The Norfolk County Agricultural Society
Charitable organization · Simcoe, Ontario · BN 123508087RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-11-30. Split of total expenditures ($3,781,919) as filed with the CRA.
The Norfolk County Agricultural Society is a charitable organization based in Simcoe, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending November 30, 2024, it reported $3.7M in revenue and $3.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3,700.
Compared with 414 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 57% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $621K in 2020 to $3.7M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 17 names.
In its own words
The purpose of the society is to encourage an awareness of agriculture and to promote improvements in the quality of life of persons living in an agricultural community.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.7M | $3.8M | $3.2M | — | — | $2.1M |
| 2023 | $4.1M | $3.9M | $4.6M | — | — | $2.2M |
| 2022 | $2M | $2.5M | $3M | — | — | $2M |
| 2021 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.7M | — | — | $1.9M |
| 2020 | $621K | $1M | $713K | — | — | $1.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $3,700 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$883K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Steven Balcomb (past president); Mike Bollert (director); Rebecca Bollert (director); Sarah Cookson (director); Vicki Cork (director); Beth Ellwood (director); Mark Jacobs (director); Brian Kenney (director); Michelle Kloepfer (director); Molly McDowall (director); Morris Bartlett (director); Yvonne Norman (director); Sharon Petheram (director); Brian Rieck (director); Dan Taylor (1st vice president); Les Tchorek (director); Angela Willatt Hogeveen (general manager).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Norfolk County Agricultural Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 123508087RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.