Czar Agricultural Society
Charitable organization · Czar, Alberta · BN 129856803RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($88,116) as filed with the CRA.
Czar Agricultural Society is a charitable organization based in Czar, Alberta, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $79K in revenue and $88K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 12% from donations, 32% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $10K.
Compared with 2,652 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 44% of peers.
It reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $3,350 in 2024, the largest being $2,000 to Hughenden Agricultrual Society. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Provide a community hall for meetings weddings showers funerals village community functions anniversaries fundraisers 4-h club meetings/speakoffs. We sponsor various agricultural activities such as bullerama and beef club showcase and 4-h. We hold an annual bench fair with volunteers from the organization and community members. Local quilter's quild meets 2 times/month - sept-june. Local discing club meets every week nov-march. Our facility is operated by community volunteers.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $79K | $88K | $74K | — | $3,350 | $863K |
| 2023 | $91K | $50K | $52K | — | $1,850 | $874K |
| 2022 | $49K | $43K | $29K | — | — | $843K |
| 2021 | $51K | $44K | $29K | — | — | $850K |
| 2020 | $57K | $60K | $42K | $455 | $1,750 | $893K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $3,350 to 4 qualified donees:
- Hughenden Agricultrual Society$2,000
- Czar Lake Bullarama$1,000
- Highway 13 Cattlemen's Beef Club$250
- East Central Regional 4-H$100
Received $10K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lyanne Almberg (president/director); Mona Almberg (treasurer.director); Sylvia Axley (vice president/director); Charlotte Almberg (secretary/director); Edgar Eldering (director); Marvin Lawrason (director); Dayton Almberg (director); Connie Wahlstrom (director); Jay Motley (director); Tricia Strang (director); Joan Grunow (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Czar Agricultural Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 129856803RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.