The Royal Canadian Legion Bowmanville (ont. No. 178) Branch Poppy Fund
Charitable organization · Bowmanville, Ontario · BN 119126712RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($57,118) as filed with the CRA.
The Royal Canadian Legion Bowmanville (ont. No. 178) Branch Poppy Fund is a charitable organization based in Bowmanville, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $48K in revenue and $57K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,011.
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 66% of peers.
It reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $50K in 2024, the largest being $25K to Bowmanville Navy League. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $88K in 2020 to $48K in 2024.
In its own words
Assistance to local war veterans- service officers- sick and visiting donations to qualified donees support to bowmanville navy league and air cadets
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $48K | $57K | $101 | — | $56K | $125K |
| 2023 | $100K | $58K | $1,524 | — | $54K | $108K |
| 2022 | $104K | $65K | $1,041 | — | $56K | $80K |
| 2021 | $106K | $94K | $1,420 | — | $82K | $57K |
| 2020 | $88K | $39K | $1,517 | — | $36K | $56K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $50K to 5 qualified donees:
- Bowmanville Navy League$25K
- R.C. Air Cadet Squadron 172$12K
- Canadian Adaptive Snowsports$5,000
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada$5,000
- The Memorial Hospital Foundation-Bowmanville$3,000
Received $1,011 from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Royal Canadian Legion Bowmanville (ont. No. 178) Branch Poppy Fund’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119126712RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.