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DO YOU:

RESPOND to calls for donations, but would rather chart a proactive plan for making the most of your charitable dollars?

ENVISION making a lasting impact, but feel overwhelmed by the thousands of charities out there?

IMAGINE one day having your own charitable foundation, but don’t know how to start one, manage it, or think that this is beyond your means?

The Solution: A Charitable Giving Fund at Tides.

Ease, flexibility, and personal involvement

With a Charitable Giving Fund at Tides, your vision, caring, and dream for a better world can become reality. Establishing a fund at Tides is an easy and cost-effective way for you or your family to make a difference. It’s like having your own foundation - without the expense and hassle of managing an entire organization. Tides takes care of all your grantmaking administration, fund management, and reporting. Your Charitable Giving Fund can be annual, long-term, or endowed as a legacy to the future. It can be publicly recognized or anonymous.

Many ways to build your fund

Contributions to your fund can take many forms including cash, publicly traded securities, real estate, life insurance, and gifts from your estate. You can also explore ways to have friends, family, or co-workers help grow your fund in celebration of an occasion, support for a favourite cause, or commemorating a loved one.

International Giving

We offer Canadian and U.S. donors tax-efficient, streamlined international giving services, in partnership with Tides Foundation in the U.S., to facilitate cross-border philanthropy and donations to all the places you care about.

Customized Giving Plans

Take your giving a step further and work with our staff and expert advisors to build an effective strategy to reach your giving goals and affect real, lasting change. As each donor has a unique vision and varying needs, Tides determines fees on an individual consulting basis.

Investments that align with your values

Giving to charity is only one part of supporting positive change. Harmonizing your values with the way your charitable dollars are invested creates even greater impact. Tides only invests in businesses and institutions whose practices are as consistent as possible with our shared mission to support social justice and environmental protection.