What other future gifts should I consider?
Other than a gift in your will, you can help SickKids by:
- Designating SickKids as the beneficiary and/or owner of a new or existing life insurance policy
- Naming SickKids as the beneficiary of your pension plan, RRSP, RRIF, or TFSA
- Setting up a charitable gift annuity or charitable remainder trust
- Making a gift of property, such as real estate, jewelry, or art
- Cemetery plots
- Gift of assets - i.e securities
I’d like to donate to Friends by check. How do I do that?
If you are an individual or business corporation donor interested in making a contribution to Friends for which you may obtain a U.S. income tax charitable deduction, please make your check payable to “Friends of The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Inc.” and mail it to:
Friends of The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Inc.
EIN 52-1432586
c/o Roha & Flaherty
1725 I Street, N.W. Suite 300
Washington, DC 20006-2423
Can I make a donation online?
Yes. Visit donor advised fund www.networkforgood.org and click on “Donate” to make a credit card gift to Friends. You can search for Friends by its full name “Friends of The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Inc.”, or by EIN 52-1432586. Be sure to check the box that enables Friends to receive information about your donation.
There are other on-line donor advised funds as well, such as www.justgive.org, which features giving options such as charity wedding registries, charity gift certificates and other features.
Meet Kathy: Providing care with a SMILE
Kathy’s dedication to patients and families at SickKids has been recognized multiple times through the SMILE program.
Fundraising Practices
SickKids Foundation fundraising solicitations will be truthful and accurately describe its activities and the intended use of donated funds.
What's the minimum donation required for a tax receipt?
To minimize administrative costs, paper tax receipts are issued for donations of $20 or greater. For online donations, e-tax receipts do not have a minimum donation.
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I see fundraisers on the street in Toronto. Is this part of your program?
No, SickKids does not participate in street fundraising. Many other charities raise money through street fundraising. SickKids, however, is not one of them.
