Leave a legacy of support for youth across Canada
With a legacy gift, you can be the reason a young person can always find a trustworthy person to call, text or message for mental health support at Kids Help Phone.
Ways to make a legacy gift
To help ensure someone’s always there for the young people in your life, you can choose from the following ways to create your legacy!
Bequest in your Will
The most popular way to contribute is by including a bequest in your Will, designating a specific amount, a percentage, or the residue of your estate.
Life insurance
You can name Kids Help Phone as a beneficiary of an existing or new policy.
Retirement assets
A tax-efficient way to maximize your impact. You can leave your RRSP or RRIF to Kids Help Phone by filling out / adjusting the beneficiary information on your plan documents.
Charitable trust
By transferring assets to a trust, you can receive an income now, while making a future gift that will help transform Canada’s e-mental health landscape.
You can update your plans and preferences at any time as your life evolves.
Why leave a legacy
You may never know their name or why they asked for help. But through a legacy gift, you know you’re part of Kids Help Phone’s continuum of care. Thank you for helping the next young person get support today, tomorrow and for generations!
Learn more about legacy giving
You can contact us through our online form,
call 1-800-268-3062 or email [email protected].
All fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required.
What’s your reason?
Maybe someone was there for you. Or maybe no one was…
Your legacy gift means professional counsellors and volunteer crisis responders at Kids Help Phone can answer calls and messages for help 24/7, even in the middle of the night when some young people have no one else to contact.
Discover inspiring words shared by the growing community of legacy donors across Canada:
“Kids Help Phone has always been able to pivot with the times. And I know that with our legacy gift, whatever the newest technology is at that time, Kids Help Phone will use our support to meet kids exactly where they are. It gives me comfort to know that our gift in the future will be used wisely.”
— Linda Schuyler, Degrassi High creator and living legacy donor
Sample bequest language
Many donors share sample wording about their legacy gift with their financial advisor or lawyer, such as:
Specific amount
“I give to Kids Help Phone Foundation the sum of [$ amount] to be used in support of its purpose.”
Percentage of estate
“I give to Kids Help Phone Foundation [percentage]% of the residue of my estate…”
Specific asset
“I give to Kids Help Phone Foundation… [description of asset]…”
Including a “power to vary” clause, which means empowering Kids Help Phone Foundation to use your donation to its maximum potential, helps make your gift as impactful as possible over time.
Legal information
To help ensure your gift is directed as intended, please use our full legal name and details:
Kids Help Phone Foundation
439 University Avenue, Suite 300
Toronto, ON M5G 1Y8
Charitable registration number: 722426756 RR0001