Building your legacy with World Vision is an act of stewardship; a means to ensure that your commitment to good works continues well into the future. And there are so many ways to give. Besides wills, life insurance, securities and gift annuities, you may also choose to donate property or a retirement fund. Or you may wish to use assets to establish an endowment in your name or that of a loved one.

Retirement Funds
Retirement funds you no longer need can have a tremendous impact when donated to World Vision for programs that provide safe water, emergency relief, agricultural assistance, education, and more to communities in some of the world’s most desperate places. When you name World Vision as beneficiary, your estate will receive a receipt to offset taxes due from the distribution of the RRSP or RRIF, which are among the most heavily taxed assets you own.

Gifts of real property
Donations of personal property such as commercial, residential or vacation real estate can significantly build your legacy while garnering great tax benefits for you or for your estate. You’ll receive a tax receipt for the full fair market value of the property at the time of donation, and we’ll use the net proceeds for programs you designate. Contact us to discuss the possibility of deeding your property to World Vision.

Endowment funds
You can create an endowment fund by donating substantial gifts of cash or assets. Name it for yourself or a loved one. Endowment funds may be pooled, and individual endowments may require a minimum contribution. When you create an endowment, your donation is invested permanently and the income is used to support World Vision programs. You may direct your endowment fund toward community programs that are important to you. Or, you may allow us to use the funds where most needed. Either way, you’ll change the world for children, families and communities in need for generations to come.

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Contact World Vision's Partners Planned Giving team at 1.800.714.3280 (ext. 3837)
Email: plannedgiving@WorldVision.ca
Mail: 1 World Drive, Mississauga ON L5T 2Y4
Fax: 905 696 2162