You can help people age well.
At the Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging, world-class researchers tackle the biggest issues facing an aging population: falls, dementia, nutrition, cardiovascular health, mental health and more.
You can help! Your donation of any amount makes new discoveries possible and puts new tools and information into the homes of the older adults who need them.
Give a gift of publicly traded securities+
A donation of publicly traded shares is a tax-effective way to give charitably. You will not be taxed on any capital gains, and you receive a charitable receipt for your gift.
Download our Gift of Securities Donation Form.
Charitable bequest+
The RIA gratefully accepts charitable bequests. When you include a gift in your Will (a bequest) to the RIA, you ensure a better future for older adults. It’s truly a wonderful legacy.
Legal name: Schlegel-UW Research Institute for the Aging Foundation
Charitable Number: 841471212RR0001
For further information on charitable bequests, please contact Shira Ginsler, Fundraising Manager, at 226-581-1377 (direct line) or shira.ginsler@the-ria.ca.
Give through your donor-advised fund+
Donor-Advised fund holders are welcome to give to the RIA through their community, financial, faith-based or independent foundation.
If you require further details, please contact Shira Ginsler, Fundraising Manager, at shira.ginsler@the-ria.ca or by calling 226-581-1377 (direct line).
Donate by mail or phone+
Make your cheque out to Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging and send it to: The Research Institute for Aging, 250 Laurelwood Drive, Building 4, Waterloo, Ontario, N2J 0E2.
For one-on-one telephone support, please call Shira at 226-581-1377 (direct line), Monday to Friday, 8:30 to 4:30.
How will my donation be used?+
Donating to the area of greatest need means your gift can go to work as quickly as possible to meet the most urgent need of the moment. You may also choose:
Dementia: Your gift helps people reduce their risk of dementia, or helps people live well with dementia.
Aging in Place: Your gift helps give people the tools and knowledge to live independently.
Health and Wellbeing in Aging: Your gift helps people enjoy wellbeing of all kinds – physical, mental, spiritual and more – throughout the aging journey.
Donor portal+
If you have made a donation on the RIA’s website, you may access your donation receipt, update your personal information and change or cancel your monthly donation online. Log in with the email address you used to make your donation.
Questions+
Shira Ginsler, Fundraising Manager, is here to help. Please call 226-581-1377 (direct line) or email shira.ginsler@the-ria.ca.
Read your donor newsletter+
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