The Bonanza and District Agricultural Society
Charitable organization · Bonanza, Alberta · BN 119216752RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($456,833) as filed with the CRA.
The Bonanza and District Agricultural Society is a charitable organization based in Bonanza, Alberta, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $472K in revenue and $457K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations, 41% from government.
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 56% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 75% of that peer group. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 15 names.
In its own words
The charity provides the facilities to promote community recreation education and cultural activities which improve and maintain the quality of rural life.we organize bowling floor curling and seniors activities education classes for agriculture and safety for youth and adults. We fundraise through dances banquets craft fairs and our annual fall fair.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $472K | $457K | $391K | $54K | — | $4.4M |
| 2023 | $376K | $357K | $304K | $42K | — | $4.3M |
| 2022 | $373K | $393K | $355K | $28K | — | $4.3M |
| 2021 | $207K | $225K | $214K | $888 | — | $4.3M |
| 2020 | $343K | $311K | $287K | $16K | — | $4.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$115K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Bree Hamilton (president); Clayton Shore (vice president); Kalynn Wyant (director); Kate Lowes (director); Bretley Wyant (director); Penny Lepage (director); Janice Rudy (2nd vice president); Dolly Nimritcher (director); Scott Lundquist; Larry Rudy (director); Meagan Lundquist (director); Shila Brugge (secretary/treasurer); Heather Courville (director); Bill Hutchinson (director); Sterling Patterson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Bonanza and District Agricultural Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119216752RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.