The Royal Canadian Legion Sarnia Ont No 62 Branch Poppy Fund
Charitable organization · Sarnia, Ontario · BN 891610867RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($81,880) as filed with the CRA.
The Royal Canadian Legion Sarnia Ont No 62 Branch Poppy Fund is a charitable organization based in Sarnia, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $78K in revenue and $82K in expenditures.
In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3,409.
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 78% of peers.
It reported gifts to 8 qualified donees totalling $30K in 2024, the largest being $5,000 to Royal Canadian Sea Cadets Sarnia. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
C11 - poppy fund has 1 annual campaign for 2 weeks leading to nov 11th each year. C06 - posters poems essay are part of the local youth education in schools to promote remembrance day. C10 - wreath are purchased by mpp's mp's local politians veteran's families business & labour unions. C2 - donations to poppy fund are received year round alsoin memory of deceased veterans
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $78K | $82K | $52K | — | $30K | — |
| 2023 | $85K | $88K | $59K | — | $28K | — |
| 2022 | $84K | $113K | $32K | — | $78K | — |
| 2021 | $81K | $11K | $3,525 | — | $6,000 | — |
| 2020 | $81K | $28K | $18K | — | $10K | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $30K to 8 qualified donees:
- Royal Canadian Sea Cadets Sarnia$5,000
- 102 Sarnia 1ST Hussars Army Cadet Corps$5,000
- 44 Imperial Squadron Air Cadet Corps$5,000
- Royal Can Legion Ontario Command Poppy Fund$4,000
- RCL Ontario Provincial Command Homeless Veterans Program$3,000
- RCL Ontario Provincial Command - Operation Service Dogs$3,000
- RCL Ontario Provincial Command Bursary Fund$2,500
- RCL Zone 4a Veteran's Youth Trust Fund$2,000
Received $3,409 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Catriona Henderson (poppy chairperson); Sue Browning (poppy secretary); Harold Schuilenburg (cadet liason); Michelle Vail (youth education); Shannon Vance (service bureau offices); Les Jones (past branch 62 president); Ron Realesmith (branch 62 president); Cathy McBride (volunteer); Laurie Chafe (volunteer); Bill Chafe (volunteer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Royal Canadian Legion Sarnia Ont No 62 Branch Poppy Fund’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 891610867RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.