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Planned giving is a fundraising program that involves arranging donations to serve the interests of the registered charity and that suits the personal, financial, and tax situation of the individual donor. Through a planned-giving program, a registered charity seeks to attract significant gifts by...
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A person, foundation, or corporation that makes a gift.
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The Canada Revenue Agency generally considers “substantially all” to mean 90% or more.
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The act or process of defending or maintaining a cause or proposal. An organization may have advocacy as its mission (or part of its mission) to increase public awareness of a particular issue or set of issues. (from enVision.ca)
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is established as a corporation or a trust;
has exclusively charitable purposes;
carries on its own charitable activities and/or funds other qualified donees, (e.g., registered charities);
may have 50% or more of its governing officials not at arm's lengthwith each other;...
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The eligible amount is the part of a gift for which a charity can issue a tax receipt. Generally, this is the amount by which the fair market value of the gift exceeds the amount of any advantage given in respect of the donation.
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Generally, a tax shelter is any arrangement where the tax benefits equal or exceed the net cost of entering into the arrangement.
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A charity registration number is 15-digit program account number assigned to a charity by the CRA when it is registered. A complete charity registration number has three parts: the BN (first nine digits), the program identifier (two letters), and the reference number (four digits). The registered...
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is established as a corporation or a trust;
has exclusively charitable purposes;
generally gives more than 50% of its income annually to other qualified donees, (e.g., registered charities), but it may carry out some of its own charitable activities;
more than 50% of its governing officials...
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Generally, an eligible donee is a registered charity that is in good standing with the Canada Revenue Agency, and that has more than half of its directors at arm's length with each of the directors of the charity gifting to it.
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