Legacy Giving
Provide a safe, supportive place for women facing cancer for years to come. Consider leaving a legacy gift to Compassion House Foundation as part of your planned giving.
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Support Compassion House for years to come.
Legacy gifts provide a source of future funding to support the causes you care about. By including Compassion House Foundation in your will, you’re making a lasting contribution to the lives of women facing cancer.
By committing to a planned gift today, you leave a legacy of compassion. Your support will allow us to offer comfort, community, and connection to women and their families when they need it most – and for years to come.
Everyone should have a will.
Did you know that more than half of Canadians do not have a will? Everyone should have a will regardless of age, finances, or wellbeing. A will ensures your wishes are known and carried out and not left to a court to decide.
Compassion House Foundation has partnered with Willfora, a FREE resource to help make creating a will easier than ever.
Leaving a legacy gift to Compassion House Foundation is always appreciated but not required for you to use this service.
Quick and easy
Willfora allows you to create a legal will online in 20-minutes or less.
Free
Use Willfora at no cost to you. The service is for people with a simple family and financial situation.
Unlimited free updates
Your will is yours to update and modify. Simply update your will on Willfora online.
Benefits of leaving a legacy
There are many great reasons to consider making a legacy gift:
- The causes you care about now, will receive support in the future,
- Your estate will be entitled to a charitable tax receipt for the value of the bequest,
- There may be a reduction or elimination of estate taxes,
- A bequest is revocable, and you can change your mind at any time, and
- You can honour or memorialize yourself or a loved one in a named endowment fund.
What is a legacy gift?
A Legacy Gift (or Planned Gift) is a donation designated to a charitable organization at a future date. The most common way to leave a legacy gift is to make a bequest – leaving a gift in your will. Other planned giving options include: gift of securities, gift of life insurance, gift of RRSPs/RRIFs, or an endowment fund.
Legal Information
Legal name: Compassion House Foundation
Charitable Registration Number: 87166 7473 RR0001
Compassion House Foundation
10909 76 Avenue NW
Edmonton, AB T6G 0J6
Tel: 780-425-7224
Toll free: 1-888-425-7474
Sample Wording
You may consider revising or updating your will with a Codicil – a supplementary paragraph added to the existing will, describing your gift intentions.
Here are some sample wording choices to reference:
- ‘I give to Compassion House Foundation (Charitable Registration Number 87166 7473 RR0001) ____ % of the residue of my estate to be used where it is needed most.’
- ‘I give to Compassion House Foundation (Charitable Registration Number 87166 7473 RR0001) the sum of $____ in cash to be used where it is needed most.’
Questions?
Questions and conversations should be had with your family, your lawyer, or your financial planner.
We’re pleased to help you consider Compassion House Foundation legacy options:
Linda Miller, Fund Development Manager
linda@compassionhouse.org
780-784-3223