The Interior Provincial Exhibition Association Armstrong B.C.
Charitable organization · Armstrong, British Columbia · BN 119324812RR0001 · Agriculture · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,396,241) as filed with the CRA.
The Interior Provincial Exhibition Association Armstrong B.C. is a charitable organization based in Armstrong, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under agriculture. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.8M in revenue and $2.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from government. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $5,000.
Compared with 50 environmental charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 28% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $14K in 2024, the largest being $5,000 to North Okanagan Hospice Society. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $281K in 2020 to $2.8M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 28 names.
In its own words
1- agricultural education & awareness 2- environmental awareness 3- showcasing local talent and entertainers 4- promote and display home arts and hobbies 5- historical displays 6- support non profit groups with free displays
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.8M | $2.4M | $1.9M | — | $14K | $2.9M |
| 2023 | $2.6M | $2.2M | $1.7M | — | $9,853 | $2.5M |
| 2022 | $2.9M | $1.9M | $1.5M | — | — | $2M |
| 2021 | $131K | $203K | $6,468 | — | — | $1M |
| 2020 | $281K | $376K | — | — | — | $1.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $14K to 5 qualified donees:
- North Okanagan Hospice Society$5,000
- Armstrong-Spallumcheen Trails Society$3,500
- Scouts Canada$2,500
- Armstrong Spallumcheen Medical Equipment Loan Cupboard Society$1,500
- The Good Food Box Society of the North Okanagan$1,000
Received $5,000 from 1 charity:
- Wesmont Foundation$5,000
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
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$410K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lisa Babchuk (director); Jeanne Noble-Harter (past president); Jan Dobson (director); Ellen Dyck (director); Mike Paull (executive director); Jennifer Nelson (executive director); Tambria Shortt (director); Leanna Maw (director); Karsten Bellows (executive director); Tom Harter (director); Ted Steiger (vice president); Neil McKechnie (director); Brett Kirkpatrick (director); Patti Thomas (president); Lawrna Myers (director); Brian Hamming (director); Joe Herring (executive director); Lucy Whitbread (executive director); Darrin Taylor (executive director); Kelly Kennedy (director); Joyce Marchant (director); Marie Van Der Wilk (director); Justine Berndt (director); Rob Ellis (director); Carolyn Farris (director); Kendyl Foster (director); Jim Perry (director); Jaia Standeven (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Interior Provincial Exhibition Association Armstrong B.C.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119324812RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.