Paris Agricultural Society
Publicly funded institution · Paris, Ontario · BN 119076784RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-11-30. Split of total expenditures ($2,328,498) as filed with the CRA.
Paris Agricultural Society is a charitable organization based in Paris, Ontario, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. 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 November 30, 2024, it reported $1.7M in revenue and $2.3M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from government.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 55% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $198K in 2020 to $1.7M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 23 names.
In its own words
Promote and conserve agriculture through annual fair in paris ontario. Sponsor and provide facilities for local 4-h clubs horticultural association field crop competitions livestock shows meals on wheels service clubs and various community groups. Promote agricultural awareness for urban and rural population. Provide facilities for annual christmas hamper campaign.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.7M | $2.3M | $2.1M | — | — | $1.4M |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $1.3M | $751K | $42K | $0 | $2M |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $1.1M | $130K | $80K | — | $1.8M |
| 2021 | $964K | $680K | $28K | $24K | — | $1.7M |
| 2020 | $198K | $323K | $28K | $13K | — | $1.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received -$581 from 1 charity:
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
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$194K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ross Miller (past president); Amanda Henderson (director at large); Rick Stern (director); Valerie Grech (director); Suzanne Kelley (director); Matt Stuart (2nd vice president); John Stuart (1st vice president); Sean Chase (director); Jeff Vanderhoek (director); Sheldon Grech (director); Sydney Adams (director); Luciano Dibiase (director); Gillian Crawley (director); Karen Ilett (director); Kyle Johnson (treasurer); Bronwyn Monkhouse (jr director); Sydney Cain (jr director); Emma Fielding (jr director); Sarah Fielding (jr director); Holden Vanderhoek (jr director); Kylie Vanderhoek (jr director); Amy Warner (general manager/secretar); Luciano Lawrence.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Paris Agricultural Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119076784RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.