charitable organization based in Nanton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under public amenities. 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 April 30, 2024, it reported $155K in revenue and $100K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 13% from donations, 73% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $15K.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 43% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 79% of that peer group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $55K in 2020 to $155K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Preserve nanton grain elevators inform and educate the public about the historical significance of the elevators in alberta history and provide tours to the public.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $155K | $100K | $79K | $1,826 | — | $262K |
| 2023 | $94K | $46K | $0 | — | $0 | $198K |
| 2022 | $28K | $23K | $0 | — | $0 | $151K |
| 2021 | $27K | $25K | $25K | — | — | $146K |
| 2020 | $55K | $14K | — | — | — | $144K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $15K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$9,422
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Leo Wieser (president); Erin Sheilds (vice president); Shanda Stelmach (treasurer); Pam Woodall (secretary); Lori Stuart (director); Rachel Miller (director); Julia Anderson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Grain Elevator Discovery Centre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 863670055RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.