How you can donate to CAFA

Financial donation

  • by credit card by telephone: 514-321-8684
  • online by Canada Helps
  • online by PayPal
  • by mail: ACAF 110-3800 Radisson Street, Montreal, QC H1M1X6
Download our Fundraising Campaign pamphlet

Gift of Goods or Service

to help us with our fund-raising activities:
  • Advertising space
  • Hotel stays/travel and spa packages
  • Movie/event/concert tickets
  • Gift certificates
  • Unique autographed memorabilia
  • Electronics
  • Art
  • Vehicles
  • Etc.
to help us reduce administrative costs:
  • Office supplies

Are you thinking of getting rid of your old car? Give it to the CAFA and receive a tax purpose receipt.

Planned giving

Planned giving is accessible to everyone, whatever your budget, and it is also a wonderful option that can help you make a significant gift to the Canadian Association for Familial Ataxias - Claude St-Jean Foundation.

There are many of planned giving possibilities with interesting tax implications:

-Gifts of Cash -Gifts of Securities -Charitable Gift Annuities -Charitable Remainder Trusts
-Will Bequests -Gifts of Life Insurance -Gifts of Retirement Plans -Gifts to the Endowment Fund
-Gifts of Property -Donor Advised Funds    

Making a planned donation requires reflection and preparation. Please consult with your legal, taxation or financial advisor to choose the most appropriate donation for your situation.

Donations and taxes

A donation is the voluntary transfer of property, without valuable consideration to the donor. It can be done in money or in kind.

An individual who makes a donation receives a federal tax credit equal to 15% of the first $200 and 29% of the amount over 200$. In Quebec, the tax credit equals 20% of the first 200$ and 24% of the excess.

Let’s take the example of an individual who made a 500$ donation in 2007:

At the federal level the tax credit equals     $117
In Quebec the tax credit equals                  $112
Total tax credit for the donation                  $229

The limit amount of donations for every imposable year equals 75% of the donor’s net income. However, this limit equals 100% in the year of death.

Donations that can’t be deducted on a given year can be carried forward to the next five years.

Fiscal incentive for gifts in kind varies depending on the type of goods: listed securities, ecologically sensitive land, cultural property, etc. Ask your accountant for more information. In matters of inheritance, it is important to know that only donations stated in the will of the deceased person can be claimed for a tax credit in his income tax return. Gifts made by the inheritors can only be claimed in their returns. Furthermore, if the deceased had stocks that have increased in value, it is preferable to transfer theses stocks as donations rather than to make the same donation in cash, since the capital gains will not be taxable (for gifts of securities made as of May 2, 2006.)

Finally, don’t forget to make sure that the charity you are donating to is not violating any fiscal laws. Visit the Canada Revenue Agency website for more information.