Respond to the CAGS President's Challenge
We all understand the importance of research to advance surgical care, which is why Dr. Sean Cleary, President of the Canadian Association of General Surgeons, has pledged to donate to the Foundation for the next five years to the program of greatest need. Past President, Dr. Mark Walsh and others have met his challenge – will you join them in supporting improved patient care?
Join them in supporting improved patient care!
Ways to Give
One-Time Gifts
Your generous financial support helps fund the Foundation's important research grants which ultimately supports improved patient care.
Your one-time gift made online or during the Canadian Surgery Forum are crucial to the success of the Foundation's programs.
Monthly Giving
Recurring monthly gifts are an easy budget-friendly way to support the work of the Foundation long-term.
Monthly giving allows you to plan ahead with your finances and provides steady funding the Foundation needs support its advocacy, education, and research grant programs .
Legacy Giving
Legacy Giving is a form of gift planning that allows you to structure your gift in a way that maximizes tax benefits and helps you to achieve your personal financial goals, while giving vital support to a cause you believe in.
For more information about how to include the Foundation in your Will, contact us or speak to your financial advisor or lawyer.
Gifts of Securities
By making a donation of securities directly to the Foundation - as opposed to selling them and donating the proceeds - the capital gains tax can be eliminated. This means your gift to the Foundation goes further in supporting our research programs and you receive a greater charitable tax credit.
Donate to a cause you care about
When you donate to the Canadian General Surgery Foundation you are supporting research projects conducted by general surgeons in Canada, advocacy initiatives for general surgeons in their practice and development of education. These early career operating grants and funding programs provide an opportunity for general surgeons to explore surgical challenges and work toward solutions to improve patient care which can be of benefit to the entire surgical field.
If you choose to make a directed gift to one of our current campaigns, you can be confident your donation will be put to work right away to help further research to support both general surgery challenges and practices with the overall goal of providing the finest patient care in Canada.
Donations of $100 or more will be acknowledged in the Foundation’s Donor Recognition Program, at the Canadian Surgery Forum, on our website, and in our annual report. Learn more about the Foundation’s Donor Recognition Program.
Donor Testimonials
Dr. Brent Zabolotny
Department of Surgery, Grace Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba
"Being a member of several CAGS committees, and now part of the executive, I have firsthand knowledge of the desire that surgeons have, to improve surgical care in Canada. I have also sadly learned that to improve anything takes money. Unfortunately, government support only goes so far. Health care needs leadership and leadership needs support. Be it support for research; support for advocacy; or support for projects to improve accessibility and care, these cannot be achieved without organizations such as CAGS, nor without generous financial support from donors. For this reason, I am a proud and enthusiastic contributor to the Canadian Surgery Foundation."