The Wilderness Ranch of Claresholm
Charitable organization · Claresholm, Alberta · BN 119298107RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($218,190) as filed with the CRA.
The Wilderness Ranch of Claresholm is a charitable organization based in Claresholm, Alberta, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $231K in revenue and $218K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 49% from donations, 10% from other charities. In 2024, 12 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $54K.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 55% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Provide summer camps to children young adults an families in a wilderness setting with a focus on horsemanship and christian fellowship. If families cannot afford the registration fee it is partially or fully waived.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $231K | $218K | $186K | $20K | — | $690K |
| 2023 | $198K | $202K | $176K | $18K | — | $678K |
| 2022 | $193K | $213K | $188K | $17K | — | $687K |
| 2021 | $183K | $113K | $95K | $10K | — | $708K |
| 2020 | $160K | $55K | $28K | $3,694 | — | $647K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $54K from 12 charities:
- Saint John's School of Alberta Legacy Foundation$14K
- Canadahelps Canadon$11K
- The Calgary Foundation$10K
- Circle 62 Charitable Foundation$10K
- Trinity Lutheran Church Brooks Alberta$5,000
- Peace Lutheran Church Taber Alberta$2,500
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Ponoka Alberta$500
- Our Savior's Community Lutheran Church$500
- Lutheran Church of the Master Airdrie$300
- Faith Lutheran Church$200
- Ascension Lutheran Church$179
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$48
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$99K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Alexis Anderson (director); Laura-Marie Elgersma (director); Anna Ree (director); Kelvin Postman (director); Stacie Haugen (director); Harley Read (director); Erik Nottveit (vice-chair); George Taerum (treasurer); Bradley Everett (chair); Bjorn Anderson (director); Kaela Smith (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Wilderness Ranch of Claresholm’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119298107RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.