Grande Prairie Regional Agricultural and Exhibition Society
Charitable organization · Grande Prairie, Alberta · BN 107446668RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($13,253,432) as filed with the CRA.
Grande Prairie Regional Agricultural and Exhibition Society is a charitable organization based in Grande Prairie, Alberta, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $13.3M in revenue and $13.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 28% from government.
Compared with 46 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 89% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 58 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $8.2M in 2020 to $13.3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 16 names.
In its own words
Rodeos pari-mutuals cattle and horse shows farmers market agricultural trade shows 4h activities agricultural clinics. Horse boarding program where discounted boarding is provided and gymkhana where free rental days are offered.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $13.3M | $13.3M | $12.8M | — | — | $3.9M |
| 2023 | $13.3M | $13M | $12.4M | — | — | $3.8M |
| 2022 | $12.2M | $12.3M | $11.9M | — | — | $3.5M |
| 2021 | $8M | $7.9M | $7.5M | — | — | $3.7M |
| 2020 | $8.2M | $8M | $7.7M | — | — | $3.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions58
- Total compensation, all staff$3.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Randy Glenn (president); Shelley Lazenby (1st vice president); Peter Bolger (2nd vice president); Joe Renooy (fiance committee chair); Brad Richards (past president); Leanne Beaupre (county rep.); Peter Harris (director); Rob Clayton (director); Norm Tremblay (director); Justin Tidd (director); Joe Canavan (director); David Crouse (director); Cheryl Schindel (director); Kim Randall (staff); Denise Cook (staff); Jennifer Kanda (staff).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Grande Prairie Regional Agricultural and Exhibition Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107446668RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.