The South-East Alberta Agricultural Society
Publicly funded institution · Orion, Alberta · BN 119254902RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($51,587) as filed with the CRA.
The South-East Alberta Agricultural Society is a charitable organization based in Orion, Alberta, classified by the CRA under public amenities. 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 September 30, 2024, it reported $34K in revenue and $52K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 58% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Compared with 521 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 46% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Provide social and recreational services and facilities for orion and manyberries alberta
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $34K | $52K | $45K | — | — | $92K |
| 2023 | $36K | $40K | $33K | — | — | $109K |
| 2022 | $23K | $37K | $31K | — | — | $113K |
| 2021 | $30K | $27K | $27K | — | — | $127K |
| 2020 | $40K | $47K | $41K | — | — | $124K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2021
Received -$15 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Judy Biesterfeldt (treasurer); Wayne Bodin (president); Stromsmoe Rachel (secretary); Terri-Lynn Arnal (other director); Darcy Kleinknecht (other director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The South-East Alberta Agricultural Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119254902RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.