Help to nurture our thriving, vibrant, and spirit-led faith community. Your donation supports our spiritual and community life, which feeds into our witness to the world. It strengthens other Quaker organizations. It also is used to maintain our Meeting house which we and our renters use for spiritual and community building activities.
The Meeting is grateful for all donations and depends on them to balance our budget. Each year we aspire to raise approximately $40,000 in our General Fund and every little bit helps. We are a charitable organization and issue tax receipts.
How to Donate
One-time donation
- Write a cheque made out to “Ottawa Monthly Meeting” to the Assistant Treasurer (or mail a cheque to the Meeting House “Attn: Assistant Treasurer”).
- E-transfer your donation to [email protected]. If your bank insists on a question and answer, let the assistant treasurer know what the answer is.
- Transfer stock through Canada Helps.
Monthly donations
- Write a series of post-dated cheques made out to “Ottawa Monthly Meeting”. Give it to the Assistant Treasurer or mail them to the Meeting House addressed to “Assistant Treasurer”
- Arrange for a regular e-transfer from your bank account to [email protected].
- Pay your monthly donations in one lump sum at the end of the year. Just let the assistant treasurer know you are doing this.
- Pay monthly through Canada Helps, but know that Canada Helps will retain a percentage of your donation to cover their costs.
Charitable Receipts
A charitable receipt for tax purposes will be sent to you early in the new year following the year of your contribution. In order to receive a receipt please make sure that the Assistant Treasurer has your correct name and address.
- A charitable receipt for tax purposes will be emailed to you in January or February in the year following the year of your contribution. To receive a receipt please make sure that the Assistant Treasurer has your correct name and address.
Funds
Indicate the desired fund on the memo line of your cheque or in your e-transfer message.
- Most people donate to the General Fund which helps us to maintain our Meetinghouse and supports the activities of our Meeting and allows us to donate to various Quaker bodies and a few other charities we are engaged with.
- The Refugee Fund supports our refugee programs.