Royal Canadian Legion General Alexander Ross Branch #77 Poppy Fund
Charitable organization · Yorkton, Saskatchewan · BN 890806060RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($37,975) as filed with the CRA.
Royal Canadian Legion General Alexander Ross Branch #77 Poppy Fund is a charitable organization based in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $32K in revenue and $38K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 53% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $742.
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 40% of peers.
It reported gifts to 7 qualified donees totalling $10K in 2024, the largest being $5,000 to Royal Canadian Legion Sask Command (paws). Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
1 distribution of poppies & wreaths 2 conduct remembrance day services at schools - nursing homes 3 provide honor guards at members funeral services 4 financial assistance to veterans programs - local health care facilities 5 bursaries for eligable students 6 support cadet porgram in our region 7 support youth programs in our region 8 support senior programs in our region
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $32K | $38K | $24K | — | $10K | $21K |
| 2023 | $33K | $41K | $19K | — | $16K | $29K |
| 2022 | $35K | $37K | $20K | — | $17K | — |
| 2021 | $27K | $9,055 | $8,492 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $34K | $38K | $20K | — | $18K | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $10K to 7 qualified donees:
- Royal Canadian Legion Sask Command (paws)$5,000
- Yorkton Air Cadets$1,000
- Yorkton Navy Cadets$1,000
- Yorkton Army Cadets 64 RC Acc #2834$1,000
- Moose Jaw Military Family Resource Centre$1,000
- Central Sask Military Family Resource Center$1,000
- Sign-Senior Mobility Program$80
Received $742 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Brittany Johnson (president); Ken Gordon (past president); Barry Whitehead (executive member); Kathy Gordon (executive member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Royal Canadian Legion General Alexander Ross Branch #77 Poppy Fund’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890806060RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.