How to Donate
Important Note:
Thank you in advance for your generosity. To make sure your donation goes where you intend to, we kindly ask that you also send an email to Farahnaz Reyhani – [email protected] & Farhad Iranfar – [email protected] with your full name & telephone number and inform us that how you are making your donation. Please also mention which of the following funds you would like your donation to go towards:
1. General Fund
2. Current darbe mehr Maintenance Fund
3. New darbe mehr Project Fund
4. Arbab Rustam Guiv Fund
5. Grade 12 (AAA) Scholarship Fund
6. Religious, Education & Scholarship Fund
7. Shahanshahi muktad Fund
8. Youth Fund
9. Seniors Fund
10. Other (please specify further in your email to us)
Please provide your postal address in your email to us as, for donations above $50, we will mail your donation tax receipt to you through Canada Post.
Ways to Make Your Contribution:
– E-Transfer:
Making your payments to ZSBC via e-transfer is the quickest way to make a donation, pay your membership fees, etc. without being charged any service fees. Send your e-transfer to us at: [email protected]
(Don’t forget to inform us as to what your e-transfer is for in the message section of the e-transfer.)
– Cheque or Bank draft:
If you prefer to pay by cheque or draft, please make it out to ZSBC and ensure your name & address on it are up-to-date. Please specify what your payment is for in the “memo” line of the cheque or on a separate piece of paper and mail it to:
ZSBC
6900 Halifax Street
Burnaby, B.C.
V5B 2R5
Canada
– Gift of Securities:
Gift of Securities is one of the most tax-effective ways to give. You can benefit from a donation tax credit and the elimination of the capital gains tax.
ZSBC has an account already setup with CanadaHelps.org (https://www.canadahelps.org/en/) to receive donations. All you need to do is inform your broker or banking institution (whoever is holding your stocks) that you would like to donate $XXXX.XX amount to:
The Zoroastrian Society of British Columbia (Z.S.B.C.)
6900 Halifax Street
Burnaby, B.C.
V5B 2R5
Canada
You will receive a tax receipt from CanadaHelps.org for 100% of the value of your donation. ZSBC will receive the amount of your donation minus the processing fee (between 2% and 4%) depending on the amount of your donation.
– PayPal:
If you choose this method ZSBC will receive the amount of your donation minus the processing fee of 2%.