Friends of Medalta Society
Charitable organization · Medicine Hat, Alberta · BN 120581467RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,059,838) as filed with the CRA.
Friends of Medalta Society is a charitable organization based in Medicine Hat, Alberta, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $3.2M in revenue and $2.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 21% from donations, 14% from government. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $78K.
Compared with 414 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 33% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 12 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $100 in 2024, the largest being $100 to Medicine Hat and District Food Bank (1992) Association. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Dedicated to the restoration and development of the medicine hat clay industries national historic site. The society operations includes museum admission and tours educational programs facility rentals and special events and artist in residence programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.2M | $2.1M | $1.5M | $65K | $100 | $11.1M |
| 2023 | $3.4M | $2.1M | $1.5M | $111K | $100 | $10M |
| 2022 | $3.5M | $2.2M | $1.5M | $210K | $136 | $8.6M |
| 2021 | $3.2M | $1.8M | $1.4M | $11K | $185 | $7.3M |
| 2020 | $2.8M | $1.7M | $1.3M | $1,985 | $1,536 | $6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $100 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $78K from 5 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
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions12
- Total compensation, all staff$967K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Brad Ambrosi (vice president); Melinda Arthur (chair); Ryan Cook (treasurer); Cori Cuthbertson (director); Kimberley Knight (vice chair); Allison Knodel (city representative); Elizabeth McNally (director); Linda Robertson (director); Robert Wanner (director); Elise Wouters (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Friends of Medalta Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 120581467RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.