Ways to give
Donald Berman Maimonides Tribute Cards are an attractive and efficient way to send caring messages to family and friends, supporting the Centre at the same time.
You can send these tribute cards to convey messages of condolence and to send best wishes on special occasions: birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, to name a few.
A lovely, personalized message printed on a special card is sent to the recipient right away, and a tax receipt is issued for your kind donation.
The following images on our tribute cards are part of the Art for Healing collection at the Centre.
As a Governor, you will join a group committed to supporting our Centre’s residents.
Governor donations are invested in perpetuity, guaranteeing income each year to support all of our innovative programs and projects. A plaque with your name will appear on the Governors board in the main lobby.
The Centre’s residents thank you from the bottom of their hearts for your very important help. Thank you!
LIFETIME GOVERNOR
- Lifetime Governor (couple): $2,500- one-time donation
- Lifetime Governor (individual): $1,800 one-time-donation
ANNUAL GOVERNOR
- Platinum Governor: $1,000 – annual donation
- Gold Governor: $500 – annual donation
- Silver Governor: $360 – annual donation
- Bronze Governor: $250 – annual donation
Please call Karen Flam at 514-483-2121 ext 72307 to become a Governor.
To pay your annual Governorship, click here.
Your support means so much to the centre’s residents.
Donations to the DBM Foundation go toward ensuring that every resident benefits from innovative geriatric care and lives a life of dignity and well-being at the Centre.
Donors who give one-time donations of $10 or more will get an annual tax receipt.
The minimum “In Memory of” or “In Honour of” contribution is $10.
Interested in sponsoring a kiddush at Donald Berman Maimonides?
The Foundation is accepting donations to the KIDDUSH FUND. For $180, you can sponsor a Sabbath Kiddush in the Dlusy Synagogue at Donald Berman Maimonides.
Monies will be used to purchase fruit cake, gefilte fish, and grape juice for Saturday services.
Your gift will be gratefully acknowledged during the Kiddush and on the donor recognition page in the Foundation’s Perspective newsletter.
Click here to Sponsor a Kiddush
A tax receipt will be provided for the amount of your donation.
Contact the Foundation office at 514-483-2121 local 72207 for information.
This memorial candle burns brightly in memory of your loved ones.
We encourage you to continue the Yarzheit tradition of making a donation on the anniversary of the passing of your loved one. These donations support Jewish programming at the Centre.
Traditional Yarzheit plaques are also available and are hung in the synagogue.
Please contact the Foundation at (514) 483-2121 ext 72207 if interested.
This donation will help us combat our resident’ loneliness and isolation by supporting therapeutic recreation programs to bring life to their living now.
This fund has allowed us to purchase tablets and other devices to help families communicate with residents during this incredibly challenging time. The fund has also provided special meals for devoted staff at the Centre who are working long and stressful days. The Foundation is here to support the Centre’s residents and provide additional support when it is needed most.
Bequests have traditionally been one of the most important sources of revenue for the Foundation. In addition to cash bequests, other forms of gifts include life insurance, annuities, trusts, and marketable securities. Your bequest may provide substantial tax benefits for your estate.
Please remember the Donald Berman Maimonides Geriatric Centre Foundation when drafting or revising your will.
Planned Giving may take the form of insurance programs, charitable trusts, or annual named funds.
The giving can begin now! There are many ways of supporting the Centre and deriving significant tax advantages in the present.
Please call Karen Flam at 514-483-2121 ext 72307 to discuss Bequests and Planned Giving opportunities.
Named Funds provide a means for families or individuals to support Donald Berman Maimonides while maintaining a philanthropic vehicle for honouring friends and family on special occasions. Many kind-hearted donors ask their friends to make donations to their named funds at Donald Berman Maimonides to mark anniversaries and birthdays.
The conditions for establishing a Named Fund are as follows:
- The capital sum should be deposited in a “Named Fund” with your name attached. You may monitor your balance at any time.
- The capital sum of the “Named Fund” will be given to the Donald Berman Maimonides Geriatric Centre Foundation for its discretionary use.
- We are happy to accommodate the use of the fund for marking any special occasions.
- The name of the fund will appear on any tribute cards sent from our office.A Donald Berman
- Maimonides Named Fund may be established with an initial donation of $1,200.
A plaque with the name of the Named Fund will appear on a special donor board on the main floor of the Centre.
Please call Karen Flam at 514-483-2121 ext 72307 to discuss Named Funds.
Many individuals and corporations wish to direct their gifts toward a specific piece of equipment, service, or project – a favoured research activity, a special purchase, or a much-needed renovation. We can assist you in directing your donation toward a use which would benefit the Centre’s residents most. Your name can be identified alongside the specific piece of equipment, service, or project you have funded.
Please call Karen Flam to discuss Special Gift opportunities, (514) 483-2121 x 72307
By donating publicly traded securities, you are selecting the easiest and most tax effective ways to support the Donald Berman Maimonides Foundation during your lifetime and through your estate planning.
Contributions of stocks, bond and mutual funds are totally exempt from capital gains tax.
To make a donation of a gift of stocks to Donald Berman Maimonides Foundation, please complete the following steps:
- Download the Donation of Shares Information Document
- Download the Gift of Shares Form. Complete all sections.
Send one Copy to Your Broker or Investment Advisor, one Copy to Karen Flam at Donald Berman Maimonides Foundation and one copy to Tessee Kalamaras at RBC. Once the transfer is complete, we will contact you to confirm the amount of your charitable tax receipt.