The Daysland & District Agricultural Society
Publicly funded institution · Daysland, Alberta · BN 119229557RR0001 · Agriculture
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($150,064) as filed with the CRA.
The Daysland & District Agricultural Society is a charitable organization based in Daysland, Alberta, classified by the CRA under agriculture. 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 July 31, 2024, it reported $140K in revenue and $150K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 10% from donations, 90% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Compared with 83 environmental institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 83% of peers.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $1,500 in 2024, the largest being $1,000 to Daysland and District Aging in Place Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.
In its own words
The daysland & district agricultural society promotes and supports the agricultural and recreational community development opportunities for residents in the daysland and surrounding area.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $140K | $150K | $145K | — | $1,500 | $181K |
| 2023 | $180K | $162K | $143K | $14K | $1,000 | $191K |
| 2022 | $119K | $110K | $105K | — | $2,000 | $172K |
| 2021 | $137K | $129K | $120K | — | $6,750 | $163K |
| 2020 | $125K | $112K | $103K | $4,096 | $2,000 | $155K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1,500 to 2 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Tim Guhle (director); Victoria Zimmer (director); Kevin Davis (vice president); Amy Weller (treasurer); Keith Bendfeld (director); Derek Paulson (director); Neil Spiller (president); Bradley Bendfeld (director); Curtis Hrdlicka (director); Breanne Miller (secretary); Ashley Miller (director); Cody Schweer (director); Martin Singer (director); Linda-Lee Hahn (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Daysland & District Agricultural Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119229557RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.