Do you envision having a lasting impact, but feel overwhelmed by the thousands of charities out there?

Do you find yourself reacting to calls for donations, but would rather chart a proactive plan for making the most of your charitable dollars?

Have you considered having your own foundation, but are unsure how to start and manage it?

It all starts with your Charitable Giving Fund.

Establishing a Charitable Giving Fund at Tides Canada is an easy and cost-effective way for you or your family to make a difference.

It is much like having your own foundation - without the expense and hassle of managing an organization.

Ease, flexibility, and personal involvement

When you establish a Charitable Giving Fund, you create a unique name for it and a personal vision for what kinds of charitable work it will support.

As the advisor to your Fund, you can recommend grants from it at any time.

Tides Canada makes the process easy and enjoyable by taking care of all grantmaking administration, fund management, and reporting.

Your Charitable Giving Fund can be annual, long-term, or endowed as a legacy to the future. It can be publicly recognized or anonymous.

More on Charitable Giving Funds.

Many ways to build your fund

Contributions to your fund can take many forms including cash, publicly traded securities, real estate, life insurance, and gifts from your estate.

You can also explore ways to have friends, family, or co-workers help grow your fund in celebration of an occasion, support for a favourite cause, or commemorating a loved one.

International Giving

Very few social or environmental problems confine themselves to regional or national boundaries.

Nor do the concerns and commitments of many donors.

Tides Canada can help you make donations and recommend grants on either side of the 49th parallel and beyond, making it easy and tax-efficient for you to recommend gifts to charities in all the places you care about.

More on our International Giving Services.

Customized Giving Plans

Take your giving a step further and work with our staff and expert advisors to build an effective strategy to reach your giving goals and affect real, lasting change.

As each donor has a unique vision and varying needs, Tides Canada determines fees on an individual consulting basis.

More on working with us to create a customized giving plan.

Investments that align with your values

Increasingly, thoughtful donors are recognizing that charitable donations are only part of the process of supporting positive change. Harmonizing your values as a donor with the way your charitable dollars are invested in the marketplace creates an even greater impact.

At Tides Canada, our funds are invested in businesses and institutions whose practices are as consistent as possible with our shared mission to support social justice and environmental protection.

Doing this means that we are making solid financial investments while also being part of a growing movement steering publicly-traded businesses towards greater social and environmental responsibility.

The basic tenets of our mission-based investing include screening, shareholder advocacy, economically targeted investments and social venture capital.

Read our Investment Policy.

Contact Us:

Tricia Cummings, Client Services
T: 604.647.6611 ext. 243 or 1-866-843-3722 (866-TIDESCA)