Donate to a Fund
Tides Canada Foundation is a national public foundation registered with Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
Full legal name: Tides Canada Foundation
Canadian Registered Charitable Tax Number: 86894 7797 RR0001
We receive and provide charitable receipts for donations directed to our donor advised funds. We direct grants to registered charities in Canada and, in partnership with Tides Foundation in the U.S., facilitate international giving for Canadian and U.S. donors and charities.
I would like to:
Send a Cheque
Make cheques payable to:
Tides Canada Foundation – Name of Fund
(e.g., Tides Canada Foundation – Clean Air Clean Water Fund)
Mail cheques to:
Tides Canada Foundation
400 – 163 Hastings Street West
Vancouver, BC V6B 1H5
Please complete our General Donation Form and mail it back to us.
Help save the planet. One e-tax receipt at a time. If you provide us your email address, we can send you your charitable e-tax receipt via email within four weeks after you make your donation.
All cheque donations of $25 or more will receive a charitable tax receipt. Please make donations of less than $25 online.
Phone in my Credit Card Information
Please have your credit card ready and contact Crystal Chu at 1.866.TIDES.CA (843.3722) ext.1 or 604.424.9969 with the following information:
- name of fund
- Visa, MasterCard or American Express number
- expiry date
- cardholder name
- address
- telephone number
- email address
Help us go paperless and save valuable resources. If you provide us your email address, we can send you your charitable e-tax receipt via email within four weeks after you make your donation.
Indicate if this is a one-time or monthly donation (if monthly donation, specify start date (yr/mo/day).
Note your credit card statement will state: Tides Canada Foundation or TIDES CANADA FNDN 888-955-5455 BC and will not indicate which fund you donated to.
Direct Deposit
Please complete our Direct Deposit Donation Form and mail it back to us with a VOID cheque.
Below is an example of the different numbers you will need from a cheque.
Note: Financial Institution = Bank.

Donate Shares
We will need you to complete and send us this form:
Donations of Publicly Traded Securities to Tides Canada Foundation
To inquire about donating privately held shares, please contact Crystal Chu.
Send a Wire Transfer
To make a gift by wire transfer, please contact Crystal Chu.
Donate In Memory or In Tribute
When you donate online, you can honour the memory of or pay tribute to a loved one.
Leave a Legacy Gift
There are many ways to leave a legacy to support the work and mission of Tides Canada. They include:
- gifts left in your will
- annuities that provide income to you during your lifetime
- life insurance
- gifts made through retirement plans
- real estate and other property
- memorial gifts for loved ones
Please contact us if you are interested in leaving a legacy or planned gift.




