More Ways to Give

A memorial gift is a caring way to remember your loved one or express your sympathy to those mourning. Your gift will help Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation support care for some of the province’s most seriously ill and injured.

For each gift, we will send an acknowledgement card to the family notifying them of your generosity.

You may also create a special tribute page to fundraise in honour of your loved one or donate to an existing page.

Give Smarter with Stocks

How your gift can cost less

A donation of appreciated securities is the most tax efficient way to make your gift to Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation.

By making your gift with appreciated publicly traded securities instead of by cheque or with a credit card, you can have a big impact at Royal Columbian Hospital while saving more on taxes.

When you donate appreciated stock or mutual funds, capital gains tax on these securities is eliminated, allowing you to avoid paying tax on those capital gains. These taxes can be significant, especially when the securities have gone up in value.

Combined with the charitable tax credit you will receive for making your gift, these tax savings can significantly lower the cost of giving.

Three Simple Steps to Donating Securities

Making your donation with securities is easy.

Download our Securities Transfer Form and bring it to your advisor when you are ready to donate.

Consult with your advisor. They can help you pick the right security to donate and guide you on how to re-invest your tax savings to reduce future capital gains. Get started by downloading our form.

Get in touch. Once you have instructed your advisor to transfer your securities, let us know so we can say thank you and ensure a quick turnaround for your tax receipt.

Thank you for considering a gift to Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation! If you have any further questions or need more information, please contact Catherine Cornish at catherine.cornish@fraserhealth.ca.

Endowed funds provide a lasting legacy with the interest being spent to fund hospital needs. The principal of the fund remains in perpetuity. Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation currently administers several endowed funds for nursing education, the purchase of equipment, and innovative programs.

Such funds can be made in memory or tribute of someone else and are of enormous benefit in helping to attract and retain talented staff or support patient care innovations.

Have you or a loved one received exceptional care from the Royal Columbian cardiac team?

Show your gratitude for the cardiac care team with the purchase of a heart to display on the Wall of Gratitude. This wall full of hearts, displayed outside the cardiac care unit, honours the care, dedication, and expertise of the cardiac care team at Royal Columbian Hospital.

About Royal Columbian’s Cardiac Care Team

Royal Columbian Hospital is BC’s busiest cardiac care centre, serving as the region’s emergency room for the heart.

Our highly skilled cardiac care team performs the highest volumes of complex open-heart surgery and minimally-invasive interventional procedures like angioplasty, serving one in three British Columbians across the largest and fastest growing health region in BC. We offer care from diagnostics to treatment through to post- discharge support in the community.

With selfless devotion, they save lives, restore health and provide comfort to thousands of people each year.

Exceptional care is provided at Royal Columbian Hospital because of the dedicated and compassionate efforts of those who work and volunteer here.

Let them know you have noticed the difference they have made. Make them a STAR with a donation in their honour.

In return, your STAR will be personally recognized with a special pin that acknowledges their efforts. Hospital departments that are honoured will receive a certificate.

Your STAR donation will also help the Foundation support priority equipment needs, hospital renovations, major projects, research, education and innovation.

Questions? Please contact the Foundation by email at info@rchfoundation.com or at 604.520.4438.