Pictou Agricultural Society
Publicly funded institution · Pictou, Nova Scotia · BN 891455396RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-10-31. Split of total expenditures ($55,102) as filed with the CRA.
Pictou Agricultural Society is a charitable organization based in Pictou, Nova Scotia, 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 October 31, 2024, it reported $65K in revenue and $55K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 16% from donations, 84% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $51K.
Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
In its own words
Operate the annual pictou north colchester exhibition host horse shows & 4h activities
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $65K | $55K | — | — | — | $3M |
| 2023 | $16K | — | — | — | — | $3M |
| 2022 | $17K | — | — | — | — | $3M |
| 2021 | $12K | — | — | — | — | $3M |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | $2.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $51K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Pictou Agricultural Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 891455396RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.