Ways to give
Did you know that:
Your yearly gift of $1,000 will: finance the Art in the Community program for the residents; organize solidarity activities for participants (International Women’s Day, etc.)
Your yearly gift of $5,000 will: train volunteer tutors for the Words for Women literacy program; offer economic support to the participants of our employability programs.
Your yearly gift of $25,000 will: create a new employability program for women 45 years and older.
Annual or monthly donation
The easiest way to make a donation: cash, cheque, preauthorized bank or credit card payments, online donations. You can make an annual or monthly donation or spread your donation over several years.
To download the donation form, click here
To make a donation online, click here
Tax deductions reduce the real cost of your donation!
Annual donation |
Net cost of donation* |
|---|---|
$1,000 |
$520 |
$5,000 |
$2,600 |
$25,000 |
$13,000 |
*net cost of your donation after 2008 provincial and federal tax credits, based on a tax rate of 48%.
“I support YWCA programs with monthly donations on my credit card. Dividing my donation over 12 months allows me to increase my contribution without feeling the impact on my budget. It’s easy and practical!”
Mary-Ann Bell
Senior Vice-President, Ontario and Quebec
Bell Aliant
Donation of Securities
Since 2006, donating publicly traded shares or securities directly to the YWCA Montreal has become more advantageous than selling them first and giving the proceeds as a donation. Now, donors are exempted from federal and provincial taxes on capital gains for stock market shares when they are donated to charitable organizations.
Would you like to make a donation of securities to the YWCA? Nothing could be simpler. You or your broker can just fill out the appropriate form and send it to the Women’s Y Foundation. A tax receipt will be issued for the value of the securities at the close of the stock exchange, the day of the transaction.
Here is an example based on a donation of shares bought for $5,000, with a current value of $8,000, which is a capital gain of $3,000.
| Donate securities | Sell securities and donate proceeds |
|
|---|---|---|
| Value of donation to the YWCA | $8,000 |
$8,000 |
| Capital gain (50%) | $0 |
$1,500 |
| Taxable capital gain (48%) | $0 |
$720 |
| Donation tax credit* | $3,840 |
$3,840 |
| Net cost of donation | $4,160 |
$4,880 |
* based on a tax rate of 48%.
“The YWCA has been a cause close to my heart for a long time and I wanted to make a significant contribution. Donating shares received as compensation for serving as a corporate director is an easy way to combine generosity and tax savings.”
Josée Goulet
Vice-President
DMR Fujitsu
In Memoriam and In Honour Giving
Would you like to honour the memory of a loved one? Would you like to celebrate an important occasion like a birth, an anniversary or a retirement and support YWCA programs at the same time?
Make a donation to the Women’s Y Foundation by informing us of the event you want to recognize. We will notify the family of the deceased or the person you wish to honour of your donation.
Click here to print the In Memoriam or the In Honour donation form.
Planned gifts
Planned gifts allow donors to make a commitment to an organization through a legacy donation. The principal instruments of planned giving are testamentary bequests and life insurance policies. The tax advantages of planned giving are many.
- A testamentary bequest which names the Foundation as beneficiary, leaving a set amount or the balance of your assets: income tax credit for your estate that can be worth as much as 100% of your net income the year of your death.
- New life insurance policy where the Women’s Y Foundation is the owner and irrevocable beneficiary: tax credit for all paid premiums.
- Life insurance policy assigned to the Women’s Y Foundation as owner and irrevocable beneficiary: tax credit for the value of the policy.
- Life insurance policy where the Foundation is the beneficiary: donor’s estate receives a tax credit on succession not subject to probate fees.
Other options are available. We invited you to consult a tax specialist who can help you choose the most beneficial option.
“Because I feel strongly about supporting a credible organization dedicated to encouraging the financial autonomy of women of all origins, I decided to do my part with annual donations and a bequest in my will to the Women’s Y Foundation”.
Louise Dostie
Director of Communications
Quebec’s Casinos
In kind donations
The YWCA is happy to accept the donation of certain goods and services which are necessary to the development and maintenance of its programs. After evaluating our needs and the value of your donation, the Foundation will issue a tax receipt for the following types of contributions: computers, telephone systems, material for our activities, etc.
Corporate Matching Donations
It is possible to multiply your generosity to the Women’s Y Foundation! Many companies will make a donation to a charitable organization that their employees support. Find out from your Human Resources Department or let us know what company you work for when you make your donation. The Foundation will check your company’s policy in order to maximize the impact of your contribution.
Company Sponsored Volunteering
Does your company have an employee volunteer program? Here is another way to support our participants!
With 16,000 girls and women participating in our programs each year, and with a hostel, hotel and building to maintain, there is a lot of work to be done throughout the year. Volunteer support is essential for the YWCA to accomplish its mission.
The YWCA is well-prepared to welcome groups of volunteers. Contact the Volunteer Centre today to tell us about your project. We welcome your participation!
YWCA Volunteer Centre
514 866-9941, extension 513
benevolat@ydesfemmesmtl.org