Ways to give

We all deserve to age with dignity. You can help by joining The Honour Roll our monthly giving program, and making a monthly gift to the Entente Foundation today. Monthly giving is the most powerful way to build a better future for aging adults and is a convenient way to spread your generosity throughout the year.

Benefits to you:

• Your monthly gift will reduce the number of appeals you receive from us each year.
• It allows for easy, monthly budgeting and offers simplified tax receipting once a year.
• Your money goes further. A monthly give can have a more significant impact because it allows us to be more effective and efficient.

Benefits to the foundation:

• Your monthly gift will help provide the steady, reliable funding we need to keep our annual granting programs robust and meaningful.
• It saves money. There’s less administrative and fundraising work with monthly giving. We can focus more on implementing projects and reporting our progress back to you.

There are multiple ways to give to the Entente Foundation:

Online:
Donate online and receive an e-receipt almost immediately for your records

Donate now

By phone:
Call our office from Monday to Friday between
9 a.m. and 5 p.m. :
416-962-9463 ext. 271 or
1-800-361-9888 ext 271

By mail:
Print and fill in the donation form and send a cheque payable to the Entente Foundation to:
Entente Foundation
18 Spadina Road
Toronto, ON M5R 2S7

For more information or assistance, please call Deanna Byrtus, Manager of Donor Relations, at 416-962-9463 ext. 271 or 1-800-361-9888 ext. 271.

We all deserve to age with dignity. You can help by making a one-time to the Entente Foundation today.

There are multiple ways to give to the Entente Foundation:

Online:
Donate online and receive an e-receipt almost immediately for your records

Donate now

By phone:
Call our office from Monday to Friday between
9 a.m. and 5 p.m. :
416-962-9463 ext. 271 or
1-800-361-9888 ext 271

By mail:
Print and fill in the donation form and send a cheque payable to the Entente Foundation to:
Entente Foundation
18 Spadina Road
Toronto, ON M5R 2S7

For more information or assistance, please call Deanna Byrtus, Manager of Donor Relations, at 416-962-9463 ext. 271 or 1-800-361-9888 ext. 271.

Your legacy is a lasting statement of your generosity and an opportunity to say that you believe in a better future for all of us as we age.

Your legacy gift – a planned gift in your will – ensures that we can move our mission forward to advance knowledge about aging and help make sure your children and grandchildren have access to age-appropriate, high-quality care and support as they get older.

For more information on how you can create your lasting legacy with the Entente Foundation, feel free to contact us to start the conversation.

We are here to help you achieve your philanthropic goals in a way that is meaningful for you. Please call Tammy Gonsalves, Manager of Philanthropy, at 416-962-9463 ext. 203 or 1-800-361-9888 ext. 203.

Suggested wording for your will

It’s important that the wording of your legacy gift is clear so that the executors of the will may understand the purpose of the gift. Below is some suggested wording you can use in your will:

Legacy gift in will

“My estate trustees shall pay the sum of $ ______ (or transfer assets with an equal value) to Entente Foundation, Toronto, ON, for the purpose of supporting all programs, with a priority for those that improve the quality of life of seniors, as determined by the Foundation.”

Residual gift in will

“My estate trustees shall pay ____% of the residue of my estate (or the sum of $ ______) to Entente Foundation, Toronto, ON, for the purpose of supporting all programs, with a priority for those that improve the quality of life of seniors, as determined by the Foundation.”

The Entente Foundation is a registered Canadian charity and can issue tax receipts.

Legal name: Entente Foundation
Charitable number: 848662110RR0001

Seek financial and legal advice

The Entente Foundation does not provide legal advice. We encourage you to talk to your professional advisors who can help determine what kind of planned gift would be best for you, your family, and your estate.

Thank you for thinking about the Entente Foundation as you make your plans for the future.

In memory gifts

An in-memory gift is a special tribute to a loved one. You can honour the memory of a special person in your life by making a donation to the Entente Foundation in his or her honour. The Foundation would be pleased to provide their family with a card notifying them that the donation was made.

