Gifts in Wills are gifts of life

Many people like to leave a gift to a cancer-free future in their will. Incredibly meaningful, legacy giving can be a chance to honour loved ones, promise progress for the future, and leave a lasting legacy.

We invite you to consider this gift of life.

Your legacy

Deciding how to leave your legacy is a personal and powerful decision. Many people choose to make a gift in their will as a way to pay tribute to loved ones and invest in the future for their family. Once you have taken care of your loved ones in your estate plan, including a gift to the Alberta Cancer Foundation can make an impact in a way nothing else can.

A Story of Hope

May Pringle is one of hundreds of donors who have made this choice.

Had May Pringle received her first cancer diagnosis in the 1940s instead of 1987, she may not have had the chance to live a full life; one which included volunteering at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre for the next 28 years.

Seventy years ago, the overall cancer survival rate was 25%. Thanks to donors and investment in the brightest minds in cancer research in Alberta, the overall survival rate now sits at more than 60%.

May conquered uterine cancer and melanoma and her husband, Bill, was successfully treated for prostate cancer during their 52-year marriage. Their story is a true testament to progress made.

That’s why the decision to name the Alberta Cancer Foundation in her will was an easy one for May. Ultimately, losing her husband and best friend in 2015 to pancreatic cancer, May says we need to invest money in research. “It’s the only way we’ll beat cancer and improve diagnosis and treatment.” Now and for the future.

Make a Gift in a Will

Simple and effective, making a gift through wording in your will is the easiest and most flexible option for making a gift of life. We recommend the following wording in your will or codicil:

Specific gift amount:

I direct my Trustee to pay the sum of _$XXXXX____ to the Alberta Cancer Foundation (charitable registration # 11878 0477 RR0001). This bequest is to be used to support the area of greatest need*

Residual gift amount:

I direct my Trustee to pay and transfer a XX share of the rest and residue of my estate to the Alberta Cancer Foundation (charitable registration # 11878 0477 RR0001). This bequest is to be used to support the area of greatest need*

Other methods of giving

There are a number of ways to give in your estate plan, save on taxes and perhaps give more to charity or your family. Please contact us or talk to your advisory team to learn more.

*Alternatively, you may direct the use of your gift to a specific cancer centre or a strategic priority of the Alberta Cancer Foundation. Donors or their advisors are strongly encouraged to contact us to discuss current options for gift designation. If it is impractical in the opinion of the board of trustees of the Alberta Cancer Foundation to apply the said sum in the manner prescribed, the board shall then use the said sum for an alternative purpose that most closely matches my original intention as the Board of Trustees of the Alberta Cancer Foundation in its absolute discretion deems advisable. The Alberta Cancer Foundation strongly advises that any person considering the inclusion of clauses of this type in their will to discuss the matter with their family; and, preferred legal and financial advisors.

Christy Soholt

Legacy and Gift Planning Manager
Alberta Cancer Foundation
Direct: 780-643-4563
Toll-free: 1-866-412-4222
Email: Christy.soholt@albertacancer.ca

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