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A tax efficient donation alternative

Eliminate capital gains tax by donating your securities to Canuck Place Children’s Hospice instead of selling them and donating the cash

Donors can make a gift of a publicly-traded security including shares, mutual funds and options

The advantage to the donor is that there are significant tax savings associated with this type of giving

Canuck Place has a policy to immediately sell any donated securities to convert them to cash.  The donor will receive a tax receipt based on the stock price at the time of the transfer of ownership.

To donate securities, complete the following 2 steps:

Step 1: Download & complete the “Donation of Publicly Traded Securities to Canuck Place Children’s Hospice” form. [1 page PDF]. You will be making a gift to Canuck Place Children’s Hospice to support the immediate care of children and their families. 

Step 2: Fax the completed form to both our investment counsel and to us at the fax numbers indicated on the form

Step 3:  Upon receipt of the transferred shares (which can take some time),  Canuck Place Children’s Hospice will issue you a tax receipt

Tax receipts are issued using the following principles:

  • If we receive and sell shares on the same date will use the selling price as the value for the tax receipt. 
  • Alternatively, if we receive shares sell in the future then shares can either be valued at the closing bid price on the day we receive the shares for tax receipting purposes.

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