Did you know?

Annually La Maison's needs for self-funding are estimated at over:

$1,700,000.00.

We are grateful for your donations, which help provide the best possible care and services at no cost.

Important facts and number

La Maison's activities cannot continue, and its financial sustainability cannot be ensured without donations from charitable foundations, contributions from the business community and financial institutions, and without support from the general community.

LA MAISON’S OPERATING COSTS:

Annual cost: $3,077,269
Annual cost per bed: $256,439
Cost per day/bed: $703

THE KITCHEN (MEALS FOR EMPLOYEES, VOLUNTEERS AND VISITORS)

Meals served annually: 4,782
Average number of meals served per day: 14
Annual kitchen revenues: $44,068
Annual income of the kitchen: $13,683

*** As of April 13, 2023, the dining room was open, and staff, volunteers, and visitors could enjoy a meal in this shared space rather than in the patient's room.

Types of Donations

We are only able to offer these services free of charge because of your generous support.  Would you be open to helping us by making a donation today?

MATCHING DONATION PROGRAM IN THE WORKPLACE

Many businesses have set up a matching donation program that allows donors to double the value of their donation. Please contact your company's Human Resource Department for more information.

RECOGNITION DONATIONS

Recognition donations (for a room, a lounge, or a hall) allow La Maison to purchase patient equipment and material. The donation is $20,000 per year for a 5-year term. Installed at the room entrance is a recognition plaque with the name and logo of the company or donor.  

PLANNED DONATION

A planned donation allows you to make your philanthropic aspirations a reality while maximizing fiscal and financial benefits. Considering the increasing number of patients who will need our services in the following years, your planned donation plays a significant role and ensures the sustainability of La Maison.

We will be pleased to help you and your financial planner or legal counsel create the gift of a lifetime. Suppose you are interested in including a donation in your will or life insurance policy or in making a donation of publicly traded securities. In that case, we invite you to contact Mrs. Ghislaine Reeves, Assistant to the Executive Director, at 450.936.4300 ext. 242 or admin@msplaval.ca.

TESTAMENTARY DONATIONS (OR BEQUEST)

A testamentary donation, also known as a planned donation, is a fundraising program that provides arrangements that are in the best interests of the registered organization and are appropriate to the donor's personal, financial, and tax situation.

A testamentary donation, the most popular type of planned donation, can include cash, marketable securities, closed-end funds, real estate, or tangible personal property.

Advantages of a legacy gift or bequest:

•       You will increase the value of your estate since a testamentary bequest may allow a reduction in provincial and federal estate taxes.

•       A bequest can allow a person to leave a much more significant sum of money than they would have been able to during their lifetime.

•       Because the beneficiary designation is revocable, you maintain complete control over your assets during your lifetime.

•       In the year of death, your estate can claim donations equal to 100% of your net income for the current year and the year before death.

•       There is no minimum threshold for a legacy.

IN MEMORIAM DONATIONS

To honor the memory of a loved one and support palliative care provided with dignity, respect, and compassion. May this gesture of generosity and sympathy bring comfort in the thought that the donation will accompany life until the end. It is an act of charity!

An In Memoriam donation is an act of generosity to show sympathy towards the family and loved ones of the departed, whether or not they have received care and services from La Maison de la Sérénité.

NON-CASH DONATION

Non-cash donations include, in some cases, gift certificates and gift cards. These non-cash donations can also include works of art, equipment, titles, and cultural and environmentally sensitive assets. A contribution of services, i.e., time, skills, or efforts, is not property and therefore does not constitute a donation or non-cash donation that warrants an official donation receipt.

MONTHLY DONATION

There are advantages to making a monthly donation:

It is so simple! Make a decision that will have a significant impact. Divide your donation (tax-free) into 12 equal payments and know that monthly it supports a cause in which you believe. Monthly contributions are one of the most economical and environmentally friendly ways to give.

To summarize:

• Easy and convenient contributions

• Easier management of your budget

• Possibility of stretching out your donation over several installments.

Once you become a monthly donor, you will receive an official tax receipt on February 28 of each year. These receipts are sent by mail unless you have an e-mail address registered with us, in which case you will receive it electronically.

GENERAL DONATIONS

To ensure its financial sustainability and its free services, La Maison must rely on the generosity and financial support of the community: 

A one-time contribution to La Maison de la Sérénité is a non-recurring donation mainly dedicated to one activity, training, infrastructure, or a specific project.

• Donations dedicated to a project

• Donations dedicated to the training of medical staff and care volunteers

• Donations dedicated to equipment purchases

• Donations towards the mission

• Other

An official tax receipt will be sent for all donations of $25 and over.
Please make your cheque out to La Maison de la Sérénité.
Registered charity number: 897210514RR0001

Mr. Yvon Limoges, husband of Mr. Antoine Day and who passed away in December 2020 at La Maison, had given us a donation of nearly $30,000 to modernize the dining room and the relaxation room of the healthcare team and offer additional training to the staff.