Planned Giving
Planned Giving is a way to support Emily Carr University in the future while taking care of your needs today. Here you’ll find everything you need to learn about making a lasting contribution that reflects your values and passions.
Whether your gift supports student awards, programs, research or our endowment, it will help shape the future of our students, alumni, and creative community.
The Impact of Planned Giving
Leaving a planned gift is a meaningful way to express your commitment to the future of art and design education.
Many of us spend a lifetime contributing to causes we care about. A planned gift allows you to make an even greater contribution without using the funds you rely on now.
It can open doors for students, strengthen programs and ensure the vitality of our creative community for generations to come.
Types of Planned Gifts
Planned gifts can be immediate or deferred, and may take many forms. Examples include:
- A gift in your will (including establishing a student award).
- Funding for educational resources, research projects or academic programs.
- Contributions to the Emily Carr University endowment.
- In-kind donations.
“Being in Canada studying through the events of the past two years, with all the hardships the pandemic brought and the circumstances that allowed me to come and study here in Canada it all feels like a dream. My parents sold the house I lived in for most of my life in order to allow me to pursue my career goals and they still are working hard back in Brazil to keep me here studying even through the pandemic. You have no idea how much this scholarship means to me, because it not only honours me to have my efforts recognized, it also brings me great joy to be able to alleviate some of the burdens of my expenses from my parents’ shoulders.”
Felipe Salles Fonseca
Emily Carr University Board of Governors Scholarship
Will Power + Gifts in your Will
When you leave a gift to Emily Carr University in your will, you contribute to future possibilities for our students, our alumni and our extended community.
Will Power is a cross-country initiative that encourages Canadians to think differently about giving, and to consider a gift to charity in their will after providing for loved ones. You can make a bigger difference than you might imagine, all while keeping the resources you need today.
Next Steps + Other Ways To Give
If you’re ready to explore a planned gift, we can work with you to align your philanthropic goals with opportunities at ECU. Contact the Advancement Office to start the conversation.
If you’re not ready to plan a gift, you can still support ECU and our students through other funding priorities and ways of giving, including one-time or monthly donations, corporate sponsorships, and community partnerships.
