The Royal Canadian Legion Waterdown Branch 551 (Ontario) Poppy Fund
Charitable organization · Waterdown, Ontario · BN 828955245RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($48,947) as filed with the CRA.
The Royal Canadian Legion Waterdown Branch 551 (Ontario) Poppy Fund is a charitable organization based in Waterdown, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2,393 in revenue and $49K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 46% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $110.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 32% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 81% of that peer group.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $51K in 2020 to $2,393 in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Poppy boxes - volunteers canvas distributing poppies and gathering donations wreaths - available with donation wreaths can be presented and displayed at the remembrance day ceremony wristbands/pins - available at our legion all proceeds go to the poppy fund
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,393 | $49K | $102 | $1,665 | $40K | $92K |
| 2023 | $9,116 | $32K | $166 | $8,158 | $11K | $90K |
| 2022 | $26K | $4,397 | $98 | $3,932 | — | $69K |
| 2021 | $32K | $53K | $372 | $2,658 | $33K | $41K |
| 2020 | $51K | $25K | — | $3,434 | $14K | $62K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $110 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Cindy Porier (director); Cathy Galus (director); Sheila Latner (director); Donald Ross (trustee); Robert (bob) Thomas (trustee); Charles Bamlett (trustee).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Royal Canadian Legion Waterdown Branch 551 (Ontario) Poppy Fund’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 828955245RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.