Farming Smarter Association
Charitable organization · Lethbridge County, Alberta · BN 898983994RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,635,949) as filed with the CRA.
Farming Smarter Association is a charitable organization based in Lethbridge County, Alberta, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.7M in revenue and $2.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 39% from government. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $178K.
Compared with 296 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 62% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 11 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Agricultural research and developmental initiatives education of those involved in agribusiness.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.7M | $2.6M | $2.2M | — | — | $3M |
| 2023 | $2.6M | $2.4M | $2.4M | — | — | $2.9M |
| 2022 | $2.6M | $2.5M | $2.5M | — | — | $2.7M |
| 2021 | $2.8M | $2.2M | $2.2M | — | — | $2.6M |
| 2020 | $2.1M | $1.7M | $1.7M | — | — | $2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $178K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions11
- Total compensation, all staff$1.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ryan Marcer (president); Rob Dunn (vice-president); Ken Vanden Dungen (treasurer); Adrian Moens (director); Amanda Dececco-Kolebaba (director); Scott Holtman (director); John Kolk (director); Nathan Stamp (director); Will Van Roessel (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Farming Smarter Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 898983994RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.