{"id":16326,"date":"2026-09-14T17:43:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T00:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mercyships.ca\/?page_id=16326"},"modified":"2026-09-17T09:50:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T16:50:27","slug":"legacy-fund","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mercyships.ca\/en\/daf\/legacy-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Legacy Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4>\n\t\t\tDonor-Advised Fund\t<\/h4>\n<h1>\n\t\t\tMercy Ships Legacy Fund\t<\/h1>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tImpact for generations\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>The Legacy Fund is for donors and families <strong>who want their giving to matter over the long term &#8211; beyond a single project, and beyond a single year.<\/strong> It&#8217;s one of three Mercy Ships Canada charitable funds held with the Canadian National Christian Foundation (CNCF).<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tWhy this fund exists\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>Let your support of Mercy Ships Canada do more than meet the needs of a single year. <strong>Your gift can keep mattering and to support surgical healthcare for decades to come.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Legacy Fund is built on this long time horizon: a way to set giving in motion now that can go on supporting Mercy Ships Canada&#8217;s mission well into the future. The kind of impact it can support often compounds &#8211; the clearest example being training, where one investment keeps producing results long after it&#8217;s made.<\/p>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mercyships.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Mercy-Ships-sailing-PS1200.jpg\" alt=\"Mercy-Ships-sailing-PS1200\" height=\"1200\" width=\"1200\" title=\"Mercy-Ships-sailing-PS1200\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mercyships.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ms-icon-gen_Chaplaincy.svg\" alt=\"ms-icon-gen_Chaplaincy\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" title=\"ms-icon-gen_Chaplaincy\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tWhat your gift supports\t<\/h2>\n\t<ul>\n<li><strong>Impact that lasts &#8211; <\/strong>support for work whose benefits keep compounding, like training that stays in a country<\/li>\n<li><strong>Giving over time &#8211;<\/strong> a way to keep supporting the mission for years, not only once<\/li>\n<li><strong>A reflection of your values<\/strong> &#8211; giving you and your family can stand behind.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mercyships.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MGE251014_FANIRISOA_MGE09956_VONJY_AFTER_JC006_HI-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Clubfoot\" height=\"1707\" width=\"2560\" title=\"MGE251014_FANIRISOA_MGE09956_VONJY_AFTER_JC006_HI\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<p><i>Mamadou, age 7, received cataract surgery on board the Global Mercy. | Sierra Leone<\/i><\/p>\n\t<p>Fanirisoa and Vonjy<\/p>\n\t<p>The clearest picture of long-term impact is what one investment can still be doing a decade later. Brothers Fanirisoa and Vonjy were both born with clubfoot, in Madagascar&#8217;s central highlands. Ten years ago, Mercy Ships helped set up a clubfoot clinic there and trained local clinicians in the Ponseti method. Because of that, three-year-old Vonjy could be treated entirely by Malagasy professionals &#8211; no outside help needed. His older brother&#8217;s more complex case became part of a newer round of mentoring, so local teams can treat harder cases too. Since that first clinic in 2015, more than 3,000 children in Madagascar have been treated for clubfoot.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mercyships.ca\/en\/patient\/clubfoot-how-training-shaped-two-brothers-futures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read full story(opens in new tab)<\/a><h2>\n\t\t\tWhy donors give through this fund\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>This fund offers a strategic way to support the equipment, technology, and infrastructure that sustain Mercy Ships&#8217; surgical healthcare mission.<\/p>\n<p>By contributing, you can:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Support work whose benefits continue long after the original gift<\/li>\n<li>Let the impact extend over many years, not a single gift<\/li>\n<li>Involve your children or family in long-term philanthropy<\/li>\n<li>Maximize significant giving opportunities<\/li>\n<li>Receive immediate charitable tax benefits<\/li>\n<li>Donate cash, securities, and other eligible assets<\/li>\n<li>Give directly or through an existing donor-advised fund<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With the Legacy Fund, that giving is shaped for the long term.<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tHow the fund works\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>You can contribute to the Legacy Fund directly &#8211; receiving your charitable receipt from CNCF when you give &#8211; or recommend a grant from a donor-advised fund you already hold. The fund is designed to support Mercy Ships Canada over time, so resources can be available as eligible equipment and infrastructure needs arise.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tHow to Give\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>See how giving works on the Donor-Advised Funds page or by clicking the button below<\/p>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mercyships.ca\/en\/daf#get-started\" target=\"_self\">Give to this Fund<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mercyships.ca\/daf#three-funds\" target=\"_self\">See Other Funds<\/a>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t<strong>Advising a client?<\/strong> Reach Darryl Anderson at darryl.anderson@mercyships.ca\t<\/h3>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mercyships.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Envelope-SQ512.png\" alt=\"Envelope SQ512\" height=\"512\" width=\"512\" title=\"Envelope SQ512\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<p><a href=\"mailto:mcsa@mercyships.ca\">mcsa@mercyships.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<figure 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