Ways of Giving

List of 11 items.

• BY MAIL

  You may mail your cheque - payable to "Trafalgar School for Girls" to: Advancement Office, Trafalgar School for Girls, 3495 Simpson Street, Montreal, QC Canada H3G 2J7

• BY TELEPHONE

  Call 514-937-2644 ext. 237 to donate over the phone using Visa, MasterCard or American Express.
  

• COMMEMORATIVE GIFTS

  Are you looking for a gift idea? Do you want to say thank you in a special way to a current or former teacher? If you wish to honour someone special, please consider sending a commemorative gift. We will send your honouree a card, you will receive a charitable tax receipt, and you will both have the pleasure of knowing that your gift is helping Trafalgar School and its students.
  

  Memorial gifts celebrate the lives of our loved ones and friends who have passed away. This is a special way to recognize a special someone's connection to Trafalgar. 

  
  Should you wish to donate a specific item that is on Trafalgar's "Wish List", please contact the Director of Advancement at (514) 935-2644, #237 or via email.

• For US Residents

  We are pleased to partner with FRISBE (Friends of Independent Schools & Better Education) who will process U.S. cheques, donations by credit card, gifts of stock, and gifts in kind on Trafalgar’s behalf. Donors will receive a US tax receipt.
  
  

  Visit FRISBE.org to donate online or see other ways to donate. 
  
  Friends of Independent Schools (FRISBE)

  Federal Tax No 91-1216755

   

  FRISBE is a registered non-profit corporation in the USA. 

• GIFTS OF SECURITIES

  Gifts of appreciated securities are exempt from the taxation of capital gains. Donors are not taxed on the capital gains accrued on securities such as public company shares, bonds, mutual fund units and employee stock options, when donated to a registered charity such as the Trafalgar Ross Foundation. Please contact Kim Cavener, Director of Advancement, at (514) 935-2644, #237 for information on how to make this transaction or to further discuss how this type of donation may be beneficial to you.

• IN PERSON

  Donations by cheque may be left with our receptionist during regular business hours. If you wish to speak to the Director of Advancement when you come by, just call ahead 514-935-2644 x 237.
  

• MATCHING GIFTS

  You may work for a company or organization that matches the donations of its employees, which would allow you to double the impact of your gift. Please speak to your Human Resources Department to confirm if your company matches donations and obtain the necessary forms.

• ONLINE

  Click here to give via Visa, MasterCard or American Express using our secure, online donation form.

• PLANNED GIVING

  If you are considering making a gift to Trafalgar through your estate planning, or would like information on other gift vehicles (insurance policies, strip coupon bonds and gift annuities), please contact Kelly Carrier, Associate Director of Advancement, at 514-935-2644, ext. 229 or via email: kcarrier@trafalgar.qc.ca 

  If you have provided for the school in your estate, we would greatly appreciate being informed. This knowledge gives us the opportunity to recognize your generosity today and assists the school in planning for the future.

• TAX RECEIPTS

  Gifts received will result in the issuing of a Canadian tax receipt, except in the case of US, UK and Dutch residents who may give via FRISBE or CAF America Donor Fund (read more in the US and International Gifts section below. (LINK)

  We are happy to send a Canadian charitable tax receipt to donors residing in other countries. We are not authorized to issue international tax receipts.

• UNITED WAY / CANADA HELPS / FACEBOOK FUNDRAISERS

  Donating via other fundraisers can benefit Trafalgar as well. Please be sure to let us know of your gift so we can recognize you appropriately. Please read the group's giving policies carefully as fees may apply that may decrease the amount of your intended gift.