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The IEEE Canadian Foundation needs your support to help us deliver our
programs of Scholarships, Learning Resource Centres, and Special Grants
which are financed from our General Fund. We also invite directed
donations to extend our program of endowed awards - for example, many of
IEEE Canada's Major Awards are not yet endowed. Together we have a
unique opportunity to encourage innovation in, and provide practical
project experience to, some of our best engineering students ever; and
to recognize achievement in our schools, industry and research centres.
Please view our Grants page and the pages linked there to see how
we use our funds. Total of all grants and scholarships awarded since
1958 to the end of 2009 is $1,289,868.
The following topics are covered below:
• Types of Donations
• Foundation Funds
• 4 Ways to Donate
• Tax Receipts
• Donor Recognition Program
Types of Donations
- Donations can be of any size, and either one-time or continuing.
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Donations in excess of $1000 can be targeted for specific activities
(consistent with the mission of the Foundation) - please contact the Chair of
the Donations Committee if you would like to discuss this aspect.
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Donations that are large enough to perpetually fund an award
(scholarship, grant, prize, etc.) can be used for an award presented in honour
of a certain person or organization. For more information, please read
about our endowment policy or contact the Chair of our Donations
Committee if you would like to discuss this option.
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Donations that are part of estate planning (in consultation with your lawyer,
financial advisor, or insurance advisor)
Life Insurance - name the IEEE Canadian Foundation as your
beneficiary or donate an existing policy that you no longer need
Will or Trust Provision - make a charitable bequest to the IEEE
Canadian Foundation in your will or living trust.
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Matching Gifts -
Donors are reminded that many corporations have a policy of
matching individual donations with an equal corporate contribution,
thereby increasing the benefits for each donation.
Four lists of such corporations are provided for your use.
Matching Gift Companies
University of Toronto List , Queen's University
List
University of British
Columbia List ,
McGill University
List
Foundation Funds
- The General Fund - the original fund used for supporting Centre
Grants, related Scholarships, and Special Grants.
- The Judy Clift Fund - created in 2002 to support the IEEE
Canada Women In Engineering (WIE) Prize - presently valued at $1,000 annually.
- The Montreal Conferences Inc. (MCI) Fund - created in 2006 to
fund the Quebec Science Fair Prizes.
- The Canadian Life Members Fund - created in 2008 to enable
IEEE Life Members in Canada to donate to projects supported by the IEEE
Canada Life Members Committee - who are listed at www.ieee.ca/activities/life_mem.htm
- The TELUS Fund - created in 2009 to support the IEEE
Canada R.A. Fessenden Medal
- The ECE Department Chairs Fund - created in 2009 to support the
IEEE Canada Outstanding Engineering Educator Medal
- The Technology for Humanity Fund - created in 2009 to support new
and innovative projects within Canada that seek to apply technology for the
benefit of humanity.
Tax Receipts
- All donations are tax-deductible in Canada.
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If you donate by annual renewal, you will be mailed a receipt by our treasurer
- as soon as the funds are transfered from IEEE in the U.S. to our treasurer.
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If you donate on-line, within minutes of making a donation, you will
receive an electronic tax receipt (accepted by our Canada Revenue Agency)
mailed to the email address you provided in the donation process. You
can save and print this receipt at any time to use for income tax purposes.
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If you send a cheque directly to our treasurer, you will receive your receipt
within a week of his receiving your donation.
Donor Recognition Program
To express our appreciation, the IEEE Canadian Foundation uses the following
set of gift associations to recognize all donors who give $25 or more during
the calendar year. Donors are honored in the annual Honor Roll of Donors,
which is to be published beginning in 2009.
- The Leadership Association
| Presidents's Circle | $100,000 and up |
| Council of Honor | $50,000 - $99,999 |
| Benefactor |
$25,000 - $49,999 |
| Leader | $10,000 - $24,999 |
| Patron | $5,000 - $9,999 |
| Associate | $2,500 - $4,999 |
| Sponsor | $1000 - $2,499 |
- The Advocates Association
| Platinum Advocate | $750 - $999 |
| Gold Advocate | $500 - $749 |
| Silver Advocate | $250 - $499 |
| Bronze Advocate | $100 - $249 |
| Advocate | $25 - $99 |
Endowment Policy ,
Donation FAQs ,
Contact the Donations Chair
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