Planned Giving Gifts

Each one of us has benefited from the people that have carved their lives before ours. We now have the power and the grace to enhance the lives that will follow ours.

East Kootenay Foundation for Health (EKFH)
EKFH supports excellence in healthcare for the well-being of our community. The Foundation provides vital, leading-edge medical equipment, patient comforts, furnishings, and other essential supports, for the East Kootenay Regional Hospital as well as our many community health care facilities.

Our purpose is to support our local health care providers fulfill their mission. Together we strive towards excellence in medical outreach, diagnostics, treatment, and healing, for you, for your family and friends, your community, and for those that will follow in future generations.

Health is for living. We invite you to rejoice in your life, and the lives of those whom you cherish, by including EKFH as your charity of choice in your philanthropic plans... for now, and for the generations that will follow, for life.

Our Role

We work with you. We are here to assist you and your advisor with your charitable plans as they relate to health care. We work on your behalf with all the departments and programs throughout the East Kootenay Health Services Area to ensure your wishes are met.

• We provide draft wording for a clause for your will that captures your bequest to the East Kootenay Foundation for Health.
• We advise you on ways to maximize tax benefits on your charitable gift and offer personalized planned gift illustrations for your review when considering a planned gift.
• We ensure discretion in handling your personal and financial information, and maintain your information in confidence unless you instruct otherwise.

What is Planned Giving
Planned Giving is charitable giving coordinated in concert with your overall financial and estate plans to ensure you receive the maximum tax benefit for your gift.

Planned gifts include both present gifts and deferred gifts with a mindset that maximizes the tax benefits of your gift, either now or to your estate, which then assists your other beneficiaries.

Planned giving uses strategies that work with you, and with your family, so that you support the areas of your choice while minimizing the after-tax cost of your donation.

Why Estate Planning
Including charitable giving in your estate planning allows you to off-set estate taxes. Often your charitable gift can be structured to ensure assets that transfer to your beneficiaries will have a minimum tax impact.

Estate Planning is essential, regardless of your age. If you are over the age of majority you are advised to have a valid, current will. An estate plan allows you to direct how your property is disposed of after death. Planning your estate ensures you minimize the tax burden on your estate and maximize the benefit to your beneficiaries.

For more information contact East Kootenay Foundation for Health at 489-6481. 

This webpage is intended to provide general gift planning information.  Our organization is not qualified to provide specific legal, tax or investment advice, and this publication should not be looked to or relied upon as a source for such advice.  EKFH recommends that you consult with your own legal and financial advisors before making a gift.