Royal Canadian Legion Branch Poppy Fund
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·2020 15 ST NW · CALGARY, AB · T2M 3N8·BN 106830961RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
THE ORGANIZATION RAISES FUNDS THROUGH THE ANNUAL 'POPPY CAMPAIGN' TO ENABLE IT TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND NON-FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO VETERANS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS.
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)1¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 1¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)67%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)1,286 yr
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$1.0M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)25%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-30 | $1.0M | 5¢ | 2% | 89.3 yr |
| 2020-09-30 | $1.1M | 3¢ | — | 112.1 yr |
| 2021-09-30 | $894K | 3¢ | — | 90.5 yr |
| 2022-09-30 | $973K | 18¢ | 15% | 31.7 yr |
| 2023-09-30 | $1.0M | 15¢ | 85% | 148.8 yr |
| 2024-09-30 | $1.5M | 29¢ | 20% | 21.8 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $1.0M | 1¢ | 67% | 1,286 yr |
| trend |
From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
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Overall rating
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Results reporting
★ T2 · Charity IntelligenceF
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Demonstrated impact
★ T2 · Charity IntelligenceLow
Charity Intelligence's assessment of impact per dollar.
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Board of directors
11 directors reported · 11 of 11at arm's length
- BUSHELL, MARILYNDIRECTORarm's length
- DANBERGER, ROBERTDIRECTORarm's length
- DOUCET, SHARONDIRECTORarm's length
- ERSKINE, STEVEDIRECTORarm's length
- GREWCUTT, BRIANDIRECTORarm's length
- GRIFFITHS, KENTDIRECTORarm's length
- KOHLSMITH, LOISDIRECTORarm's length
- MACAULAY, PHILIPDIRECTORarm's length
- PURDY, DAVIDCHAIRarm's length
- RATCLIFFE, DIANADIRECTORarm's length
- ROBINSON, CAROLDIRECTORarm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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