Stephan G. Stephansson Icelandic Society
Charitable organization · Markerville, Alberta · BN 132490699RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($309,097) as filed with the CRA.
Stephan G. Stephansson Icelandic Society is a charitable organization based in Markerville, Alberta, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $339K in revenue and $309K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from donations, 26% from government. In 2021, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $50.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 21% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 75% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $559K in 2020 to $339K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
The society provides historical tours and school programs in the museum and also rents the hall & church. The society also operates a summer cafe & gift shop. The society provides ongoing maintenance to the historical sites (creamery hall church & buttermaker house)
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $339K | $309K | $172K | $41K | — | $1.9M |
| 2023 | $535K | $281K | $157K | $11K | — | $1.8M |
| 2022 | $374K | $312K | — | $11K | — | $1.6M |
| 2021 | $296K | $251K | — | $8,926 | — | $1.5M |
| 2020 | $559K | $6,238 | — | $3,908 | — | $1.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2021
Received $50 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$92K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Alfred Gamble (past president); John McKechnie (president); Elizabeth Huising (treasurer); Tara Noyes (vice president); Suzie Sveinson (director); Tracey Christensen (secretary); Ron Stephansson (director); Darcy Shearer (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Stephan G. Stephansson Icelandic Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 132490699RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.