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Your gift to Friends For Life will help us meet the needs of over 1500 people living with life-threatening illness in the Lower Mainland.

Charitable Registration BIN # 138277728RR0001

Join the 'Circle of Friends' monthly donation club to build long-term sustainability.
Click the 'Donate Now' button on our website to make a 1-time contribution.

Monthly donations are available through online donations or contact us at [email protected]

Friends For Life has responsibly utilized contributions to operate Canada's leading comprehensive drop-in wellness centre.

Through a planned gift, you can help ensure that the important work of Friends For Life continues.

The easiest way of securing your charitable wishes is by making a Will and including a bequest. There are many other ways of making planned gifts including Life Insurance Policies and Gifts of Annuities and Endowments. Some options save you taxes immediately.

To explore these possibilities, please contact us. We will arrange for a Planned Giving expert to meet with you to confidentially discuss your specific wishes.

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Bequests
You can choose to name The Vancouver Friends For Life Society in your Will. Such a gift (or bequest) helps ensure that we will continue to provide the life-affirming support that so many people rely upon.

Even if you've already drawn up your Will, it's not too late to think of Friends For Life. For Wills already in existence, a codicil (an amendment to the Will) can be added to make your wishes known. You will find that bequests are eligible for tax credits and can considerably reduce the amount of taxes paid on an estate after death.

Leaving gifts to Friends For Life in your Will is an easy way to make a long-term commitment without affecting your current standard of living. You ensure that your commitment to improve the quality of life for those living with life-threatening illness will continue beyond your lifetime.

Gifts of Life Insurance
Life Insurance Policies increase the financial security of your loved ones. The same principle applies to The Vancouver Friends For Life Society. Your gift of life insurance would help us continue to deliver our many programs and services.

Giving a donation to Friends For Life through the gift of a Life Insurance Policy is discreet and straightforward. For manageable yearly premiums, you are able to make a substantial gift to Friends For Life. Because it is separate from your estate, it does not affect any inheritance you wish to leave your heirs.

There are two ways to give to Friends For Life via a Life Insurance Policy. One way is for you to sign over an existing policy when it is no longer needed for its original purpose. The other method is for you to purchase a new policy, naming Friends For Life as sole owner and beneficiary.

Gifts of Charitable Annuities
There are many different methods of setting aside a portion of your assets to benefit both you and The Vancouver Friends For Life Society during your lifetime. A gift annuity allows a donor to receive regular payments for life, with tax benefits, while at the same time benefiting Friends For Life. This method of planned giving can be individually designed to suit your needs as a donor.

Endowments
An Endowment gives a donor the opportunity to give a gift that will continue to provide revenues into the future. An Endowment is a contribution where the principal is held in perpetuity and the income or interest from the principal is used for the purposes as outlined in an Endowment Agreement. The purposes for which the interest may be spent can be very general in nature or restricted to a specific area. Endowments do not allow the trustees to draw from the principal, unless outlined in the agreement.

For more information on Planned Gifts, please see the Leave a Legacy BC website at www.leavealegacy.ca or www.leavealegacy.ca/bcindex