Outright Gifts

The following assets can be given outright or can sometimes be used to fund a life-income gift. For an overview of how you can structure your gift, go to Giving Wisely.

Gifts of Cash
Did you know that this simplest of gifts provides a substantial tax credit and delivers immediate benefits to us?

Appreciated Listed Securities
Did you know that the CRA now allows you one of its most significant tax breaks for these gifts? Here's all the information you need about how to transfer appreciated listed securities - stocks, bonds and mutual fund shares - to us.

Gifts of Real Estate
Did you know that you can make a substantial gift to us through a transfer of residential, commercial, or undeveloped real estate? Get information about appraisal requirements and our acceptance guidelines here.

Gifts of Business Interests
Did you know that you can give us privately-owned shares or another interest in a family business? Tax benefits and our acceptance guidelines are described here.

Gifts of Partnership Interests
Did you know that you may be able to transfer an interest in a partnership? Learn how these gifts are made and how we review such gifts.

Gifts of Artwork and Collectibles
Did you realize that you can give books, antiques or works of art and qualify for a tax credit?

Gifts of Life Insurance
Did you know that you can transfer ownership of a life insurance policy and receive a donation receipt for the cash value and any premiums you subsequently pay?

Memorial Gifts
Testify to your family's commitment to spreading the Word of God by directing memorial gifts to Wycliffe. Learn here how Wycliffe makes these gifts easy to arrange.

Estate Gifts

Gifts Through Your Will
Did you know that this most fundamental planned gift delivers critically important support to us every year? Here you'll find descriptions of the various types of charitable bequests, plus sample bequest language.

Gifts of Retirement Plans
Did you know that it is possible to leave RRSP or RRIF assets to us at no tax cost to your estate?

Gifts of Life Insurance
Did you know that you can name us as beneficiary of a life insurance policy, and create a significant endowment using income rather than capital?

Gifts in Partnership With Us

Charitable Gift Annuities
Did you know that our simplest life-income gift also delivers the highest annual payments and significant tax benefits for you? In return for your gift, we pay you an annuity; you pay no income tax on most (or even all) of our payments to you, and your gift will result in a donation receipt.

Charitable Remainder Trusts
Did you know that this charitable gift is also a flexible planning tool for donors? The trust pays you its net income each year. You have flexibility in determining who will manage the trust, the duration of payments, the number of income beneficiaries, and the assets to be placed into the trust.

Residual Interests in Real Estate
Did you know that you can give us your primary residence or vacation home and continue to occupy it rent free? Learn the tax details and our acceptance guidelines here.

Interest-Free Loans
Did you know that you can give Wycliffe the use of an asset now, but reserve the right to reclaim it should you need it in the future? Learn how this plan allows you to deliver more resources to Wycliffe than you could if you retained the asset and gave us the income.