Royal Canadian Legion Chatham Poppy Fund the
Charitable organization · Chatham, Ontario · BN 119126977RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($90,003) as filed with the CRA.
Royal Canadian Legion Chatham Poppy Fund the is a charitable organization based in Chatham, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $80K in revenue and $90K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $4,226.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 26% of peers.
It reported gifts to 6 qualified donees totalling $21K in 2024, the largest being $5,000 to Royal Commonwealth Ex Service League. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $51K in 2020 to $80K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $80K | $90K | $47K | — | $21K | $76K |
| 2023 | $70K | $60K | $32K | — | $27K | $86K |
| 2022 | $70K | $64K | $62K | — | $37K | $77K |
| 2021 | — | — | $32K | — | $8,000 | $71K |
| 2020 | $51K | $44K | $15K | — | $28K | $60K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $21K to 6 qualified donees:
- Royal Commonwealth Ex Service League$5,000
- Royal Canadian Legion Homeless Veterans Fund$5,000
- PTSD Service Dogs$5,000
- District a Hospital Trust Fund$5,000
- Veteran's Care Park$570
- 59TH Cadets—
Received $4,226 from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Len Maynard (legion branch president); Eric Moulton (poppy 1st vice); Darlene Presley (secretary/treasurer); J.P. Presley (poppy chair); Daleanna Whittington (committee member); Mark Schrank (service officer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Royal Canadian Legion Chatham Poppy Fund the’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119126977RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.