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Ways to Give
Your generosity creates possibility.
Every gift to The Cridge Centre for the Family helps create safety, stability, opportunity, and hope for children, women, families, seniors, and people living with brain injury.
Whether you give once, give monthly, make a gift in someone’s honour, or plan a legacy gift, your generosity helps strengthen families and our community. Every gift makes a difference.
Make an impact now
An unrestricted gift provides the flexibility to direct your generosity where it is needed most. Your donation can help us respond to changing needs and provide critical support across our programs and services.
A monthly gift provides reliable, ongoing support and helps us plan for the future with confidence.
By becoming a monthly donor, you help ensure that families and individuals can continue to access the support they need—today and throughout the year.
A meaningful way to recognize someone special is to make a gift to The Cridge Centre in their memory or honour.
You can make a donation to celebrate a birthday, anniversary, graduation, or another important milestone, or to remember someone whose life made a difference.
We will provide a charitable tax receipt to the donor and, when appropriate, notify the family or honouree of your thoughtful gift.
Leave a Legacy
Funds are frequently donated to create an endowment (income which is intended to be used to support any priority established by The Cridge Centre or by the donor).
To establish a new endowment, a gift of $10,000 or more is suggested.
The Canada Revenue Agency has eliminated taxes payable by Canadians who donate appreciated securities (including stocks, bonds and mutual funds) directly to a registered charity. If you own publicly-traded securities that have increased in value and you decide to transfer them, none of the capital gain is taxable and you will receive a tax receipt for the value of the shares at the close of business on the day they are received into The Cridge Centre’s brokerage account. Securities are equally appreciated whether given today or through a planned gift such as a bequest.
Donating stocks, bonds, and other securities to The Cridge Centre for the Family is easy. Simply complete our Gifts of Securities form, which includes simple instructions and give it to your broker.
Please contact Anna Olson at 778-430-7204 or aolson@cridge.org if you have any questions.
A planned gift is any charitable gift that is made with planning and forethought about the benefits to the charity and the financial advantages to the donor. Some, but not all planned gifts are deferred; when the commitment is made now, but the funds are not available until some time in the future. Over the past few years, the Canadian government has introduced significant tax incentives for giving planned gifts. The donation limit for charitable tax credit has recently been increased from 75 per cent to 100 per cent of net income in the year of death – making a charitable will one of the only ways to reduce estate taxes.
Remembering The Cridge Centre for the Family in your will is one of the simplest ways to ensure your continued support of our work with families. A bequest may be used to assist areas most in need, may be directed to a service or program of your choice, or may be left as an endowment. A provision in your will should be discussed with your lawyer.
Should you decide to leave a gift to The Cridge Centre for the Family in your will, please let us know. We would like to be able to express our appreciation for your commitment and support. Your gift intention will be held in strictest confidence.
For your assistance, we have provided a number of sample will clauses: Sample Will Clause Language.
The Cridge Centre for the Family will accept gifts of life insurance where The Cridge Centre for the Family is named as both beneficiary and irrevocable owner of the insurance policy. The donor must agree to pay, before due, any future premium payments owing on the policy
Other Ways to Give
Turn your next event (like a marathon, birthday, or celebration) into an opportunity to raise money or collect donations, whether it’s part of an activity or in place of receiving gifts. Learn more.
Sometimes, the most practical way to help is by donating items our programs and families need.
We currently welcome:
- Dressers
- New or gently used books and toys
- Baby essentials, including diapers, wipes, formula, and packaged snacks
- Feminine hygiene products and toiletries
For gifts valued at less than $1,000, The Cridge Centre may be able to issue an immediate charitable tax receipt for the fair market value of the donation, if requested.
For gifts valued at more than $1,000, additional government appraisal requirements may apply.
All in-kind donations require a completed Gift-in-Kind Form for audit purposes.
A practical way to provide critical program support. Learn more.