FAQs

When leaving a gift in your will to the BC Cancer Foundation, it is extremely important that you use our correct legal name: BC Cancer Foundation.
Our charitable business number is 11881 8434 RR0001.

BC Cancer Foundation fundraisers may come to your door to talk to you about becoming a monthly donor. Door-to-door fundraising is one of the most effective and personal ways we can reach out to donors to share how their monthly commitments ensure a ready and reliable stream of funding to support BC Cancer’s world-class research endeavors.

For more information, read BC Cancer Foundation at your door.

Visit our Annual Report to Donors page to view our most recent financial summary and to download a full audited financial statement. Or if you prefer, email bccfinfo@bccancer.bc.ca and request a copy be mailed to you.

The BC Cancer Foundation is a provincial organization whose sole purpose is to raise funds that support cancer research and enhancements to patient care at BC Cancer. We are the largest funder of cancer research in this province. We enable donors to make contributions to leading-edge research that has a direct impact on improvements to cancer care for patients in British Columbia. What we raise in BC, stays in BC.

BC Cancer provides a comprehensive cancer control program for the people of British Columbia and Yukon, including prevention, screening and early detection programs, research and education, and care and treatment.

Find out more about our partnership with BC Cancer here. You can also visit BC Cancer’s website.

The BC Cancer Foundation is the largest funder of cancer research in B.C. We fund research at BC Cancer into all types of cancers, at all six centres across B.C.

If you make a general donation to BC Cancer, you can be assured that it will be invested in the area of greatest need at BC Cancer.

If you wish to support a particular area of research, type of cancer research or a specific BC Cancer program, be sure to state your preference clearly when you make the donation and we will ensure your wishes are followed.

Please call us at 604.877.6040 or toll free 1.888.906.2873, or email legacy@bccancer.bc.ca.

Yes! As a community fundraiser for the BC Cancer Foundation, you’ll be raising awareness and providing important funds that support leading-edge research and improvements to cancer care for patients in British Columbia. Fundraise for Us!

Call us at 604.707.5917 or toll free at 1.888.906.2873, or email us at advancementservices@bccancer.bc.ca with the following information:

Current information

Your name
Address
Email address/phone number
Updated information

Your name
Address
Email address/phone number
Mailing preference request

Yes – please call us at 778.653.0045 or toll free at 1.888.906.2873, or email advancementservices@bccancer.bc.ca with the following information:

Your name
Your address
Approximate date gift was made (MM/DD/YYYY)
Gift amount
Details e.g. made to an event

Donors who contribute $10.00 CAD or more will receive an official receipt for tax purposes from the BC Cancer Foundation. For donations made online, the donor will receive an electronic receipt by email, which follows within a few business days.

Please call 778.653.0045 or toll free 1.888.906.2873, or email bccfinfo@bccancer.bc.ca

Once Canada Post activities are resumed and mail is delivered regularly, your donation will be received and processed, and we will send you a tax receipt, if eligible.

If you prefer us not to process your mailed-in donation because you have donated via alternate ways, please contact us at advancementservices@bccancer.bc.ca or 778.653.0045.

All gifts received by October 31, 2025 will qualify for the match. If your gift is postmarked by October 31 it will qualify for the match. To ensure your gift is matched, please consider one of the alternative donation methods available.

You can drop off your donation at any of our regional offices.

Yes, if you would prefer to receive your tax receipt by email, please contact us at advancementservices@bccancer.bc.ca or 778.653.0045.

Currently, in-person tax receipt pickup is only available at our Vancouver office. Please call 778.653.0045 to schedule a pickup time.

The extension was granted due to the Canada Post disruption, which may have delayed mailed donations in late 2024.

No. Tax receipts will be dated when your donation is received or postmarked.

You can submit tax receipts dated from Jan. 1 to Feb. 28, 2025 for either your 2024 or 2025 tax return.

Eligible donations include online gifts, mailed cheques (postmarked by February 28, 2025) or gifts made over the phone.

Please note the 2024 extension does not apply to gifts of securities.

To request a January or February 2025 tax receipt to apply to your 2024 tax return, please contact us at advancementservices@bccancer.bc.ca or 778-653-0045.

Otherwise, you can expect your annual receipt next year.

For more information or assistance, please contact us at 1.888.906.2873 or bccfinfo@bccancer.bc.ca