GIVE GENEROUSLY
WHERE DO MY DONATIONS GO?
FUND DESCRIPTIONS
General Fund: Supports the operations and ministry work at Cornerstone.
Community Care Fund (Formerly Covid fund): Support to the local community in various ways during the pandemic (i.e. providing meals to front line workers)*.
Benevolence Fund: Provides help to those who request assistance to meet basic needs*.
Food Pantry Fund: Provides help to those who request assistance to meet grocery needs*.
Mission Fund (Nicaragua): Supports our partnership with Verbo Church, Nicaragua.
Mission Fund (Roatan): Supports our partnership with Roatan Alive Mission, Honduras.
Mission Fund (Thunder Bay): Supports our partnership with NorthWind Family Ministries, Thunder Bay.
General Mission Fund: Support mission work around the world through Associated Christian Evangelical Ministries (ACEM).
*Unused funds at the end of the year may be designated to the General Fund by the Executive Church Board.
How late in the year can I make a donation and receive a credit for this year’s taxes?
Per CRA regulations, contributions for each year must be received or postmarked by December 31 of that year in order to receive a donation credit for that year’s tax purposes. Please submit your online, mailed, or in-person donation accordingly.
Contribution statements are sent out in July and with your tax donation receipt in February of each year.
To update your mailing address, email address or phone number, please contact info@cornerstonechurch.ca.
Other Ways to Give
E-TRANSFER
Using your banking app, email giving@cornerstonechurch.ca
Indicate your email address in the “Message” section as well as indicate your fund designation.
No transaction cost.
PRE-AUTHORIZED DEBIT
Set up recurring donation that will be automatically withdrawn from your bank account. You can designate your gift to multiple funds.
Click here to fill out the Pre-Authorized Donation online form.
Click here if you would like to make a change to your Pre-Authorized Donation.
Transaction cost is $0.75 per transaction.
DONATING SECURITIES
For any publicly traded stock or mutual fund that you donate, you do not need to declare as taxable income any of the capital gain that you would have otherwise included if you had sold the shares and given the cash proceeds.
In addition, you will receive a tax donation receipt for the amount of the security based on the closing day price on the day it is received. Please note that your gift of security must be a minimum of $500.
The deadline to ensure that your donation can be receipted for 2024 is December 6 for Mutual Funds and December 13 for all other Securities donations.
Questions?
Contact Anna McCarroll at anna@cornerstonechurch.ca
TEXT GIVING
Text “makingspace” to 77977
First time giving requires an initial set up, after that, giving will be just a text away.
Transaction cost is 3.2% of the gift value.
When you send ‘makingspace‘ to 77977 you will receive a one time reply containing a link to give to Cornerstone Christian Community Church (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.
IN PERSON
Attend our weekend services and make a donation in person on Sunday during the service using the giving envelopes we provide. This ensures you get your charitable donations receipt at year end as well as informs us of how you would like your gift allocated.
You can mail a cheque to:
Cornerstone Christian Community Church
9680 Ninth Line, Markham, ON, L6B 1A8
Please make payable to Cornerstone Christian Community Church.
You can designate your gift to multiple funds. Please do not mail cash.
