Pontiac agricultural society
Charitable organization · Shawville, Quebec · BN 107851826RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-10-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,274,573) as filed with the CRA.
Pontiac agricultural society is a charitable organization based in Shawville, Quebec, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending October 31, 2024, it reported $1.7M in revenue and $1.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from government.
Compared with 414 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 2% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $67K in 2020 to $1.7M in 2024.
In its own words
The Pontiac Agricultural Society provides an agriculture fair and exhibits on zoology and horticulture at the annual Shawville Fair. The Shawville Arena and Fairgrounds offer publicly accessible facilities which offer organized sports seasonal events and open events. They also donate funds to qualified donees.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.7M | $1.3M | $183K | $958K | $26K | $4.2M |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $1.2M | $146K | $890K | — | $3.7M |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $938K | $112K | $744K | — | $3.6M |
| 2021 | $562K | $576K | — | — | — | $3.2M |
| 2020 | $67K | $165K | — | — | — | $3.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $0 to 2 qualified donees:
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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$125K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Pontiac agricultural society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107851826RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.