Planned Giving

A Gift of Property in Your Lifetime

You can make a gift to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra by transferring shares of a public Corporation or specific properties during your lifetime. This kind of gift is known as a "gift-in-kind".

Gifts of Securities

Making gifts of publicly traded securities has always had a particular appeal to many donors, but now they are even more attractive. You now benefit from the federal government’s elimination of capital gains tax on donations of publicly-traded securities.

• Download a printable Transfer of Shares form
  
Once you have made the decision to donate securities, simply contact Selga Apse, Senior Manager of Individual Philanthropy at 416.593.7769 ext. 259 or sapse@tso.ca for a Transfer of Shares Form (or download above).

This document authorizes your broker to complete the transfer of securities to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. You will receive a receipt for the fair market value, which is the closing price of the securities on the date the gift is received in the TSO’s account.

You may wish to support the Toronto Symphony Orchestra with a gift of real estate or other property.

You will receive a charitable tax receipt for the appraised value of the donated property.

Donors are encouraged to inform the Toronto Symphony Orchestra of their intention to gift such property to the Orchestra to ensure that the gift fulfils a need identified by the Orchestra and that the gift can be accepted by the Orchestra.

Please consider leaving a charitable bequest to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in your Will or estate plan. For further information on bequests or other planned giving opportunities, please contact Selga Apse, Senior Manager of Individual Philanthropy at 416.593.7769 ext. 254 or sapse@tso.ca.

This information is provided for general information purposes only and does not constitute legal or other professional advice. Readers are advised to seek specific legal advice from their own legal counsel before proceeding with a planned gift.

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