Saanich Peninsula Branch #37 Poppy Trust Fund
Charitable organization · Sidney, British Columbia · BN 890884067RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($125,975) as filed with the CRA.
Saanich Peninsula Branch #37 Poppy Trust Fund is a charitable organization based in Sidney, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $125K in revenue and $126K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $885.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 31% of peers.
It reported gifts to 8 qualified donees totalling $85K in 2024, the largest being $20K to Broadmead CARE Society. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Bursaries are given to youth to further their education. Funds are provided to veterans and families in need ie eye glasses dental hearing aids etc. Also funds are provided to hospital programs retirement home programs and veteran programs
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $125K | $126K | — | — | $99K | $9,997 |
| 2023 | $79K | $140K | — | — | $98K | — |
| 2022 | $89K | $132K | — | — | $90K | — |
| 2021 | $83K | $125K | — | — | $80K | — |
| 2020 | $123K | $105K | — | — | $55K | $4,464 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $85K to 8 qualified donees:
- Broadmead CARE Society$20K
- Saanich Peninsula Stroke Recovery Assoc.$15K
- Saanich Peninsula Hospital and Healthcare Foundation$15K
- The Mount Newton Centre Society$15K
- Legion Manor$15K
- Navy League Martin$1,500
- Navy League Admiral Dudge$1,500
- Kitty Hawk Air Cadets$1,500
Received $885 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ryan Trelford (president); Anderson Michelle (secretary); Laine Bennett (poppy chair); Kelly Lovell (treasurer); Mary Trutlman (past president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Saanich Peninsula Branch #37 Poppy Trust Fund’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890884067RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.