Monthly GIVING
Why become a monthly donor to Places for People?
• It makes a big impact! Your monthly donations support Places for People with a reliable and regular source of income all throughout the year
• It’s easy! Once you sign up, you don’t need to think about it again for the year
• It’s flexible! You can easily increase, decrease, pause or stop your giving at any time
• It’s about community! Giving monthly makes you part of the community of regular donors, providing you with updates and stories of the impact you are helping to make
OutRight Gifts
Giving just once can still make a difference!
An outright gift is a one time contribution of cash, securities, real estate, or tangible property in which the donor retains no interest and can be used immediately by Places for People.
A gift of real estate can be an effective way to make a significant gift without touching your capital or income. Almost any marketable real estate is suitable and may entitle you to an income tax deduction for the property’s full appraised fair market value.
Contact max@placesforpeople.ca or send an e-transfer for one-time cash donations to info@placesforpeople.ca
Legacy Giving
Why legacy giving?
Including Place for People in your long-term financial or estate planning is an important decision. It’s about harnessing your passion to make a lasting and transformational impact in our community. Making a legacy gift may be one of the easiest and most fulfilling gifts you will ever make.
Whether you want to give a boost to a particular housing project or support general operations for years to come, legacy gifts provide meaningful support to Places for People while also helping you achieve your own personal goals.
Naming Places for People as a beneficiary of your will can, when properly planned, reduce the rate at which your estate is taxed. You may make a charitable bequest of a specific dollar amount, or a percentage of your estate, or the remainder of your estate after planning to care for your family and friends. Alternatively, you might prefer to give a particular asset.
You can indicate a specific purpose for your request and may also specify whether it be made available for immediate use or held permanently as an endowment. Your estate will be entitled to a donation receipt for the full value of the bequest, which can have a significant impact on your final income tax return.
Legacy giving to Places for People can be tailored to your own unique financial circumstances. Your advisor, lawyer, or tax planner can help you find the way that works best for you and your family.
Tax Efficient Giving
Gifting Securities
By donating stocks or mutual funds, you pay no tax on the capital gains and receive a tax receipt for the fair market value of the securities.
For example, a $10,000 donation of securities would see Places for People receive an extra $1,934 and your own tax credit would increases by $935 vs. selling those securities for cash and making an after-tax donation. (This calculation assumes a 48.35% marginal tax rate.)
Gifts of securities are a tax-effective opportunity to transform an asset into immediate and significant support for Places for People. You can help us maintain properties and provide affordable housing in Haliburton County now and into the future.
If you intend to donate securities, you are strongly encouraged to contact a qualified professional tax advisor to see how this would affect you.
Gifts of Life Insurance
A gift of life insurance can make a significant future impact at a very modest cost to you today. There are several ways you can use life insurance as a vehicle for contributing to Places for People.
You may give the death benefit of a life insurance policy simply by naming the Places for People as the beneficiary.
If you make Places for People the owner and beneficiary of a new or existing policy, you will be entitled to a donation receipt for the cash value of the policy (if any) and for each premium paid. At your death, the proceeds received by Places for People will far exceed the total value of your premiums paid.
In each instance, your estate will receive a donation receipt for the full value of the policy proceeds paid to Places for People at your death.
For more information, please contact Max Ward, Finance Manager at max@placesforpeople.ca
Charitable Registration Number: 846245959 RR0001
The information on this site does not constitute legal or financial advice and should not be relied upon as such. Places for People encourages you to seek professional legal, estate planning, and financial advice prior to deciding upon a specific course of action.
To learn more about Planned Giving ask your financial institution or your financial advisor for help to enable you to leave your legacy:
In Honour and In Memory Gifts
Pay tribute to someone dear
With your generous support we can provide affordable housing for people who are facing the uncertainly of stable, affordable housing. A gift in memory or in honour is a beautiful way to pay tribute to someone dear to you. With each donation, you have the option of sending an eCard or printing a card. Donation amounts are kept strictly confidential.
You can also send an e-transfer to info@placesforpeople.ca.
3rd Party Fundraising
Fundraise your way
Whether it is a celebration, a dinner, a garage sale or a solo challenge, your fundraiser helps members of your community live in affordable, stable housing.
Click the button below to share your fundraiser with us:
Participate in our Fundraisers
Get on the list, get in on the fun!
Places for People runs multiple fundraisers throughout the year and we need people like you to take part. From our flagship Sleeping in Cars event to our Christmas Campaigns and everything in between, keeping up with what we do and engaging with our events is a recipe for success. We encourage you to sign up for our newsletter where you’ll get the latest information delivered right to your inbox.
Donate a car
Turn garage clean up into a gift for Places for People
Donate a Car Canada accepts vehicle donations for Places for People. Free towing is provided in most areas across Canada, or you can drop off your vehicle to maximize your donation.
When you donate your car, truck, RV, boat, or motorcycle to us through Donate A Car Canada, it will either be recycled or sold at auction (depending on its condition, age and location). Donate a Car Canada will look after all the details to make it easy for Places for People to benefit.
After your vehicle donation is complete, you will receive a tax receipt and we will put your gift to good use.
