Give Green.
Give Online.
Donating online using our secure
form helps to maximize the positive
impact we're making in the community
while minimizing any negative
environmental impact. To learn
more about our commitment to the
environment, read here.
We all have our own
reasons for giving...
Why do you give?
We want to hear from you.
Tell us why you've chosen to
give to United Way of Kitchener
Waterloo and Area. Select
answers will appear on our
web site and in future editions
of REACH newsletter.
Send your answers to our
Communications Coordinator,
Meg Lagrotta, at 519-888-6100
ext. 232 or mlagrotta@uwaykw.org.
Be sure to include your full name,
email address, phone number
and the city you live in.
Individual Giving
United Way provides you with several options when making your gift. You can donate by credit card, cheque, pre-authorized debit, or by completing our secure online form. In fact, why not give right now! The sooner we receive your gift, the sooner it can be invested into local programs and initiatives that help change community conditions for the better.
Other options for giving include donating stock or making an endowment through our Forever Fund.
Start a Giving Circle
What better way for a group of community-minded individuals to share their passion for making a difference than to make an impact on local social issues that are important to them? Giving Circles enable groups of friends, colleagues or business leaders to pool their money for philanthropic efforts and decide, together, how funds should be used. If you are interested in learning more about how to start a Giving Circle, contact the United Way Office at 519-888-6100 or email info@uwaykw.org.
Give Stock
Did you know you can give publicly traded stock to United Way and receive an enhanced tax credit? You can either sell your stock and donate the proceeds to United Way, or give the stock directly to United Way and have us sell it. This latter option provides a much better tax benefit for you and your family.
Benefits to Giving Stock
Just like investing in stock to maximize return on investment, charitable giving should maximize the availability of tax credits. Giving stock to United Way can help you maximize your tax credits. By transferring stock directly to United Way of Kitchener-Waterloo & Area to be sold, you can add to your tax benefit through a decrease in capital gains.
How to Give Stock
Please download and review Steps for Donating Stock to help you and your financial advisor begin the process. Then complete the Share Transfer Form and contact our Chief Financial Officer, Cathy Snyder, at 519-888-6100 ext. 254.
Contribute to the Forever Fund
Gifts to our Forever Fund are endowments, meaning that the original gift will never be spent but rather the interest that gift generates will provide funds. Dollars generated by the Forever Fund are directed towards United Way prevention efforts.
What the Forever Fund Does
The Forever Fund plays a key role for United Way, for this community and for donors:
- Ensures our ability to identify and develop new prevention initiatives, over and above those annual fundraising efforts can support and sustain.
- Builds our strength to ensure support for future generations in this community.
- Impacts donors' tax status, letting them to support the fulfillment of their dreams for our community while making thoughtful financial decisions that also benefit their own families.
Gifts to the Forever Fund can be made using cash, credit card, securities/commonly traded stock, a bequest in a will, charitable life insurance, or real estate.
Tribute Gifts
These gifts may be given to honour a loved one who has passed away, celebrate a special occasion or acknowledge a particular contribution.
Want to Make a Gift to the Forever Fund?
Please email info@uwaykw.org or call 519-888-6100 ext. 221 to receive more information.
