Donate Funds
How To Donate Funds
Donation Methods
Canada Helps
It takes less than 5 minutes. We particularly appreciate monthly donations because they make it easier for us to budget for wildlife needs over longer periods.
We can also take charge card contributions over the phone at 250-337-2021 or you can send or drop off a cheque if that is more convenient.
Make a Donation
E-Transfer
If e-transferring is more convenient, please send to info@marswildliferescue.com. Please include your full name and address if a tax receipt is required and indicate that the e-transfer is for donation. Thank you!
Gift-In-Kind
One method of gifting that we could not do without is the gift-in-kind. Building materials, labour, food for birds and animals, hospital supplies, veterinary expenses, crafting, caregiving, and office administration are just some of the many areas where the gift of giving need not be cash. Please contact us if you have special ways you’d like to give.
Refundables
Refundable bottles and cans may be donated to MARS accounts at:
- Courtenay Return-It Depot at 493 Puntledge Rd.
- Account #135
- Island Return-It, 1580-F Willow Street, Campbell River
- We have an EXPRESS ACCOUNT: #778-428-2000
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OR bring your refundables directly to the green collection shed across from the Visitor Centre at 1331 Williams Beach Rd. No recycling, please!
Donate a Car
Donate a Car Canada accepts vehicle donations for MARS Wildlife Rescue Centre. Free towing is provided in most areas across Canada, or you can drop off your vehicle to maximize your donation. When you donate your car, truck, RV, boat, or motorcycle to MARS Wildlife Rescue Centre through Donate A Car Canada, it will either be recycled or sold at auction, depending on its condition, age, and location.
Donate a Car Canada will look after all the details to make it easy for MARS Wildlife Rescue Centre to benefit. After your vehicle donation is complete, you will receive a tax receipt and we will put your gift to good use. Please click here to donate a vehicle.
Leave a Legacy
Include a Charitable Gift in Your Will
A bequest to a charity can bring tax savings for your estate. Contact your financial advisor about ways that you can create a lasting legacy for wildlife.
Make MARS the Beneficiary
... of your life insurance policy or donate the life insurance policy during your lifetime and receive a charitable tax receipt for the cash surrender value of the policy.
Name MARS as the Beneficiary of Your RRSP or RRIF
There is no need to change your will when renaming a beneficiary to an insurance policy or RRSP/RRIF.
Set Up a Living Trust, Known as a “Charitable Remainder Trust”
... of cash assets and receive a charitable receipt for your donation. During your lifetime any interest, income, or dividends will be paid to you as taxable income but, upon your death, the assets in the trust go to the charity you have chosen.
Donate Stock, Mutual Funds, or Securities
Make a Gift of Residential Property
... to a charity like MARS and retain the right to use the property during your lifetime or for a specified period.
Adopt an Ambassador Bird
Our non-releasable bird ambassadors represent not only their species and our wildlife rescue, but all wildlife at risk. To support the work we do, we welcome you to symbolically adopt one of these beautful birds for one month, for $100.
What to do: Look at all the ambassadors on this page. Choose the bird you’d like to adopt, then click the ADOPT button to get to the Canada Helps page.
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select donation amount ($100)
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under FUND, select choice 3
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write a message*
*under 'Write a private message to us', record the bird’s name, and the recipient’s name and address. The remaining information on the page will allow you to pay and receive your tax receipt.
Do I Get a Tax Receipt?
MARS will gladly provide a tax receipt for the value of goods donated. As a federally registered charity, we are bound to operate in accordance with Canada’s taxation laws. Here is a quick guide for you to determine how tax receipts are defined.
Please don’t hesitate to contact MARS if you aren’t certain if your donation would qualify for a tax receipt.
Your Support is Appreciated
Finally, we’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has already donated to MARS. We couldn’t have made it this far without you.
MARS began its historic journey with Mary Jane Birch and her love for wildlife, but because of your ongoing generosity and support MARS now belongs to the entire community.
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Support wildlife through one time or monthly gifts, legacy giving, or adoption.
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