Planned (or deferred) giving can be an excellent way to donate to charity, but not everyone understands the many options available to them…and that includes the charities! In our new miniseries about the legal side of planned giving, Adam Aptowitzer, a lawyer with the Ottawa-based law firm Drache LLP, offers advice on accepting and giving planned gifts. In this installment he explains the advantages of life insurance as a planned gift, when receipts can be issued for such a gift, and the different types of life insurance policies that are currently available.
Life insurance as a planned giving option (MP3)
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Run time: 15:03 minutes
External Resources:
Canadian Association of Gift Planners – CAGP
CharityTax.com – Adam Aptowitzer’s Online Office
Drache Charity Insights Newsletter
Do you have a burning question about charity law in Canada? Send it to editor@charityvillage.com. We may include it in an upcoming podcast.
