Year-end deadlines: Holiday gifting and granting 2025

Sending a holiday grant to your favourite organization?

Grants: Wednesday, December 3, 2025

  • Grants received by December 3 will be deposited or mailed before the end of the calendar year

Making a contribution to your TF fund and hoping for a 2025 tax receipt?

Gifts of securities: Wednesday, December 10, 2025*

  • We require a completed Gift of Securities Form in order to accept and sell your securities
  • Remember to send us the form before transferring your securities
  • Securities will be accepted after this date but may not be processed in time for a 2025 tax receipt

*Note: Gifts of mutual funds, or from self-managed accounts can take up to 4 weeks so please send them ASAP and no later than December 1, 2025.

Donations by mail: Tuesday, December 31, 2025

  • Important: Due to the ongoing Canada Post strike, we kindly ask that you avoid mailing cheques.
  • Our team is typically in the office Tuesday to Thursday, and occasionally on Mondays and Fridays, from 9 AM to 5 PM for in-person drop-offs. For after-hours, a secure mailbox is located next to our door.
  • Don’t forget to make your cheque out to Toronto Foundation and put the fund name in the memo section.

Online gifts: Tuesday, December 31, 2025

Our office is closed at 1:00PM on December 31, 2025. 

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