Committees

Executive

Gayle Barr, Past Chair

Cara Chesney, Treasurer

Monica LaBarge, Vice Chair

Kris Millan, Vice Chair

Robert Wood, Board Chair (Chair)

George Wright, Secretary

Stacy G Kelly, Executive Director

Finance & Audit

Cara Chesney, Treasurer (Chair)

Greg Fisher

Kris Millan

Bill Walsh

Stacy G Kelly, Executive Director

Investment

Chris Chard, MBA,CFP, CLU, FCSI, Continuum Financial Services

Chris Clayton, Investment Advisor, BMO Nesbitt Burns

Peter Finnegan, CIF, PFP,  Portfolio Manager, BMO Nesbitt Burns (Chair)

Louis Gagnon, PhD, Distinguished Faculty Fellow of Finance, Smith School of Business, Queen’s University

Tim Kingston, BCom, Vice President and Financial Consultant, CIBC Wood Gundy (retired)

Richard Kizell, BA, RFP, CLU, CFP, Certified Financial Planner, Investment Planning Counsel – Downtown Kingston

Monica LaBarge, Vice-Chair, Board of Directors, CFKA

Lynnette Purda-Heeler, PhD, CFA, Associate Professor and RBC Fellow of Finance, Smith School of Business, Queen’s University

Jay Rayner, Investment Advisor, Assante Capital Management

Stacy G Kelly, Executive Director, CFKA

Marc LeBlanc, MBA, CIM, FCSI, Investment Advisor, Portfolio Manager, First Vice President, CIBC Wood Gundy (non-voting)

Read more about our Investment Committee

Governance

Denise Cumming

Greg Fisher

Monica LaBarge

Felix Lee

Lester Webb

Roger Wilson

Rob Wood (Chair)

Alison Young

Stacy G Kelly, Executive Director

Nominating

Gayle Barr

Denise Cumming

Kris Millan

Roger Wilson (Chair)

Rob Wood

Stacy G Kelly, Executive Director

Grants Strategy & Impact

Gayle Barr (Chair)

Denise Cumming

Willa Henry

Kris Millan

Patricia Orser

Jo Reynolds

Donna Segal

Stacy G Kelly, Executive Director

Community Grants

Chair: Willa HenryCo-Chair: Patricia Orser

Sue Bates

Moira Browne

Garry Campeau

Elspeth Christie

Denise Cumming

Patty Devlin-Brens

Dale Dilamarter

Paul Elsley

Susan Everett

Fran Harkness

Steve Knechtel

Julia Laidlaw

Paul Mackenzie

Alison Naimool

Bridget Steele

Dave Wyatt

Cherrilyn Yalin

Patricia Orser

Jane Errington

Maurice Smith

Judith Brown

Wessam Ayad

Simge Erdogan-O’Connor

Jung-Ah Kim

John Boggan

Juliet Milsome

Meenakashi Ghadial

Vivien Ludwin

Ghislaine Marcotte

Martha Reid

The Stark Family Fund

Board Representative: Peter Finnegan

Tim Beatty, Linda Beatty, Kyle Beatty, Ryan Beatty, Jill Beatty, Lisa Camp, Lillian Guernsey, and Janet McConnell.

Regina Rosen Food First Fund

Gayle Barr, Chair

Judith Beaman

Donna Grieve

Willa Henry

Donate

 When you give to the Community Foundation you can have confidence that your community will continue to benefit from your gift for many years to come.

2023 Year End Tax Tips

 Both the federal and provincial governments offer donations tax credits that, in combination, can result in tax savings of up to 55% of the value of your gift in 2023, depending on your province or territory of residence. With total cash donations up to $200 in a year, the federal donation credit is 15% of the donation amount. For total donations exceeding $200 in a year, the federal donation credit jumps to 29% (33% to the extent taxable income exceeds $235,675) of the donation amount. Provincial donation credits are also available and the total credit may be up to 55% once total annual donations exceed the $200 in a calendar year.

December 31 is the last day to make a donation and get a tax receipt for 2023. You can help a wide range of charities with a single gift to our endowed Community Fund, support your favourite charity or cause by giving to one of our over 225 funds, or establish your own fund.

Credit Card or VISA Debit Card

If you’re ready to make your gift now, then use our secure online giving page. You have the option of choosing any one of our funds, giving ‘in memory of/in honour of’ instructions, and more. Or, if you prefer, you can simply call 613-546-9696 to make your donation over the phone using your Visa, MasterCard, or AMEX, or VISA Debit card. You can make a one-time gift, or sign up to make a regular monthly donation.

Cheque

Please make your cheque payable to Community Foundation for Kingston & Area (or “CFKA”), and write your intended fund in the memo line.  Drop it off or mail to: 275 Ontario Street, Suite #100, Kingston, ON, K7K 2X5.

Publicly-Traded Securities 

Gifting publicly-traded securities, including mutual funds and segregated funds, with accrued capital gains “in-kind” to a registered charity or a foundation not only entitles you to a tax receipt for the fair market value of the security being donated, it eliminates capital gains tax too. You should plan gifts in-kind well before year end, to allow for sufficient time to make arrangements. A gift of publicly-traded securities is the transfer of ownership of stocks or bonds to the Community Foundation for Kingston & Area. If you own shares that have increased in value, 50 per cent of the capital gains are taxable. However, if you donate these shares in-kind to CFKA, the gain is tax-exempt. Learn more.

Form 1: Direction to Transfer Securities or Mutual Funds Electronically as a Charitable Donation Complete Form 1 to give your financial advisor/broker the instructions to make the gift to CFKA. The form contains all the information your advisor will need to make the transfer. They will then submit this form to our broker at CIBC Wood Gundy to advise that the transfer is pending.

Form 2: Notice of Transfer of Securities
Complete Form 2 and send it to CFKA to advise us of your gift, and instruct as to what you would like your donation to support.

Proposed Changes to Alternative Minimum Tax

Tax Element Current AMT Regime Proposed AMT Changes
Tax Rate and exception level 15% flat tax rate on an adjusted taxable income in excess of a $40,000 exemption 20.5% flat tax rate on an adjusted taxable income in excess of a $173,000 exemption
Calculating the adjusted taxable income for AMT purposes 100% of non-refundable tax credits included. 50% of non-refundable tax credits included.
Treatment of donations of publicly listed securities 0% of capital gains from donations of publicly listed securities included. 30% of capital gains from donations of publicly listed securities included.

Your AMT may be higher in 2024 (compared to 2023) if your taxable income is over about $173,000, and you have income taxed at lower rates than ordinary income, or deductions or credits that reduce taxes payable, including: Capital gains, Stock options,  Canadian dividends, Unused non-capital losses, net capital losses, or limited partnership losses from prior years, and  Non-refundable tax credits, including the donation tax credit. Speak to your tax profession to see how AMT could affect your situation in 2024, and, if appropriate, to consider triggering a gain or exercising employee stock options.

Contact us at 613.546.9696 or giving@cfka.org if you need any further assistance.

 

Community Foundation for Kingston & Area