Avoiding ‘Charity’ Scams

With generous tax benefits and 86,000 charities, it’s not surprising that some people try to abuse the system. Blumberg’s SmartGiving.ca helps Canadians understand how to avoid being duped by a charity scam. We also help foundations, philanthropists and corporations with grantmaking and due diligence on charities.

Gifts of Canadian Cultural Property to Canadian charities

Cultural property is one type of gift that a donor can make to a charity.  Certain certified cultural property has certain additional benefits associated with its donation. In the CRA Guide Gifts and Income Tax 2009 CRA outlines some of…

Donation from shady donor can be costly to charity

Interesting article entitled Charities Face Greater Threat From Ponzi Schemes Than Lost Investments  The long and the short is that a charity that received a donation from a person who had obtained those funds either illicitly or the return on…