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Maximum Giving:

Benefits For You and Your Community

Maximize your giving impact while optimizing your personal tax benefits by donating securities.

Scroll down for a closer look at the advantages of donating securities over cash.

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The chart below shows the tax advantage when you donate shares to Hospice Muskoka instead of selling them and donating the proceeds. This calculation assumes a tax rate of 50%. 

Donate shares directly

$10,000

$2,000

$8,000

$0

$2,500

$0


$2500

Sell shares & donate cash

Fair market value

Cost basis

Capital gain

Taxable gain

Tax credit

Tax on capital gain


Tax savings

$10,000

$2,000

$8,000

$4,000 (50%)

$2,500

$2,000


$500

Amplify Your Gift, Minimize Cost: 
It’s better for you, and better for Hospice Muskoka.

Learn more about the benefits of donating securities in our Planned Giving Guide:

Ready to Maximize your Giving?

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