The Westerner Exposition Association
Charitable organization · Red Deer, Alberta · BN 119293256RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($19,767,309) as filed with the CRA.
The Westerner Exposition Association is a charitable organization based in Red Deer, Alberta, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $17.6M in revenue and $19.8M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from government. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $400K.
Compared with 46 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 87% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 61 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $25K in 2024, the largest being $25K to Canadian Rodeo Historical Association. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $11M in 2020 to $17.6M in 2024.
In its own words
Provide-programs-and-facilities-to-benefit-residents-of-central-alberta-in-the-fields-of-agriculture trades-shows -exhibitions -entertainment-and-community-service.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $17.6M | $19.8M | $18.6M | $140K | $25K | $10.8M |
| 2023 | $17.8M | $17.9M | $17M | $14K | — | $13.3M |
| 2022 | $20.1M | $13.1M | $12.1M | $276K | — | $13.5M |
| 2021 | $4.2M | $6M | $5.7M | $14K | — | $14.2M |
| 2020 | $11M | $14.5M | $13.8M | — | $9,613 | $15.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $25K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $400K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions61
- Total compensation, all staff$6.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Westerner Exposition Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119293256RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.