Donate Securities to Mercy Ships Canada
Meet your personal financial goals while making a difference in the future. With Planned Giving, your legacy will continue on for you, your family, and be the foundation for transformed lives.
Why Donate Securities to Mercy Ships?
When you transfer publicly traded securities (like stocks, bonds, or mutual funds) directly to Mercy Ships Canada:
- You pay no capital gains tax on the appreciated value
- You receive a full tax receipt for the fair market value on the date of transfer
Your donation has maximum impact — helping bring free, life-changing surgeries to people in need.
Young Aissata received cleft-lip surgery on board the Africa Mercy. | Guinea
How to Donate
Option 1: Through Your Investment Advisor
- Complete the Securities Gift Transfer Form
- Send it to your Investment Advisor
- They’ll handle the transfer to our brokerage account
✔ We’ll issue you a tax receipt for the value of your donation as of the day it’s received.
Option 2: Donate via CanadaHelps
Prefer to give online?
Use CanadaHelps.org Mercy Ships page and select "Donate Securities" to support Mercy Ships Canada directly.
⚠️ Important Final Step
To ensure your gift is properly receipted, please notify us once the transfer is initiated.
Contact our Executive Director, Darryl Anderson, by email to darryl.anderson@mercyships.ca with the following details:
- Donor name and address
- Name of the security (e.g., stock, bond, mutual fund)
- Number of shares ou estimated dollar value
- Designation of your gift (e.g., a specific program, or “where needed most”
✔ You’ll receive a tax receipt for the fair market value of the securities on the day they’re received.
Have questions?
For more information or to discuss this process please contact:
✉️ mcsa@mercyships.ca
📞 1-866-900-7447
Thank you for considering Mercy Ships as a security donation.