The Delia and District Agricultural Society
Publicly funded institution · Delia, Alberta · BN 137180634RR0001 · Agriculture
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($223,684) as filed with the CRA.
The Delia and District Agricultural Society is a charitable organization based in Delia, 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 September 30, 2024, it reported $178K in revenue and $224K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 50% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $144.
Compared with 83 environmental institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 70% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 16 names.
In its own words
Maintaining and operating the delia curling rink arena and community hall. This includes building repair upgrades and renting facilities. Also sponsoring and facilitating agricultural and community events.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $178K | $224K | $211K | $1,501 | — | $127K |
| 2023 | $207K | $239K | $215K | $2,050 | — | $296K |
| 2022 | $282K | $277K | $262K | $1,842 | $100 | $269K |
| 2021 | $140K | $166K | $149K | $8,397 | — | $263K |
| 2020 | $254K | $256K | $227K | $21K | — | $289K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $144 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Linda Danielsen (director); Jordan Elliott (director); Kent Friedley (director); Bev Hall (director); Laurie Jaffray (secretary); Marcel Lamarche (director); Barry Mason (director); Darren Meyer (director); Sherry Meyer (treasurer); Jeff Rasmussen (director); Jason Reed (2nd vice president); Levi Reed (director); Brett Seidler (president); Weldon Seidler (director); David Sisley (director); Bryce Thompson (1st vice president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Delia and District Agricultural Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 137180634RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.