The Royal Canadian Legion MacDonald Branch 183 (Ontario) Branch Poppy Fund
Charitable organization · Kincardine, Ontario · BN 107933483RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($49,412) as filed with the CRA.
The Royal Canadian Legion MacDonald Branch 183 (Ontario) Branch Poppy Fund is a charitable organization based in Kincardine, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $52K in revenue and $49K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 44% from donations. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $11K.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 69% of peers.
It reported gifts to 6 qualified donees totalling $36K in 2024, the largest being $15K to The Royal Canadian Legion Ontario Provincial Command Branches and Ladies' Auxiliaries Charitable Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Annual on-the-street poppy campaign offering poppies for donations. Annual visits to local businesses for donation of wreaths for presentation at kincardine legion. Remembrance day annual mail-out campaign to local resideents soliciting donations. Remembrance day and legion service. Veterans assistance and supplying veterans comforts. Funding of youth education programs including poster essay and poem contests to educate youth about remembrance. Donations are made only as approved by the royal canadian legion dominion command as per the poppy manual..
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $52K | $49K | $11K | — | $37K | $52K |
| 2023 | $56K | $58K | $18K | — | $40K | $49K |
| 2022 | $47K | $53K | $29K | — | $24K | $51K |
| 2021 | $44K | $11K | $9,768 | — | — | $57K |
| 2020 | $38K | $41K | $31K | — | $31K | $15K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $36K to 6 qualified donees:
- The Royal Canadian Legion Ontario Provincial Command Branches and Ladies' Auxiliaries Charitable Foundation$15K
- Kincardine and Community Health CARE Foundation$12K
- Meaford Military Family Resource Centre$3,000
- District C Royal Canadian Legion Veterans Hospital Fund$3,000
- Air Cadet League of Canada Ontario Provincial Committee$2,500
- The Camp Tanamakoon Charitable Foundation Inc.$1,000
Received $11K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Carolyn Hamilton (treasurer); Robert Fletcher (chairman); Jim McDonald (president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Royal Canadian Legion MacDonald Branch 183 (Ontario) Branch Poppy Fund’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107933483RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.