Gaudeamus Legacy Society
Leaving Your Legacy at The Bishop Strachan School
A legacy gift to BSS is a meaningful way to support the school and leave a lasting legacy. Your gift can provide scholarships, fund programs, improve facilities and support the school's overall mission. You can also receive tax benefits and other financial advantages.
Ways to Leave a Legacy
Gifts in Wills
By leaving BSS in your will, you provide the best opportunity for students to develop their unique voice, confidence and sense of purpose.
Gifts of Insurance
Provides you with a creative strategy to make a significant gift to BSS without greatly impacting your current finances.
Beneficiary Designations
A future contribution of retirement fund proceeds, including RRSPs and RRIFs, provides you with an opportunity to make a significant gift to BSS, receive a donation receipt for the full value of the proceeds and use the resulting tax credits to offset taxes payable by your estate.
By leaving BSS in your will, you provide the best opportunity for students to develop their unique voice, confidence and sense of purpose.
Gifts of Insurance
Provides you with a creative strategy to make a significant gift to BSS without greatly impacting your current finances.
Beneficiary Designations
A future contribution of retirement fund proceeds, including RRSPs and RRIFs, provides you with an opportunity to make a significant gift to BSS, receive a donation receipt for the full value of the proceeds and use the resulting tax credits to offset taxes payable by your estate.
Leslie STEPHENSON ’85
I donated a life insurance policy to BSS as my way of giving back. It creates a lasting legacy for girls’ leadership and education — a cause I care about and believe in. I feel proud knowing I’ve done something meaningful for the BSS community.
For more information on making a legacy gift, contact:
Cara Belardi
Senior Development Officer and Legacy Giving
cbelardi@bss.on.ca | 416-483-4325 ext. 1873
Cara Belardi
Senior Development Officer and Legacy Giving
cbelardi@bss.on.ca | 416-483-4325 ext. 1873
Charitable registration #: 89103 6048 RR0001
Benefits of Your Gift
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Recognition
Making a legacy gift offers the opportunity for BSS to recognize and honour Gaudeamus Legacy Society members with various benefits. -
Tax Benefits
Those who make legacy gifts may be eligible for tax benefits, such as a tax credit or reduction in estate taxes. -
Increased Funding
A legacy gift allows you to make significant gifts to BSS over an extended period of time. These gifts can provide a significant source of funding, helping to support scholarships, programs and other initiatives. -
Long-Term Stability
A legacy gift helps ensure the long-term financial stability of the school, allowing BSS to more effectively plan for the future and invest in new initiatives. -
Legacy-Building
A legacy gift offers you the opportunity to leave a lasting legacy, ensuring BSS continues to thrive for future generations.
