BRITISH COLUMBIA/YUKON COMMAND OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION FOUNDATION
Public foundationFoundations·503 - 17665 66A AVE · SURREY, BC · V3S 2A7·BN 880760285RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
This is a foundation: it mostly grants money to other charities, so program-spending ratios are the wrong lens. We show the share of spending disbursed to qualified donees instead.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
1. VETERANS TRANSITION PROGRAM FOR MILITARY & POLICE VETERANS 2. BURSARIES FOR YOUTH 3. PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT FIRST RESPONDERS EQUIPMENT AND SENIORS CENTRES/COMMUNITY CENTRE UPGRADES TO COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT BC. 4. SUPPORT TO VETERANS HOUSE VICTORIA WHICH PROVIDES SHELTER TO PREVIOUSLY HOMELESS VETERANS IN THE GREATER VICTORIA AREA WHILE PERMANENT ACCOMMODATION IS ARRANGED FOR THEM. 5. SPONSORSHIP OF BCIT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF A MILITARY SKILLS CONVERSION PROGRAM FOR VETERANS AND RESERVISTS AS WELL AS PROVIDING BURSARIES FOR STUDENTS IN T… Show more
1. VETERANS TRANSITION PROGRAM FOR MILITARY & POLICE VETERANS 2. BURSARIES FOR YOUTH 3. PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT FIRST RESPONDERS EQUIPMENT AND SENIORS CENTRES/COMMUNITY CENTRE UPGRADES TO COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT BC. 4. SUPPORT TO VETERANS HOUSE VICTORIA WHICH PROVIDES SHELTER TO PREVIOUSLY HOMELESS VETERANS IN THE GREATER VICTORIA AREA WHILE PERMANENT ACCOMMODATION IS ARRANGED FOR THEM. 5. SPONSORSHIP OF BCIT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF A MILITARY SKILLS CONVERSION PROGRAM FOR VETERANS AND RESERVISTS AS WELL AS PROVIDING BURSARIES FOR STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM. 6. SUPPORTING MEDICAL RESEARCH IN IMPROVING HOW PRIMARY CARE IS DELIVERED BY FAMILY PRACTITIONERS. 7. SERVICE DOGS TRAINED TO SUPPORT VETERANS WITH PTSD.8. LEAVE THE STREETS BEHIND WHICH PROVIDES IMMEDIATE SUPPORT TO VETERANS EXPERIENCING OR AT RISK OF EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
New programs
1. VETERANS HOMELESSNESS PROGRAM PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO FORMER MEMBERS OF THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND RCMP WHO ARE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF HOEMLESSNESS. 2. EVEREST BASE CAMP ALLOWS VETERANS WITH PTSTSD TO HIKE TO THE BASE CAMP OF MOUNT EVEREST PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THEIR PTSD IN A SUPPORTED GROUP ENVIRONMENT.
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.
Disbursed to qualified donees
T1 · computed (open data)38%
Per its F2024 T3010, this share of total spending went to other registered charities.
T3010 line 5050 ÷ 5100 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)24%
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)7.5 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)$1.2M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $682K | 24¢ | 53% | 34.5 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $599K | 31¢ | 46% | 43.1 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $678K | 18¢ | 24% | 48.6 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $736K | 76¢ | 17% | 8.7 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $994K | 77¢ | 23% | 8 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $1.2M | 76¢ | 24% | 7.5 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 ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
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Board of directors
16 directors reported · 16 of 16at arm's length
- STEWART, AMBEREXECUTIVE DIRECTORarm's length
- MACGREGOR, VALERIECHAIRarm's length
- DIACK, JAMESTREASURERarm's length
- THOMPSON, CRAIGDIRECTORarm's length
- UNDERHILL, ROBERTDIRECTORarm's length
- JOHNSTON, DALEDIRECTORarm's length
- KUZEK, KARENTREASURERarm's length
- PETERS, GARYDIRECTORarm's length
- CROFT, BEVDIRECTORarm's length
- SLACK, CLIFFDIRECTORarm's length
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- MCKENNA, OETERDIRECTORarm's length
- BROWN, VERONICADIRECTORarm's length
- COURTNEY, MICHELLEDIRECTORarm's length
- HODGE, GLENNDIRECTORarm's length
- SCOTT, NORMANDIRECTORarm's length
- HADLEY, DOUGLASDIRECTORarm'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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