Linden & District Agricultural Society
Publicly funded institution · Linden, Alberta · BN 891511743RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($45,324) as filed with the CRA.
Linden & District Agricultural Society is a charitable organization based in Linden, 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 August 31, 2024, it reported $44K in revenue and $45K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations, 55% 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 13% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 91% of that peer group.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $900 in 2020, the largest being $900 to Linden Municipal Library. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 17 names.
In its own words
Fall fair - linden ab; sports day - linden ab; rink maintenance - linden ab; pathways project maintenance - linden ab. Christmas light up - linden ab. Family day - linden ab. All these programs are available for families in the surrounding communities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $44K | $45K | $7,800 | $21K | — | $96K |
| 2023 | $77K | $46K | $3,500 | $20K | — | $81K |
| 2022 | $38K | $38K | $3,050 | $18K | — | $50K |
| 2021 | $33K | $32K | $12K | — | — | $50K |
| 2020 | $30K | $34K | $6,460 | — | $900 | $49K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2020
Granted $900 to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Daniel Lauper (president); Tim Brown (1st vice president); Reg Weibe (2nd vice president); Jaimie Collins (secretary); Angela Uittenbogerd (treasurer); Linda Fetterly (director); John Van de Laak (director); Kees Uittenbogerd (director); Kelly Klassen (director); Richard Enns (director); Tyson Klassen (director); Jason Opder Heyde (director); Allison Opder Heyde (director); Andrew Tomlinson (director); Luca Lauper (director); Jim McConnell (director); Trish McConnell (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Linden & District Agricultural Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 891511743RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.