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How to Give
Brant Community Foundation provides grant funding for programs and charities across Brantford, the County of Brant, the Six Nations of the Grand River and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. Grants will benefit inspiring, hopeful, and creative programs. These initiatives, run by local charities, support both the immediate needs and long-term wellbeing of the local community. Your donation contributes to a strong and vibrant community and helps make our region a great place to live, work, and raise a family.
With a variety of ways to give, you can establish a fund today, plan to give in the future, or contribute to an existing fund. You can choose to support your favourite charities, specific areas of interest, or create unique opportunities for community investment.
Donate online
Make a one-time or monthly gift to the Community Fund or a specific fund. You will be connected with CanadaHelps, Canada’s premier online giving platform that supports charities across the country.
Become a monthly donor
Monthly giving allows you to plan out your gift over a longer time period. It is easy to change, pause, or cancel your monthly gift at any time through your Canada Helps account. Your monthly gift will contribute to the fund of your choice.
Donate to the Community Fund
The Community Fund addresses the most pressing needs in our community as they arise. The Fund allows the Foundation the flexibility to respond to funding requests and make impactful grants across all sectors, including health, social services, arts, the environment, and more.
Donate over the phone
Call us at 519-756-2499 to make a credit card donation over the phone.
Donate via cheque
Mail or drop off your cheque to:
Brant Community Foundation
20 Corporate Place, Unit B
Brantford, ON N3R 8A6
Donate securities
When you donate securities or mutual funds, capital gains tax does not apply and you still receive a tax credit. Ask your broker to contact us to initiate a transfer.
Planned Giving
Planned giving options include gifts in your will, gifts of life insurance, and more.
Start a Fund
Create a lasting legacy that supports the causes you care about. Learn more about starting your own fund.
Contact Us
Not finding what you are looking for? Feel free to reach out to us and stay connected.
Everyone can leave a legacy and foundation staff and volunteers will be pleased to talk to you about how you can do that. We can help identify your interests and work with you to develop strategies to suit your situation. It is very easy to set up a fund at the Brant Community Foundation.
The Brant Community Foundation offers a full range of gift-giving options including planned giving. Establishing a fund is simple and often provides significant tax benefits. Of course, a donor may always make a contribution without establishing a fund.
For assistance to set up a fund or to make a gift please contact the Executive Director at 519-756-2499 or email us.
How to Give
We accept donations to any established funds, such as community funds, in-memoriam funds, and funds benefiting seniors, youth, and the environment, among others.
If you are interested in starting your own fund, click here for information about types of funds and how to start one . Contact us if you have any questions or would like more information.
Easy steps to making a gift to existing funds at the Brant Community Foundation
Once you’ve decided on the amount you would like to contribute and what assets to give, the steps are easy.
- Download and complete the Donor-Direction Card or ask the office to send you a card.
- Mail or drop off the donor direction card with a cheque or credit card authorization to:
Brant Community Foundation
20 Corporate Place, Unit B
Brantford, ON N3R 8A6 - Or if you prefer to make a gift of securities contact the office for account information.
| Donation Options | Charitable Tax Credit | How |
|---|---|---|
| Cash, Cheque or Credit Card | YES | Gifts of any amount are welcomed. Cash, Visa, Master Card, or cheque made out to Brant Community Foundation. Donor card must be completed to indicate how you would like donation directed. |
| Marketable Securities | YES There are improved tax credits for securities transferred to the foundation rather than cashing them in and making a donation of cash. | Have your broker contact the Brant Community Foundation office for account information. Transactions will be finalized within a few days. |
| Insurance Policy | YES A charitable receipt will be paid to the estate. A charitable receipt will be issued annually for the amount of the payments. A charitable receipt will be issued in the amount of the surrender value of the policy. | Three options are available: Name the Brant Community Foundation as beneficiary of an existing policy. Purchase the policy for the Brant Community Foundation. Transfer the policy to the Brant Community Foundation. |
| Bequests | YES After death in your final tax return and return for the preceding year. | A gift from a will can be a specific amount or the residue of an estate. Talk to the Brant Community Foundation to prepare a contract to ensure that your wishes for the fund are documented. |