GIFT IN WILL

If you or a loved one has benefited from our care, a gift in your will to St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation of Vancouver is an effective way to create a lasting legacy of caring that will live on to support future generations. 

Benefits of gift in will

  • Leave a long-term legacy on patient care, research and medical teaching at St. Paul’s.
  • Make a gift without affecting your current finances.
  • Create tax benefits for your heirs.

Types of gifts in will

Your gift in will can take one of the following forms:

  • Setting aside a certain dollar amount;
  • Designating a percentage of the residue of your estate (the remainder of the estate once all designated gifts have been made and administrative expenses and taxes have been paid); or
  • Bequeathing a specific piece of property like a home, securities (for instance, stocks or mutual funds) or other financial asset.

How to make a gift in will

Once you decide what form your gift will take, you simply need to prepare a will or codicil and include a phrase about your intention to make a gift.

Here are some sample phrases:

  • “I give to St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation of Vancouver ____% of the residue of my estate (or the sum of $______) for purposes determined by its Board of Directors.”
  • To designate your gift for a specific purpose or clinical area, you might include this phrase: “I give to St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation of Vancouver ____% of the residue of my estate (or the sum of $______) for the purpose of _____________.”

Note: when designating your gift for a specific area or purpose, it may be useful to check with us first to ensure the proper wording/names are used. Our legal name is “St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation of Vancouver.”

Sharing your intention

If you plan to make a legacy gift to St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation of Vancouver and would like to let us know, please:

Sharing this information allows us to include you in our Caring for the Future Society, a special group that honours those who have made a future gift to our hospital.

A family affair

Alice Reid, retired RN and current volunteer, honours her family and St. Paul’s for the impact it has had in their lives through a gift in will.

A family leaves an extraordinary legacy

The Homer family has made donating to St. Paul’s a family tradition.