Donate to by-election effort

Green Party of Canada — local riding association

You should donate now to the Green Party in Toronto-Danforth.  We need to build our resources for the upcoming by-election.  A by-election will start Toronto-Danforth no later than 2012 February 26.  Donate money before the end of the year and you will get up to 3/4 of it back within a few months on your taxes.

To donate to the federal riding association:

• Donate securely online:
  
• Mail a cheque, payable to Toronto-Danforth Federal Green Party Association, and mail to our Financial Agent, Chris Tolley, at 5 Audley Ave, Toronto ON M4M 1P5.
• Or call 416-273-8247.

Get your money back at tax time

If you pay taxes, you’ll get money back when you donate.

For the first $400 you donate in any year, you’ll get three quarters of it back at tax time. So that means you can give $400 now and use the tax receipt we provide to get $300 back. That means it only costs $100 to give the Green Party a $400 push.

It’s easy to spend $25 at restaurant or at the movies. A $100 donation now will only cost $25 once you get $75 back on your taxes.

This table applies per person per year. So your partner can make a matching $400 donation to receive a matching $300 credit, and you both can donate again in the new year.

(Note that after the first $400, the additional tax credit on the next $350 is one half. After the first $750, the additional tax credit is one third up to a yearly maximum tax credit of $650. You must be a permanent resident of Canada to donate.  The maximum donation to local federal EDAs and candidates is $1,100 per year, to which you can add another $1,100 in donations to national federal parties.)

Green Party of Ontario — local riding association

To donate to the provincial riding association:

• Donate securely online:
  
• Mail a cheque, payable to Anjali Navkar, Official Agent for Tim Whalley, to 232 Torrens Ave, Toronto ON M4K 3W8.
• Or call 416-273-8247.

Other ways to help

If it’s difficult to donate money, remember that you can also donate time.  And taking a sign for your window or lawn is a tremendous contribution to outreach as well.