The Willow Creek Agricultural Society
Charitable organization · Claresholm, Alberta · BN 119298925RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-10-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,681,754) as filed with the CRA.
The Willow Creek Agricultural Society is a charitable organization based in Claresholm, Alberta, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending October 31, 2024, it reported $1.7M in revenue and $1.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 13% from government.
Compared with 414 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 35% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.1M in 2020 to $1.7M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
The society operated and hosted agricultural events during the year which included horse shows ropings clinics for both horse and beef 4h. Continued with the scholarship program to qualified applicants throughout the md of willow creek.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.7M | $1.7M | $1.3M | — | — | $2M |
| 2023 | $1.8M | $1.7M | $1.2M | — | — | $1.9M |
| 2022 | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.2M | — | — | $1.8M |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $943K | — | — | $1.8M |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $1.2M | $944K | — | — | $1.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$438K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Rick Penner (director); Neil Watt (president); Syd Gray (director); Lorraine Norgard (secretary); Wally Mandel (treasurer); Dave Elliott (vice-president); Arnold Koehler (director); Travis Booth (director); Rodney Jensen (director); Allan Minor (director); David Hansma (director); Perry Douglas (director); Stacie Scheller (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Willow Creek Agricultural Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119298925RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.