Vancouver Poppy Fund Committee
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 108167651RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($281,665) as filed with the CRA.
Vancouver Poppy Fund Committee is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $441K in revenue and $282K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 86% from donations. In 2024, 18 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $17K.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 61% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 91% of that peer group.
It reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $45K in 2024, the largest being $34K to British Columbia/yukon Command of the Royal Canadian Legion Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
The organization conducts an annual poppy fund campaign around rembrance day. Assist ex-service personnel their widows and dependents by providing assistance for food clothing shelter furniture utilities transportation dental and medical expenses. Assist in the purchase maintenance renewal repair furnishing or re-furnishing housing or care facilities for the elderly or diabled persons for medical appliance etc.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $441K | $282K | $216K | $5,158 | $45K | $419K |
| 2023 | $211K | $80K | $52K | — | $18K | $260K |
| 2022 | $341K | $374K | $193K | $68K | $101K | $208K |
| 2021 | $326K | $375K | $203K | $42K | $119K | $241K |
| 2020 | $403K | $462K | $179K | $63K | $208K | $290K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $45K to 4 qualified donees:
- British Columbia/yukon Command of the Royal Canadian Legion Foundation$34K
- New Chelsea Society$5,000
- Royal Canadian Legion #177$3,875
- Mainland BC Military Family Resource Centre Society$1,500
Received $17K from 18 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$10K
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$1,388
- LRJ Charitable Foundation$1,000
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$949
- Raven Foundation$800
- Whole Way House Society$700
- Vancouver Foundation$600
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$494
- Vancouver College Limited$250
- BenefAction Foundation$250
- Janet Thomson Group of Kerrisdale Presbyterian Church$200
- United Way British Columbia$117
- The Belmont Foundation$100
- Andre and Brock Rowland Foundation$100
- New Westminster Fire Fighters Charitable Society$85
- My Charity Fund$67
- Footbridge Foundation$50
- Mel and Geri Davis Charitable Trust$25
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$92K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Keith Singer (chair); Gordon Coburn (vice chair); Kathtryn Ferguson (treasurer); Danny Redden (director); Diane Janes (director); Marilyn Hargas (director); Deano Opperman (director); Ray Wangen (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Vancouver Poppy Fund Committee’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108167651RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.