British Columbia/yukon Command of the Royal Canadian Legion Foundation
Public foundation · Surrey, British Columbia · BN 880760285RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,131,260) as filed with the CRA.
British Columbia/yukon Command of the Royal Canadian Legion Foundation is a public foundation based in Surrey, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.2M in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 65% from donations, 32% from other charities. In 2024, 24 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $188K.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 46% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 76% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 7 qualified donees totalling $434K in 2024, the largest being $216K to Veterans Transition Network. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $599K in 2020 to $1.2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 15 names.
In its own words
1. Veterans transition program for military & police veterans 2. Bursaries for youth 3. Provision of health care equipment first responders equipment and seniors centres/community centre upgrades to communities throughout bc. 4. Support to veterans house victoria which provides shelter to previously homeless veterans in the greater victoria area while permanent accommodation is arranged for them. 5. Sponsorship of bcit program to support the continued development and delivery of a military skills conversion program for veterans and reservists as well as providing bursaries for students in t…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $531K | $46K | $434K | $1.6M |
| 2023 | $994K | $999K | $350K | $39K | $543K | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $736K | $734K | $346K | $20K | $279K | $1.5M |
| 2021 | $678K | $624K | $63K | $14K | $273K | $1.5M |
| 2020 | $599K | $464K | $64K | $18K | $257K | $1.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $434K to 7 qualified donees:
Received $188K from 24 charities:
- Aqueduct Foundation$125K
- Vancouver Poppy Fund Committee$34K
- Vancity Community Foundation$5,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$4,567
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$3,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$2,688
- Raymond James Canada Foundation$2,547
- The Hamber Foundation$2,500
- Mitchell Legacy Foundation$2,500
- Vancouver Foundation$1,500
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$710
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$703
- Cornerstone Evangelical Baptist Church of Vancouver B.C.$523
- The Canfor Good Things Come From Trees Foundation$500
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$469
- Mennonite Educational Institute Society$450
- The Canfor Good Things Come From Trees Foundation$200
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$100
- Nicola Valley Health CARE Auxiliary$100
- Lions Gate Christian Academy Association$91
- Pemberton Valley Seniors Society$80
- Westminster Abbey Limited$50
- The Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson$50
- Sparwood & District Arts and Heritage Council$35
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$227K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Amber Stewart (executive director); Valerie Macgregor (chair); Craig Thompson (director); Robert Underhill (director); Dale Johnston (director); Karen Kuzek (treasurer); Gary Peters (director); Bev Croft (director); Cliff Slack (director); Oeter McKenna (director); Veronica Brown (director); Michelle Courtney (director); Glenn Hodge (director); Norman Scott (director); Douglas Hadley (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from British Columbia/yukon Command of the Royal Canadian Legion Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 880760285RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.