The Olds Agricultural Society
Charitable organization · Olds, Alberta · BN 119248359RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-11-30. Split of total expenditures ($1,701,957) as filed with the CRA.
The Olds Agricultural Society is a charitable organization based in Olds, Alberta, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending November 30, 2024, it reported $2M in revenue and $1.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 20% from government. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $29.
Compared with 414 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 7% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $799K in 2020 to $2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
The olds agricultural society (oas) promotes awareness and understanding of agriculture's vital role in the community. Oas provides leadership and vision as a crucial contributor of community development in the town of olds alberta and its surrounding rural area through independent and collaborative events and programs. Oas also provides rental facilities for many agricultural events.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2M | $1.7M | $659K | — | $3,750 | $5M |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.3M | $785K | — | $6,350 | $4.7M |
| 2022 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $972K | — | — | $4.8M |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $748K | — | — | $4.8M |
| 2020 | $799K | $830K | — | — | — | $4.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $29 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$364K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
James Carpenter (president); Tim Matthews (director); Lyle Block (director); Darrell Hickman (director); Meghan Black (director); Hal Schiffner (director); Sandra Smith (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Olds Agricultural Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119248359RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.