Donor Advised Giving
Donor Advised Giving, for gifts over $2,500, gives you the opportunity to advise the foundation know how you would like to invest in the arts.
If you donate $2,500 or more, you can choose the discipline you’d like to support— dance, music, visual arts, theatre, or programs that engage youth in the arts. Funds are distributed through the Toronto Arts Fund, which utilizes the Toronto Arts Council’s grant review program.
Gifts over $5,000 can also be directed toward our major programs—The Mayor’s Arts Awards Lunch, the Toronto Arts Foundation Arts Awards, Incubate, and Creative City: Block by Block.
For larger gifts and sponsorship recognition, contact Leslie Francombe, Community Investment Manager, at leslie@torontoartscouncil.org or at 416-392-6802, ext. 204.
There are many other ways to give. You can customize your giving through:
- structured payment plans (over two years)—choose a monthly amount to donate, and we’ll take care of the rest.
- bequests—through your Will, you can give personal property or assets to the Toronto Arts Foundation. A bequest may be for a specific amount or percentage of your estate.
- gifts of shares or assets—you can donate shares, securities, or other assets.
- gifts of insurance—lets you make a significant gift at some time in the future.
Your financial advisor can help you decide the kind of customized giving that’s right for you. A small percentage of all donor-designated gifts will be applied to management fees. This amount will be specified at the time of confirmation of your gift.
Please call the Foundation to talk about our customized giving program. One of our officers will be happy to help.