The Petrolia & Enniskillen District Agricultural Society
Charitable organization · Petrolia, Ontario · BN 827331349RR0001 · Agriculture · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2023-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($125,806) as filed with the CRA.
The Petrolia & Enniskillen District Agricultural Society is a charitable organization based in Petrolia, Ontario, classified by the CRA under agriculture. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, it reported $120K in revenue and $126K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations, 6% from government.
Compared with 143 environmental charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 7% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 87% of that peer group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $29K in 2020 to $120K in 2023. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 18 names.
In its own words
The Petrolia & Enniskillen District Agricultural Society Hold an annual 3 day agricultural fall fair featuring education displays horticultural exhibits and fine arts and crafts exhibits from rural and urban areas - giving them a place to show off their best. We support the local 4-H Club by livestock and homecraft displays. We freely share our facilities with other organizations. We put fundraising events on throughout the year to support the fair suck as Summer Cash Draw Card Parties & Comedy Nights.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2023
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $120K | $126K | $42K | $81K | — | $1.4M |
| 2022 | $125K | $128K | $51K | $74K | — | $1.4M |
| 2021 | $53K | $52K | $18K | $15K | $0 | $1.4M |
| 2020 | $29K | $11K | $8,427 | — | — | $1.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$3,450
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Justen Richards (past director - director); John Humphrey (1st vice president - director); Zerlinda Richards (2nd vice president - director); Lauren Elliot (director/main board); Cassie Philips (director/main board); Doug Krall (director/main board); Doug Krall (director/main board); James Callaghan (director/main board); Ken Dunlop (director/main board); Pat Callaghan (director/main board); Margret Humphrey (director/main board); Dale Syer (director/main board); Sarah Syer (director/main board); Jaime Wilcox (director/main board); Earle Woolaver (director/main board); Barb Eastman (secretary); Donna McAuslan (director/main board); Tabatha Charron (treasurer).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Petrolia & Enniskillen District Agricultural Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 827331349RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.