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Donate Securities

Donating securities or stock is a tax-smart way to support CCFC because you can now donate appreciated stocks, bonds, futures, options and mutual funds and pay no tax on the capital gain. Making a gift of stock or securities is easy. Simply download a Gift of Securities form and follow the instructions.

Other Benefits of Donating a Gift of Securities:

When donating securities to CCFC the value for your tax receipt will be calculated based on the closing price of the securities on the day CCFC receives the transfer.

An example of the tax benefit of donating securities to CCFC:

Option A
Sell your securities
and donate the cash 		Option B
Donate securities
directly to the CCFC
Market value of security $10,000 $10,000
Cost base $5,000 $5,000
Capital gain $5,000 $5,000
Taxable capital gain (50%) $2,500 $2,500
Tax due on gain at 46.41% $1,160 $0
Tax receipt for gift $10,000 $10,000
Value of tax receipt at 46.41% $4,641 $4,641
Net tax savings $3,481 $4,641

The above example is based on Ontario federal and provincial combined tax rate.

To donate securities to CCFC, please click here to download and print the donation form. For more information, please contact Trish Long at 1-800-387-1479 ext 210 (416 920-5035 ext 210 from the Greater Toronto Area) or send her an email at tlong@ccfc.ca .
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