Make a donation
By giving to Willow, both financially and as a support volunteer, you are
helping to give individuals living with breast cancer, the dignity to make
informed decisions concerning their emotional and medical care. You also
support the well-being of their families.
Please consider making a financial donation to Willow.
Companies and individuals who are exceptionally outstanding in their support (>$500) are honoured on our website. Please indicate if you wish not to be included on our donor list.
How to support Willow
- *NEW* Donation of Securities
- *NEW* Charitable Wedding Favours
- Cheques or Money Orders
- Donate Online
- Credit Cards
- In Memory
- In Honour
- Corporate Matching
- Planned Giving/Bequests
- Monthly Giving
- Resource Gifts
- Special Events
Recent changes in the tax policy of the Federal Government of Canada have made the donation of securities to Willow Breast Cancer Support Canada more attractive than ever before. You will of course receive a charitable tax receipt for the full amount of the gift. This receipt will then generate a tax credit with a value equal to your marginal tax rate applied as a percentage of the value of your gift.
In addition, you will now be able to transfer the security without owing tax on any accumulated taxable capital gain. This differs from pre-2006 when any such in-kind gift of securities to a charity would require the donor to pay tax on any "deemed" capital gain (when the security was gifted, it was "deemed" to have been sold and capital gains/losses were created in the eyes of the Canada Revenue Agency). Indeed, such gifting can become an effective form of tax planning for your estate as the more assets left to charity, the greater the tax credit that can be created and the fewer taxes that will be paid!
Qualified securities include publicly listed investments such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, warrants and rights and even some derivatives.
Example:
Mary and Bob wish to give $10,000 worth of stock to Willow. They paid $4,000 for the shares and the investment shows an unrealized capital gain of $6,000. How will this compare to prior years if they wish to gift the shares?
| Sell Stock Donate Cash |
Donate Stock (prior to 2006) |
Donate Stock (Post May 2, 2006) |
|
| Fair Market Value | $10,000 | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| Capital Gain | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 |
| Cap Gain Tax Rate | 50% of gain | 25% of gain | 0 |
| Taxable Amount | 3,000 | 1,500 | 0 |
| Tax due on Cap Gain* | 1,350 | 675 | 0 |
| Tax Receipt for Donation | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| Charitable Tax Credit* | 4,500 | 4,500 | 4,500 |
| Tax Refund from Disposal Of Stock | 3,150 | 3,825 | 4,500 |
Here, we can see that since May 2, 2006, a tax savings of $675 has accrued to Mary and Bob through the gifting stock rather than selling and giving the cash proceeds.
*We have used a marginal tax rate of 45% for the purposes of this example.
How to process a donation of securities:
a) Download and print the transfer
form
b) Fill out and return to Willow for processing
c) An appropriate tax receipt will be issued for your donation
Charitable Wedding Favours – A unique way to share your special day!
Your wedding day is an exciting occasion and the start of a wonderful journey! Honour your guests and share your commitment to supporting Canadian women with breast cancer and their families by incorporating a charitable contribution to Willow.
- WEDDING/SHOWER FAVOURS - Consider making a donation in lieu of favours to thank guests for sharing your special day
Willow is pleased to provide registered couples with table cards of appreciation to display at your wedding reception or shower.
For more information and to register contact Linsay Michael directly at lmichael@willow.org or 416.778.5000
You can mail cheques or money orders directly to:
Willow Breast Cancer Support Canada
20 Victoria Street, 5th floor
Toronto ON M5C 2N8
*Please make cheques payable to "Willow".
Try donating online! It is very secure and easy.
We accept Visa, Mastercard or AMEX online.
Credit card donations can be made by calling
1-888-778-3100 (outside of Toronto).
We accept Visa and Mastercard.
Willow is proud to honour the lives of women who have dealt with breast
cancer. For each donation, Willow will send out a memorial card to notify
the family of your sympathy and support. The card identifies the donor and
can include a short personalized message, but does not identify the amount
given. We gratefully accept donations in memory/honour of friends and family
and would be happy to acknowledge such a gift with a letter. Our charitable
registration number is 89551 3737 RR0001.
Honour a friend or family member's birthday, anniversary, bar/bat mitzvah, retirement or other special occasion with a gift to Willow. For each donation Willow will send out a commemorative card to the honoree. The card identifies the donor and can include a short personalized message, but does not identify the amount given.
Many companies match employee contributions to charitable causes. Matching gifts are an additional contribution over and above a donor's personal gift or pledge. Find out if your company has a corporate matching program; this could double the impact of your donation to Willow.
Leave a legacy by making a gift to Willow through your will. Bequests may be stated as a specific percentage of your estate, as the residual of your estate or a specific dollar/in kind amount.
Monthly giving is an easy way to continually support Willow. Each month the amount you choose is automatically deducted from your bank account, Visa or Mastercard. You can also send us postdated cheques to be deposited each month.
Willow appreciates donations of equipment, materials and services that are consistent with our needs.
Click here to find out how you or your organization/business can organize a special event to raise funds for Willow.
Any information collected is used only for the purpose for which it has
been collected.
Click here for the Donor Bill of Rights.
For more information on making a donation please contact us at:
416 778-5000 (Toronto)
or
1-888-778-3100 (outside of Toronto).
Our charitable registration number is 89551 3737 RR0001.
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please
click here.
The Willow Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements are available upon request by calling 416 778-5000 or via email lmichael@willow.org.
Revised July 2007
