The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 351 (Ontario) Poppy Fund
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 106862790RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($108,831) as filed with the CRA.
The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 351 (Ontario) Poppy Fund is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $70K in revenue and $109K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $10K.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 6% of peers.
It reported gifts to 6 qualified donees totalling $37K in 2024, the largest being $20K to Cadets 742 - 742 National Capital Air Cadet Squadron. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $117K in 2020 to $70K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Veteran's Support and assistance; Community Support & Education
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $70K | $109K | $0 | — | $37K | $3,406 |
| 2023 | $66K | $120K | — | — | $23K | $43K |
| 2022 | $61K | $48K | $13K | — | $14K | $109K |
| 2021 | $61K | $53K | $18K | $6,167 | $18K | $94K |
| 2020 | $117K | $72K | — | — | — | $83K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $37K to 6 qualified donees:
- Cadets 742 - 742 National Capital Air Cadet Squadron$20K
- Perley Rideau Health Foundation$5,000
- GGFG Cadets - 2784 Governor General's Foot Guards$5,000
- Ontario Provincial Command$4,000
- Camp Maple Leaf$2,000
- The Ottawa Mission$1,000
Received $10K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Robert Buss (president); Bruce Kane (poppy service officer); Robert Buss (poppy chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 351 (Ontario) Poppy Fund’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106862790RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.