Hardisty Agricultural Society
Charitable organization · Hardisty, Alberta · BN 118953132RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($477,917) as filed with the CRA.
Hardisty Agricultural Society is a charitable organization based in Hardisty, Alberta, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $404K in revenue and $478K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 34% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $12K.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 79% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 17 names.
In its own words
Rodeo diner and dance sponsor youth training acca camp sponsor operate and maintain hardisty lake park and hardisty memorial arena 4-h acheivement day and show sponsor and farm safety program
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $404K | $478K | $387K | $8,912 | $71K | $561K |
| 2023 | $435K | $497K | $402K | $13K | $76K | $635K |
| 2022 | $424K | $485K | $465K | $7,969 | — | $697K |
| 2021 | $366K | $447K | $434K | $8,253 | — | $757K |
| 2020 | $501K | $519K | $505K | $8,839 | — | $837K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $12K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$93K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
James Morrison (president); Anita Miller (vice president); Sherry Lesmeister (2nd vice president); Penny Fleming (treasurer); Lynnette Imlah (secretary); Ivan Lesmeister (director); Sherry Morrison (director); Kent Drager (director); Brenda Buelow (director); Kevin Buelow (director); Margaret Shott (director); Christine Ruzika-Drager (director); Michelle Fisher (director); Max Devey (director); Kim Jackson (director); Wayne Jackson (director); Stevie Macrae (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Hardisty Agricultural Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118953132RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.