High Prairie and District Agricultural Society
Charitable organization · High Prairie, Alberta · BN 134234939RR0001 · Agriculture
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($190,467) as filed with the CRA.
High Prairie and District Agricultural Society is a charitable organization based in High Prairie, Alberta, classified by the CRA under agriculture. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $174K in revenue and $190K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 31% from government.
Compared with 145 environmental charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 74% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 90% of that peer group. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $85K in 2020 to $174K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Operation of a multiuse Agriplex facility and delivery of programs for our community that are affordable and open to equestrians of all levels. Activities include: barrel racing pole bending family gymkhana cattle penning various clinics and educational events grade 5 farm safety day annual amateur rodeo. All programs are organized and ran by volunteers.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $174K | $190K | $180K | $5,342 | $500 | $531K |
| 2023 | $137K | $173K | $171K | — | $750 | $888K |
| 2022 | $92K | $131K | $109K | — | $0 | $765K |
| 2021 | $135K | $138K | $99K | $6,890 | — | $807K |
| 2020 | $85K | $143K | $99K | $10K | — | $809K |
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:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$38K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Veronica Bedard (vice president); Meghan Payne (president); Bill Milner (director); Tanya Bruder (director); Jennifer Krystal (director); Angie Halverson (director); Tyler Airth (vice president); Stephanie Airth (director); Vern Cook (director); Shelby Cook (director); Sarah Neill (direcctor).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from High Prairie and District Agricultural Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 134234939RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.