YOUTH IN PHILANTHROPY
Markstrom says. “It feels good to give, and you can carry on supporting the organizations that you’ve supported during your life.” It can also be a good financial decision. After you pass, all your assets will be realized and counted as income, leaving family to deal with taxes owed by your estate. Leaving a donation has some tax benefits that can significantly decrease, and sometimes even eliminate, the taxes altogether. “It is something to talk to your financial advisor about, but especially with capital gains at the moment, it can help offset that,” Markstrom says. If you’ve made the decision to leave a charitable donation in your will, the first thing you should do is discuss the decision with your family so they are aware of your wishes.
Leave a Legacy
Your bequest will make a lasting impact on the lives of students at the University of Winnipeg and the University of Winnipeg Collegiate. For more information about making a planned gift, please contact: Javier Schwersensky, President and CEO P: (204) 786-9995 TF: 1 (866) 394-6050 ceo.uwf@uwinnipeg.ca
uwinnipeg.ca/planned-giving
Healing Manitoba’s Broken Hearts
As a former member of St. Boniface Hospital Foundation’s Board of
“The space, where ablations are performed, is too tight. There’s no place for the physicians, nurses, or anybody to move around in there. Kudos to them, working in such a tight space for as long as they have, seeing almost 2,000 patient visits annually,” he noted. “With donor support, new and innovative procedures will soon be possible,” he added.
Directors, and a former St. B cardiac patient himself, Ab Freig has seen the outdated, cramped Electrophysiology (EP) Lab at the Hospital with his own eyes and was briefed
Speak up for the EP Lab. Give to the redevelopment project today.
on a new EP Lab redevelopment project.
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