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Your UJA Annual Campaign gift strengthens Jewish life here in Toronto, across Canada, in Israel, and around the world. A UJA Legacy Gift ensures it will do so for generations to come.


By creating a permanent endowment through the Jewish Foundation, your annual gift becomes automatic—year after year, generation after generation.


It’s more than a donation. It’s your intentional statement that the Jewish future matters. A safeguard against the unexpected. A reliable source of strength for essential programs. No matter what tomorrow brings.



Benefits of a UJA Legacy Gift


  • No minimum to open a fund
  • No administrative fees
  • UJA Annual Campaign gifts are automatic and ongoing, indexed to inflation, in perpetuity
  • No annual contribution required
  • Name your fund to personalize it or choose to remain anonymous
  • Can be created as a current or future gift
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“We established a UJA Legacy Gift to endow our annual giving to UJA’s campaign. Our involvement with the Jewish Foundation has strengthened our connection to the Jewish community in Toronto and sparked meaningful discussions with our three boys about the importance of tzedakah. We encourage anyone who already donates to UJA each year to consider establishing a UJA Legacy Gift.”

- AMY & JEFF BARYSHNIK

AMY & JEFF BARYSHNIK




Maximizing Your Donation


A UJA Legacy Gift is a hassle-free and impactful way to perpetuate annual giving, while ensuring your gift maintains its purchasing power over time. Here are some examples to help you determine the fund size that would best support your philanthropic goals:


$125,000

UJA Legacy Gift

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$5,000 YEARLY

UJA Annual Campaign Gift

$250,000

UJA Legacy Gift

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$10,000 YEARLY

UJA Annual Campaign Gift

$1,250,000

UJA Legacy Gift

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$50,000 YEARLY

UJA Annual Campaign Gift

Investments

The Jewish Foundation's pooled portfolio is invested for long-term growth while maintaining a balanced level of risk. The Foundation's Investment Advisory Committee and external consultant oversee the portfolio by selecting, managing, and regularly reviewing investments to help ensure they support the Foundation’s long-term mission.





How to Set Up a
UJA Legacy Gift


A UJA Legacy Gift can be established as a current or future gift, or as a combination.


GIFTS FOR TODAY

Cash or other assets

This includes cheques, credit card payments, flow-through shares, etc.

Publicly traded securities

Avoid paying capital gains tax by donating stocks and other qualified securities.

Campers and a counselor

GIFTS FOR TOMORROW

Bequest in a will

This might be a specific amount, a residual percentage of your estate, or specific assets. These gifts qualify for a charitable tax receipt to reduce the taxes payable by your estate in the year of death.

Life insurance

There are two ways to use life insurance to establish a UJA Legacy Gift:

  1. Gift a new or existing life insurance policy by designating the Jewish Foundation as owner and beneficiary of the policy. Ongoing premiums qualify for charitable tax receipts.
  2. Designate the Jewish Foundation as the beneficiary of a life insurance policy.

RRSPs, RRIFs, or TFSAs

Designate the Jewish Foundation as the beneficiary of your RRSP, RRIF, or TFSA.