How We Do It
Supporting Local Community Organizations
How Do We Do It
We communicate with you to see what you would like to do and how you would like to do it. This will enable us to share with you what options are available to you to achieve what you want to do. If you would like to set up an endowment fund check out endowment funds on our website. If you simply want to support a local organization check out what you can do below.
How to Donate
Online
You can donate to a specific Fund using our secure online donation system.
Cash
Gifts of cash (cheques, money orders, etc.) can be made to the Barrie Community Foundation and sent to:
Barrie Community Foundation
150 Collier Street PO Box 162 Barrie, ON L4M 4T2
Please include your Fund’s name on the memo line.
We also accept treasury bills and GICs. If you wish to liquidate an asset to make a cash gift, consider donating the asset rather than the cash – there may be some tax advantages to doing so.
You can donate to a specific Fund using our secure online donation system
Publicly Traded Securities
There is no capital gains tax on gifts of publicly-traded securities to public charities and foundations like us, which makes this already popular type of gift even more advantageous. The completion of a simple form is all it takes to make an electronic gift of securities to a Fund at the Foundation.
Gifts in Your Will
A well prepared, up-to-date Will is important so that you can make your final wishes known. A charitable bequest in your Will can provide a specific dollar amount, a percentage of your Estate, or a gift of the residue, which consists of whatever remains in your Estate after gifts to your loved ones and all expenses have been paid.
RRSPs, RRIFs and TFSAs
You may donate all, or a portion of your Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs) or your Registered Retirement Income Funds (RRIFs). Tax receipts are provided for the amount donated. Certain government rules may apply. Please contact us to discuss this type of gift.
Did You Know?
In lieu of gifts for a birthday, anniversary, or any other occasion, you can ask friends and family to make a gift to a Fund instead, or you can use the contributions to start your own Barrie Community Foundation Fund.