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Why Your Donations Matter

As Steven Cojocaru once said, “The gift that has been given to me says much about our capacity to great compassion and generosity, and I hope it sends a message to others about the importance of organ donation.”

At the Children’s Organ Transplant Society (COTS) we wish to emulate this same hope for children who are awaiting or have received an organ transplant in British Columbia. As a registered charity, we support transplant children and their families through medical and non-medical funding, camp, educational events and awareness, as well as peer programming. We are a community and support network. A helping hand and shoulder to cry on. A space to heal and learn. We witness families as they move through the most traumatic experience of their life and provide financial, emotional, psychological, and social support to help them cope. The generosity of folks like you allows us to spread hope to BC’s transplant children and their families.

With support like yours, we can make a difference.

Learn about types of donations and donation tiers, below.

The Children’s Organ Transplant Society is a registered charitable organization. Tax receipts will be issued for donations over $5.00.

 

Donate Now

Your generous tax-receiptable donations enable us to support over 135 transplant children & families living in BC. As the only charity in Canada to help pediatric transplant children long-term, your donations are vital to ensuring the sustained health and happiness of transplant youth.

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Give Monthly

Welcome to COTS Champions—a monthly donation program designed to advance COTS’ mission and ensure our organization's long-term sustainability. For as little as the price of one coffee per month, you could ensure a transplant child has reliable access to medication, food, transportation, or mental health support.

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Legacy Giving

Legacy Giving ensures your support makes a lasting impact on BC’s transplant children and families for years to come. It is the act of transferring assets to a nonprofit organization during a lifetime or after death.

  • A simple and common planned gift where a donor leaves a specific amount or portion of their estate in their will. The donor retains control of their assets during their lifetime and can receive tax credits on their estate.

  • A donor can designate a beneficiary for their RRSP/RRIF, which is treated as a charitable donation in the year of death.

Gift of Life Insurance

Allow the Children’s Organ Transplant Society to be part of your legacy by naming us in your life insurance. Your gift will carry your memory forward and nourish the next generation of transplant children.

  • A gift of life insurance allows you to make a substantial donation at a relatively low cost. Tax benefits will apply.

Corporate Giving

Welcome to COTS Champions—a monthly donation program designed to advance COTS’ mission and to ensure the sustainability of our organization. Through monthly donors, we are able to count on continual support towards our programs.

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  • One Time Donations

    We appreciate all donations made to the Children’s Organ Transplant Society, with tax receipts starting at $10. One-time donations are a singular transaction of your chosen value.

  • Monthly Giving

    Welcome to COTS Champions—a monthly donation program designed to advance COTS’ mission and to ensure the sustainability of our organization. Through monthly donors, we are able to count on continual support towards our programs.

    Monthly donations are recurring donations of your chosen value. To become a monthly donor, simply select the monthly donation option on our donation page.

    As a monthly donor, you will receive updates on our activities, programs, achievements, and more—highlighting the results of your donation and how you are making a difference in our community.

  • Tribute Donations

    We often hear from individuals who have a personal connection to the transplant community and hope to contribute positively to a loved one’s memory or life experience. A donation to the Children’s Organ Transplant Society is a purposeful way to honour a friend, family member, loved one, or life event.

    Space is available on our donation page to dedicate a tribute donation—if you wish to share.

  • Legacy Donations

    Allow the Children’s Organ Transplant Society to be part of your legacy by naming us in your estate plan. Your legacy gift will enable BC’s transplant children and their families to receive vital medical, nutrition, and mental health support in your name—leaving a lasting impact on families for decades to come.

    We value gifts of stock, real estate, life insurance, and bequests. Please inquire with your financial advisor for more information, including tax benefits.

Examples of Donation Tiers:

The examples below are for reference only and do not indicate directly where your donated funds will be utilized.

$2,000+

Star Champion

Provide large funds for the Children’s Organ Transplant Society to deliver vital supports and programming across BC.

 

$1,000

Medical Champion

Provide funds for prohibitively expensive medical supplies to struggling COTS families such as prescription medications, nutritional formula, tube feeding supplies, catheters.

 
 

$500

Nutrition Champion

Provide one month of formula and feeding supplies for post-transplant recipients that cannot receive nutrition orally.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

$250

Mental Health Champion

Provide two sessions of registered counselling to struggling COTS children and their parents.

 
 

$150

Grocery Champion

Provide two-weeks worth of groceries to an impoverished COTS family.

 

$10-25

Everyday Champion

Provide a Starbucks or gas gift card to a family in-hospital.

 

 Donate by Mail

Donations can be made by cheque payable to the Children’s Organ Transplant Society. Tax receipts will be issued.
Please mail to:

Children’s Organ Transplant Society
8323 Fremlin Street
Vancouver, BC V6P 3X1