Gift of Securities

You can make a gift of publicly traded securities such as stocks, bonds, or mutual funds to Mission Services of London or to our Foundation.

These gifts can help to fill the vital needs of participants throughout our sites and programs – things like shelter, nutritious meals, counselling, and linkages to other community supports. Your support through a gift of securities can help men, women, and children who are at risk of, or experiencing homelessness, as well as those experiencing mental health and/or addiction issues. 

“Volunteering at the Mission Store really opened my eyes to homelessness, mental health, and addiction issues… By donating securities, it allows me to be far more generous to the charity than I could be by writing cheques”.
– Jim Trafford, Gift of Securities Donor

Eligible donors receive a charitable tax receipt for the market value of the gifted securities on the day they arrive in Mission Services of London’s or its Foundation’s account. You, as the donor, can use this tax receipt to help reduce the amount of tax payable on your income; if necessary, you can carry the tax receipt forward to any of the following five years.

Any increase in value in the donated securities during the time when you held them will not be subjected to any capital gains tax. This applies to gifts of securities that you make now or to those that are deferred into the future through a provision in your will (visit our Legacy Giving page for more information on deferred gifts).

To learn more about gifts of securities, Mission Services of London, or its Foundation, please contact Mary Brown, Senior Development Officer, at 519-433-2807 or mbrown [at] missionservices.ca (mbrown[at]missionservices[dot]ca)

When donating a gift of securities to Mission Services of London, you can access the Donation of Publicly Traded Securities form here. Please call or email Mary if you have any questions.

Please visit the “Legacy Giving” page if you would like to donate securities to Mission Services of London Foundation through your Will.