Royal Canadian Legion Branch #498 - Poppy Fund
Charitable organization · Grand Bend, Ontario · BN 876139510RR0002 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($25,322) as filed with the CRA.
Royal Canadian Legion Branch #498 - Poppy Fund is a charitable organization based in Grand Bend, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $28K in revenue and $25K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $98.
Compared with 2,855 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 35% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $6,100 in 2024, the largest being $6,100 to The Royal Canadian Legion Ontario Provincial Command Branches and Ladies' Auxiliaries Charitable Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Assistance to veterans in need or in hospital
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $28K | $25K | $16K | $1,584 | $6,100 | $24K |
| 2023 | $26K | $24K | $3,881 | — | $16K | $22K |
| 2022 | $21K | $33K | — | — | — | $20K |
| 2021 | $32K | $18K | — | — | — | $32K |
| 2020 | $21K | $13K | — | — | — | $21K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $6,100 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $98 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John O'Handley (president); Kelly Heafey (secretary); Jodene Jodoin (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Royal Canadian Legion Branch #498 - Poppy Fund’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 876139510RR0002), or read how we compute the receipt.