In celebration gifts

Whether it is a birthday, anniversary, retirement or wedding, consider honouring a loved one with a donation in lieu of a gift. If you are celebrating a milestone birthday, anniversary or other celebration, your friends and family may be looking for gift ideas to honour you. A donation to the Entente Foundation in your honour is a wonderful way to help build a better future for all of us as we age.

How to make a tribute donation:

Online:
Donate online and select ‘I would like to make a tribute donation’

Donate now

By mail:
Donate by mail by downloading and completing the tribute donation form and return it, along with a cheque payable to the Entente Foundation, to:
Entente Foundation
18 Spadina Road
Toronto, ON M5R 2S7

When you donate your eligible, appreciated, publicly-traded stocks directly to the Entente Foundation, you can realize significant tax savings because no capital gains tax is required to be paid on the appreciated value of the securities.

This type of gift is the most tax efficient way to give in Canada. It allows you to make a meaningful and often larger gift now, and reduce the impact on your cash holdings.

You will also receive a charitable receipt that can be used to offset taxes payable in the year the donation is made or carried forward for up to five years.

If you would like to learn more about donating publicly listed securities to the Entente Foundation, please call Mike Prentice, Executive Director, at 416-962-9463 ext. 276 or 1-800-361-9888 ext. 276.

Four easy steps to make a donation of securities to support healthy active aging for all Canadians:

1. In consultation with your professional advisor(s), complete and send the Securities Transfer Form to the Entente Foundation, to the attention of Mike Prentice, Executive Director, at mprentice@ententefoundation.ca or fax the form to his attention at 416-962-1061.
2. You will be contacted by the Foundation to confirm receipt of the Securities Transfer form.
3. Your financial advisor is responsible for initiating the transfer between your financial institution and our custodial agent TD Direct Investing.
4. A tax receipt for the donation amount will be sent to you once the securities have been legally transferred to the Entente Foundation’s account.

Additional information about your tax receipt:
Your tax receipt will be issued at the FMV (fair market value) of the closing price on the day the securities were legally transferred to the Entente Foundation’s account.

Securities/shares/stock are considered legally transferred only when our custodial agent TD Direct Investing confirms delivery. Your receipt is valued based on the closing price on the day when the shares are transferred. The Entente Foundation’s policy is to sell the shares as soon as possible after they have been received.

The Entente Foundation does not provide legal advice. We encourage you to talk to your professional advisor(s) who can help determine what kind of planned gift would be best for you, your family and your estate.

The Entente Foundation also accepts:

• Gifts of registered funds – you can name the Entente Foundation as a beneficiary of your RRSP or TFSA
• Gifts of life insurance – you can name the Entente Foundation as a beneficiary or owner of your life insurance policy
• Gifts from a Donor Advised Fund (DAF)

Please contact your financial advisor who can help determine what kind of planned gift would be best for you, your family and your estate.

Thank you to our very generous partners:

Platinum partner

Corporate partners

Together we can show the community that we care about improving the aging experience for all adults in Canada. Supporting the Entente Foundation through a corporate sponsorship provides a unique opportunity for your business to serve the community and to achieve your marketing and promotional goals.

As a sponsor, you are more than a financial contributor. You become a partner of the Entente Foundation. We keep you informed and engaged and we will work together to showcase your involvement to your customers and the community in a way that works best for your business.

To find out more, please call Mike Prentice, executive director, at 416-962-9463 ext. 276 or 1-800-361-9888 ext. 276. We would love to start a conversation and explore ways we can work together.

50/50 Raffles

The Entente Foundation holds five 50/50 raffles a year. Through its online partner, Rafflebox, the Foundation offers a chance to win some cash and support an important cause. Half of the money raised from the 50/50 raffle is invested in programs to support healthy, active aging…the other half goes to one lucky winner!

Try your luck each February, April, August, October and December. Tickets are available online at Rafflebox during these months only. Watch your email inbox for emails from both the Entente Foundation and Rafflebox about how you can purchase your tickets for your chance to win big.

Winners of Fall Raffle

Early Bird Draws

1. Richard N., District 39, ticket #C-15217
2. Maureen D., District 34, ticket #C-40682

Grand Prize Winner

Jay C., District 38, ticket #C-31562