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Legacy Giving
 Be Involved Today.
Be Remembered Tomorrow. ™
| There is a role for you at the Food Bank. |
- Volunteer
- Donate Food
- Food Drives
- Cash Donations
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Be Remembered Tomorrow.
We hope people would have enough food, and there would be no need for a food bank. However, as long as there is a need we will work towards meeting that need.
Your Legacy Gift has the opportunity to continue providing quality emergency food for those in need.
What is a Legacy Gift? A Legacy Gift allows you to contribute to your community and invest in what you closely value. This gift is also described as a “Planned Gift”. A Legacy Gift needs to be planned with family and appropriated professionals. You may choose to make your gift during your lifetime or through your will/estate.
| Advantages of a Legacy Gift: |
- It matches your personal wish to leave a legacy to a cause you care about.
- It compliments your lifestyle.
- It meets your estate plans and concerns for heirs.
- It may be made from assets, not just from current income.
- It gives you a tax advantage, today or for your estate.
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There are several Types of Legacy Gifts
If you would like more information about the Legacy Giving program, please let us know
| Types of Legacy Gifts |
Bequests |
A transfer through your will of personal property such as cash or other tangible property to the Calgary Food Bank. Bequests can be a percentage, a stipulated or residue of the estate or gifts-in-kind. |
Bequests are easily arranged through a lawyer or notary public. If you do not wish to rewrite your will a lawyer can prepare a codicil to be attached to your will. Wording |
Publicly Listed Securities and Flow Through Securities |
Gifts of securities traded on prescribed stock exchanges including stocks, flow-through stock, bonds, bills, warrants and mutual funds. |
Transferable through your broker or financial advisor. The Calgary Food Bank is able to provide a securities transfer document and has a brokerage account in which to receive securities. |
RRSPs & RRIFs |
A donation of all or a portion of, any retirement fund remaining at death. |
The easiest way to gift RRSPs/RRIFs is to have a financial planner allocate the Food Bank beneficiary of the investment. Or, retirement funds may be written into your will providing there are enough assets within the estate to cover the value of the gifts RRSPs/RRIFs |
Life Insurance Policy |
The assignment of fully paid life insurance policy to the Calgary Food Bank for which the present value is fully tax-deductible. Premiums currently being paid by the donor may be tax-deductible if ownership of policy is transferred to the Calgary Food Bank. |
A life insurance broker is able to allocate the Calgary Food Bank as beneficiary of a policy. Life insurance may be gifted in a will, but generally falls outside of the estate. A lawyer should be consulted if gifting life insurance through a will. |
Gifts-In-Kind |
A donation of tangible property, instead of cash. Tangible property includes most things within a person’s possession such as collections, art, equipment, furnishings, household items, etc. |
Gifts-In-Kind may be given at any time or a lawyer is able to write gifts-in-kind into your will. If you do not want to re-write your will, a lawyer can prepare a codicil to be attached to your will. Wording |
Real Estate/Property |
The transfer of property (land and buildings) to the Calgary Food Bank, the value determined by the fair market value of the property at the time of transfer. |
May be written into your will, or consult a lawyer to assist with the transfer of a land title and register it with the city. Wording |
 This secure page enables you to make an immediate online donation to continue help providing food for those in need. Your personal information is just that, yours. We do not share or sell your information, nor do we store your credit card information on our system.
Every $1 donated to the Food Bank
allows us to distribute $4 worth of food.
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