Give a Planned GiftWhy a Legacy?
Simply speaking, legacy planning is the process of thinking ahead to give a gift at a later date. Wise legacy planning helps improve your financial position and effectively uses your financial resources to bring positive change to the lives of people affected by leprosy in a way that may not be possible during your lifetime. Your gift will give people with leprosy the cure they so desperately need, along with providing the ongoing medical care and rehabilitation necessary to overcome the severe disabilities caused by leprosy.
Wills, life insurance, gift annuities, gifts of stocks and other assets are only a few of the ways that you can make a planned gift to The Leprosy Mission Canada.
 There are many reasons to give a planned gift, which are outlined in our Why Give a Planned Gift? brochure. Another brochure, A Preparation Checklist may also help you prepare your legacy. You can download these brochures below as PDF documents.
Why Give a Planned Gift?
A Preparation Checklist
Gifts in Wills
Life Insurance
Securities
Gift Annuities
The Leprosy Mission Canada accepts other types of planned gifts. Please contact our Gift Planning representative at 1-888-LEPROSY (1-888-537-7679) or email legacyplanning@leprosy.ca for more information.
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Details on Leaving a Legacy
Here is some more information on the most common types of planned gifts that you can give to The Leprosy Mission Canada.
Gifts in Wills
A gift to The Leprosy Mission Canada within your Will can be easily accomplished. Examples of the various forms of gifts that may be made include a general bequest, a residual bequest, a specific bequest and a contingent bequest. The Gifts in Wills brochure, which can be downloaded from this page, outlines how to leave a bequest to the Mission.
Life Insurance
There are many ways by which a gift of life insurance can be made to The Leprosy Mission Canada. These include transferring ownership of the policy or naming TLMC as the beneficiary. Our Life Insurance brochure, found on this page, gives details on this type of planned gift.
A Gift of Securities
A gift of shares is not only a great way to help those affected by leprosy but can also save you money by reducing your or your estate's capital gains tax payments. A gift of shares can be made immediately or through your Will, whichever works best for you. See our Securities brochure for more information.
Gift AnnuitiesA gift annuity enables you to provide a gift to a charity while you receive guaranteed payments during your lifetime. While the annuity rates will be determined by your age and the prevailing interest rates, they will generally be competitive with the return you would receive if you invested the gifted assets. You will receive a significant portion of the annuity payments tax-free. While older donors will receive payments that are completely tax-free, all donors are entitled to a charitable donation receipt that will result in a tax credit.
Our Gift Annuities brochure, found at left, gives more details about how to give a gift of annuities to The Leprosy Mission Canada.
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