Your Donation Gives Forever
All donations are pooled in two endowments at the Calgary Foundation. The principle of donations are preserved since only a portion of the investment income is disbursed in the form of grants. As we build the capital value of our funds, our investment income increases, resulting in larger grants.
Give On-Line
All contributions must be made through the Calgary Foundation—earmarked for the Chinook Fund for Gender and Sexual Diversity or the Chinook Fund for the Arts.
Click one of the links below to donate. Doing so should take you to one of our two dedicated donation pages for the Calgary Foundation at Canada Helps.
Donate to: Chinook Fund for Gender and Sexual Diversity
Donate to: Chinook Fund for the Arts
If the links are not working go to calgaryfoundation.org and click on Donate then Donate to an existing Fund and search for “Chinook” to locate either the Chinook Fund for Gender and Sexual Diversity or the Chinook Fund for the Arts.
A charitable tax receipt will be emailed by the Calgary Foundation.
Please ensure to click “I agree to share my name and donation amount with the fund’s advisor(s)” so we can keep track of our donations.
Testamentary Gifts
Leaving a gift to a charity in one’s will can make a huge difference in the fund and the community. Such a gift to the Chinook Fund would be a wonderful legacy, invested forever, increasing our yearly grants and therefore benefiting our 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
In addition to the good that a bequest can do, professional advisors indicate that a gift to a charity can result in a desirable tax receipt for estate planning purposes. Gifts of stock and through life insurance are also great tax planning vehicles.
Consider leaving a bequest to the Chinook Fund for Gender and Sexual Diversity or the Chinook Fund for the Arts in your estate planning.
Mail a Cheque
Make cheque out to “The Calgary Foundation” and add the following to the memo line “Chinook Fund for Gender and Sexual Diversity” or “Chinook Fund for the Arts”.
Send it to: The Calgary Foundation
1180, 105 12 Avenue SE Calgary, AB T2G 1A1
How Secure is the Money?
The Calgary Foundation is a public charity established in 1955. It manages hundreds of million dollars. They maintain the highest professional standards in the investment and management of the various funds entrusted to their care.
How much of my donation funds charitable causes?
As an endowment fund, every dollar you donate becomes part of the capital endowment funds. The Calgary Foundation invests our contributions, and about 4.5 percent of the Fund is made available for grants. Income earned in excess of the grant allocation and costs is reinvested as capital.
In the event that you need assistance with the logistics of giving, please inform the Calgary Chinook Fund and contact the Calgary Foundation at: 403 802 -7700
I don’t want to be OUT there, how will this work?
Contributions are made directly through the Calgary Foundation. No one needs to know you donated or how much you donated—they will not publish your donation so there is no way to link your donation to our fund unless you disclose the information