Generational health starts with VGH+ you.

Discover simple ways to leave your legacy plus advance health care innovation in BC.

Learn how you can leave a legacy of better care through a gift in your will, or gifts of life insurance, securities and registered funds.

 Straightforward steps for will planning and information for your lawyer or financial advisor.

Ways to leave a legacy gift:

gift in will (bequest), securities, life insurance, registered funds, designations.

How legacy giving supports world-class care, groundbreaking research and future cures.

When you leave a legacy gift to VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation, your generosity creates a future where health care innovation is saving and improving lives in BC.

This is the power of VGH+ You.

Debra Orpana received what she calls, “the gift of life.”

After a life-saving transplant at Vancouver General Hospital, she’s choosing to leave a gift in her will to

VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation. “I wouldn’t be here without VGH,” says Debra. “I owe it to VGH.

To the care that I’ve had here, and hopefully it will help other people with the illnesses they’re going through.”

A bequest can be a specific amount, an asset, or a percentage of what remains after debts and loved ones are cared for.

One of the most tax‑smart ways to give. Donating securities directly can reduce or avoid capital gains tax while supporting health care innovation.

Name the Foundation as beneficiary or transfer ownership. You’ll keep control of your policy and fuel better care.

Naming a charity as beneficiary helps reduce tax burden while you keep full access. After your passing, the charity receives the remaining funds.

Designate the Foundation as a beneficiary of your donor-advised fund.

It’s simple, straightforward, plus you make a lasting impact.