RRIF/RRSP Contributions. By designating a charity as the beneficiary of your RRSP/RRIF you reduce estate taxes and probate fees. In Ontario, assets transferred to a designated beneficiary will pass outside of the estate and therefore are not included as assets of the estate.

Life insurance policies offer flexible charitable giving options, such as irrevocably assigning an existing policy to the Foundation, or taking out a policy naming the Foundation as the irrevocable beneficiary and transferring ownership to the Foundation.

A gift to the Foundation can be made through a specific bequest, a bequest of the residue or part of the residue of the donor’s estate, or a bequest subject to the life interest of another.

Trusts can be established to ensure that the donor’s ultimate charitable intent is carried out, without neglecting interim financial responsibilities or wishes regarding dependents, and without compromising personal financial security.

To get more information on how to make a donation through RRIF/RRSP contributions, life insurance policies, and bequests and trusts, please contact Mary Littlejohn, Manager of Family Philanthropy at 519.667.1600 ext 207, or by sending her an mlittlejohn [at] lcf [dot] on [dot] ca (email).

The Lorraine Ivey Shuttleworth Legacy Society recognizes people who have made a bequest or gift of life insurance to London Community Foundation. 

Susan and Larry Agranove
Estate of R. Thomas M. Allan
Evelyn Bastow
William and Marian Bieman
Inez and Siegfried Boehme
Donna and Bob Bourne
Estate of James E. Bright
Estate of Milton Charles Broderick
Harvey and Pat Burton
Daphne and George* Chorley
Jean and Stan Davies
Gordon and Victoria Drimmie
Estate of Philip A. DuMoulin
Susan and Allan Edwards
John William Fansher
Robert H. Forbes
Estate of S. Hazel Francis
Alexander Fetterly and Michelle Hall
Stephen A. Hayhurst
Ronald and Helen Hinton
Richard M. Ivey
Fred Lamport
David and Ann McColl Lindsay
Clare MacLean
Suzanne McDonald Aziz 
Estate of Linda Nichol
Peter R. Noble*
Ross Pottage
Keith Samitt
Sian and William S.* Scott
Gordon Sellery
Barbara J. Sherlock
Jean A. Smith
Janet E. Stewart
Diane Y. Stewart
Nancy and Keith Sumner
Ken Vinen
Susan Wetmore
Marni Williamson
Terry and Mark R. Wilson
Lucille and Norton Wolf
Nancy and Gerald Wright