Leaving a gift in your will

What if you could transform health care for generations to come? What if your legacy, or legend, was the lives saved and the healthcare advances made possible for those who follow? A gift in your will — even as little as one per cent — to the QEII Foundation is one way to do that.

A GIFT IN YOUR WILL

Here’s everything you’ll need

Whether you’re planning for retirement or life’s next big milestone, these resources can help if you’re updating your will and considering a charitable gift:

Legal Name: Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre Foundation
Charitable Business No: 88646 3496 RR0001
Sample will wording (pdf)
Planning for the future (Planning booklet pdf)
Our commitment to you (pdf)
Caring for Tomorrow newsletter

A gift in your will could help you leave a larger gift than might be possible during your lifetime. It may not always be a comfortable or easy conversation around the dinner table, but making a gift in your will is as easy as including a paragraph for a fixed amount or a percentage of your estate when you write or update your will.

We can help by providing the necessary wording your lawyer can put into proper legal form. Your estate will receive a valuable tax credit that will reduce or, in many cases, eliminate income taxes due to your estate.

You can direct your gift to support a care area that is meaningful to you, or to help QEII teams address the greatest frontline needs. You can even make a gift in your will in honour or memory of someone close to you – like your parents or grandparents – ensuring their legacy can live on through yours.

THE WHY

CREATING A LEGENDARY IMPACT

In addition to caring for your loved ones or sharing your final wishes, your will can also support a cause that is important to you.

What’s your vision for health care? Whether you or a loved one have been touched by the QEII Health Sciences Centre directly or you wish to transform health care for those that follow, every gift in a will makes a difference.

A gift in your will helps establish how you’d like to be remembered and can impact an area of care or research – like cancer, heart health and more – that you’re passionate about.

When you commit to make a gift in your will to the QEII Foundation, you join a very special group of individuals — your fellow QEII Legends — who share your vision for better health care.

If you’re considering a gift in your will to the QEII Foundation, our team would be honoured to fulfil your legacy.

“Legends are made by the work they do for others…not for themselves.” – Jushi Jalan

Resources for professional advisors:

Professional advisors are in a unique position to explore how clients can support charitable causes important to them through their financial or estate plan. If you are a professional advisor interested in bringing philanthropy into your business model, click here.

Everyday QEII Legends

The QEII Health Sciences Centre sees nearly one million patient visits each year, which means the generosity of our QEII Legends is felt far and wide. These are just a few stories of some of the extraordinary individuals who are impacting health care with a gift in their will.

Leaving a gift in your will

We're here to help

Geoff C. Graham, CFRE

Katharine Berrington

Lori Scott

Resources for professional advisors:

Everyday QEII Legends