The Lac la Biche Agricultural Society
Publicly funded institution · Lac la Biche, Alberta · BN 897454625RR0001 · Agriculture
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($223,112) as filed with the CRA.
The Lac la Biche Agricultural Society is a charitable organization based in Lac la Biche, 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 August 31, 2024, it reported $366K in revenue and $223K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 57% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $2,385.
Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $180K in 2020 to $366K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Weekly farmer's market from march to december annual lakeland country fair that includes a rodeo horticulture show craft sale bbq music on the porch and children's festival; princess tea; festival of trees; community garage sale.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $366K | $223K | — | — | — | $2.6M |
| 2023 | $249K | $173K | — | — | — | $2.4M |
| 2022 | $232K | $121K | — | — | — | $2.4M |
| 2021 | $128K | — | — | — | — | $2.3M |
| 2020 | $180K | $138K | $0 | — | — | $2.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2,385 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Veronica Berezowski (treasurer); Velina Turgeon (director); Aleta Mazurek (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Lac la Biche Agricultural Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 897454625RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.