The Valley Bus Society
Publicly funded institution · Drumheller, Alberta · BN 125938555RR0001 · Relief of the Aged
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($110,407) as filed with the CRA.
The Valley Bus Society is a charitable organization based in Drumheller, Alberta, classified by the CRA under relief of the aged. 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $118K in revenue and $110K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 75% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $288.
Compared with 66 seniors' institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 91% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Provides economical transportation for the hadicapped seniors and children. A nominal fee is charged to the client and the rest of the moniies are obtained through advertising and donations.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $118K | $110K | $110K | — | — | $19K |
| 2023 | $116K | $121K | $121K | — | — | $12K |
| 2022 | $173K | $183K | $178K | — | — | $17K |
| 2021 | $151K | $162K | $156K | — | — | $27K |
| 2020 | $158K | $157K | $152K | — | — | $38K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $288 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$35K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Debbie Wynia (director); Tony Lacher (president); Kathryn Evans (treasurer); Emily Ashmore (director); Susan Boe (director); Jerry Machacek (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Valley Bus Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 125938555RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.