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Planned Giving

“I love Canada. It is one of the most beautiful places in the world and I want to help protect it for future generations!” ~CWF Supporter

Making a planned gift is one of the most generous ways a supporter can show their dedication to their favorite charity. Gifts maybe for any amount, and have the benefit of providing significant tax and estate benefits for you and your family. There are several ways of making a planned gift. However you choose to make your legacy gift to CWF, it will help ensure that your children and your children’s children will be able to enjoy wildlife and their habitat as much as you have.

Bequest

A bequest through your will is easy to make. It can be done as an amendment to an existing will, or built into a newly crafted will. Bequests are convenient because they do not cost you anything during your lifetime and everyone should have a will. A bequest may be a fixed amount of money to be donated or a portion of the estate to be contributed.

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Gift of Life Insurance

A gift of life insurance can be done by naming the Canadian Wildlife Federation as a beneficiary of an existing policy, or by taking out a new policy specifically to create the gift. The advantage of this latter method is that you can then claim a charitable tax credit for the premiums you pay.

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Gifts of Securities

Gifts of Publicly Traded Securities such as stocks, bonds, shares, income trusts offer you the advantage of making a significant gift to the Canadian Wildlife Federation and providing a major reduction in your taxable income.

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RRSPs/RRIFs

RRSPs and RRIFs may be giving as a legacy gift by naming the charity as the beneficiary. This allows the donor to ensure an easy transfer of funds, as well as providing a tax receipt of 100% of the RRSPs/RRIFs on the final return.

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Gifts in Kind

Gifts in kind are valuable assets that a charity can use in its work, or can sell – using the proceeds to fund its work. Typically these include gifts of real estate or art work or a valuable collection. The donor receives a charitable tax receipt for the appraised value of the asset. It is even possible to make an arrangement whereby the donor retains the use and enjoyment of the asset for the remainder of his lifetime.

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Annuities

A charitable gift annuity is a method of combining a charitable gift with a tax-efficient life income for the donor. It operates somewhat like a regular annuity, in that it provides an income stream to the donor – guaranteed for life – which is purchased for a substantial premium up-front. Because a part of the premium becomes a gift to the charity, there is a tax benefit, as well as the income stream can be mostly, or entirely, tax-free.

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