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| Shriners Hospitals for Children is a twenty-two hospital pediatric healthcare system that strives to provide world-class, compassionate hospital and medical care at no charge to children with orthopaedic disabilities, burn injuries and spinal cord injuries. The forty-bed Canadian Shriners Hospital each year provides inpatient care for some 1,000 children and sees more than 7,500 outpatient clinic visits. Research and medical training are also an inportant part of Shriners Hospitals' mission. The research program at our Montreal hospital is funded by Shriners Hospitals. The following information is intended to serve as an aid to those who wish to help in this great mission. This information should not be interpreted as legal, tax or financial advice. Please seek the advice of your own attorney and tax advisor to decide if any of these ways of giving are right for you. |
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| CASH This is the simplest, and often the best, way to give. You benefit through a receipt for the full amount, and this is an immediate tax savings. The amount that you may claim as a charitable deduction for tax purposes has been recently increased to 75% of the donor's taxable income. The new 75 percent rate applies to all donations, including those to a charity such as the Shriners Hospitals. APPRECIATED PROPERTY This is similar to cash gifts, but involves other forms of property, such as securities or real estate. There are special tax considerations if the property has increased in value - appreciated - since you bought it. The capital gains tax has been recently reduced by half on any publicly traded equities (stocks or bonds) that are donated to a charity such as the Shriners Hospitals. LIFE INSURANCE (cash value) Ownership of a life insurance policy may be transferred to Shriners Hospitals after purchase or, in the case of a new policy, one may be purchased naming Shriners Hospitals as owner on the application form. You are entitled to an initial tax receipt for the cash surrender value of the policy transferred and annual tax receipts for the premium amounts donated in each calendar year. |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children has members of its Endowments, Wills and Gifts Committee located throughout Canada. These volunteers are available to discuss the ways of giving with you on a confidential basis. For more information you may call, toll-free 1-800-241-GIFT (1-800-241-4438) |
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