The Royal Canadian Legion Fergus (ont No. 275) Branch Poppy Fund
Charitable organization · Fergus, Ontario · BN 894087469RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($69,631) as filed with the CRA.
The Royal Canadian Legion Fergus (ont No. 275) Branch Poppy Fund is a charitable organization based in Fergus, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $46K in revenue and $70K 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 $212.
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 29% of peers.
It reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $56K in 2024, the largest being $46K to Royal Canadian Legion - Ontario Command.
In its own words
Annual poppy campaign to support veterans and families in need as well as promote youth education regarding remembrance
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $46K | $70K | — | — | $56K | — |
| 2023 | $50K | $42K | — | — | $29K | $71K |
| 2022 | $47K | $51K | — | — | $45K | $60K |
| 2021 | $47K | $18K | $7,267 | — | $10K | $64K |
| 2020 | $43K | $46K | $9,240 | $1,222 | $35K | $40K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $56K to 5 qualified donees:
- Royal Canadian Legion - Ontario Command$46K
- 492 Lorne Scots Rca Cadet Corps$4,000
- RCNCC Ajax/achilles Cadets$2,000
- 121 Red Arrows Air Force Cadet Squadron$2,000
- 1882 Wellington Rifles Rca Cadet Corps$2,000
Received $212 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 Fergus (ont No. 275) Branch Poppy Fund’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 894087469RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.