Royal Canadian Legion Branch 517 Poppy Fund
Charitable organization · Petawawa, Ontario · BN 890746746RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($16,819) as filed with the CRA.
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 517 Poppy Fund is a charitable organization based in Petawawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $30K in revenue and $17K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 16% from donations. In 2023, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $938.
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 80% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $18K in 2020 to $30K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
Housing for Veterans Low Income and those with disabilities Scholarships Bursaries and awards Sales of Poppies and Wreaths
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $30K | $17K | $17K | — | — | $39K |
| 2023 | $22K | $12K | $9,593 | — | — | $276K |
| 2022 | $20K | $17K | $17K | — | — | $37K |
| 2021 | $20K | $21K | $17K | — | — | $35K |
| 2020 | $18K | $11K | $11K | — | — | $35K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $938 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Helene Hahn (president); Paul Paris (veteran service officer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Royal Canadian Legion Branch 517 Poppy Fund’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890746746RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.