Giving

List of 3 items.

• Endowment

  An endowment is an investment fund set aside for the long-term support of our school through bursaries, scholarships, and educational programs. An endowment can be established in the name of a loved one or faculty member. Growing the Grammar endowment is a priority for the Advancement Office, as it will provide the necessary resources to meet the needs of the school in perpetuity. A strong endowment is critical to long-term financial stability, and paramount to ensuring Grammar remains one of the educational leaders in our community.
  
  We have ten active endowment funds:

  
  

  • Elliott Spafford Scholarship
  • Gay Silverman Bursary 
  • Geoffrey Meyerhof Scholarship
  • Gift of Gratitude
  • Hansen-MacDonald Bursary
  • Jennifer Chapman Scholarship
  • Jubilee Endowment Fund
  • Marjorie Cooper Scholarship
  • PAC Endowment for Professional Academic Development
  • Robert Grant Endowment for Student Opportunity
  • Spurr Family Bursary

  Donations can be designated to any of the above funds. For more information contact Jacqueline Stevens at jstevens@hgs.ns.ca ((902) 229-8497)

• Gift of Securities

  The donation of securities has become a popular and effective charitable donation option. Canadian tax on the capital gains accrued on publicly traded securities can be eliminated when securities are gifted to a registered charity such as Halifax Grammar School.
  
  

  To gift securities and/or stocks of share certificates, mutual fund units, or other publicly traded security to Halifax Grammar School please use the attached form. Ensure that your broker emails a copy of the form to Jacqueline Stevens at jstevens@hgs.ns.ca. This helps us alert our broker that a transfer is being initiated. Please note: donors will receive a tax receipt for the stock value at the close of business on the day of transfer.
  
  

  For more information about the tax advantages of gifts of appreciated securities, talk to your broker or financial planner. For questions, please call Jacqueline Stevens, Director of Advancement, at 902-229-8497.

• Planned Giving

  Planned giving is about ordinary people making an extraordinary difference. You can leave a gift in your will or through life insurance to the Halifax Grammar School. This will ensure that your estate will benefit from tax advantages, and those dollars can be used to benefit your community and future generations. After providing for the security of your loved ones, you may wish to leave a gift to Grammar in your will. A gift may be a specific dollar amount, a percentage of your estate, or the residual amount left after all other heirs have been provided for. When making a gift in your will, the correct wording designation is “The Halifax Grammar School.”
  
  

  By naming Grammar as the owner or beneficiary of an existing insurance policy, you will receive a tax receipt for any cash value in the policy and the resulting tax credit after your death could reduce the tax burden on your heirs. Purchasing a new life insurance policy and naming a charity as the owner and beneficiary will not only give a significant gift to a cause you care about, you will also receive a tax receipt for the annual premiums. This allows you to make a substantial future gift at a reduced after-tax cost.
  
  For more information, contact Jacqueline Stevens at jstevens@hgs.ns.ca.