Fertile Forest Historical Centre Society
Publicly funded institution · Ponoka, Alberta · BN 139790521RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,135) as filed with the CRA.
Fertile Forest Historical Centre Society is a charitable organization based in Ponoka, 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $1,000 in revenue and $1,135 in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Compared with 521 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $1,500 in 2020 to $1,000 in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Historical school site - an alberta registered historic resource grounds and building maintained and available for public use
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,000 | $1,135 | $1,135 | — | $0 | $29K |
| 2023 | $12K | $4,727 | $4,727 | — | — | $29K |
| 2022 | $1,400 | $975 | $975 | — | — | $26K |
| 2021 | $900 | $940 | — | — | — | $25K |
| 2020 | $1,500 | $830 | — | — | — | $25K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Brenda Kowk (president); Sieds Rispens (vice president); Anika Pierik (secretary); Greg Hoar (treasurer); Edith Kane (director); Regina Rispens (director); Marjolein Rispens (director); Maarten Kleinlugtenbold (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Fertile Forest Historical Centre Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 139790521RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.