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Frequently Asked Questions
Not at all! PACE Canada is inclusive and open to anyone who shares our mission to support early childhood education in Jamaica, regardless of background.
PACE welcomes volunteers for events, fundraising activities, committee work, and administrative support. You can express interest by contacting us directly or visiting the Our Volunteers page for upcoming opportunities.
Membership is open to the public with a nominal annual fee. Members gain voting rights, receive updates, and help support the Adopt-A-School program and administrative costs.
Yes. Through the Adopt-A-School program, you can sponsor a specific Jamaican preschool, receive progress updates, and help provide crucial educational resources.
PACE Canada holds an annual fundraising luncheon, seasonal campaigns (like One Tablet per Child), and various community events. Check our Events page or sign up for the newsletter to stay informed.
Yes. PACE Canada is a registered Canadian charity (Charitable # 861909356RR0001) and issues official tax receipts for eligible donations.
Yes! Tax receipts are issued annually in February for all donations of $20 or more (online or offline) – including general gifts, memorial donations, and campaign‑specific contributions like a School Supplies Gift Box.
For more information, see the below questions and answers supplied by Sharon Barnes-Simmonds, CPA, CGA, Treasurer – P.A.C.E. Canada,
Feb 19, 2017.
Donations of cash, goods, land, or listed securities to a registered charity are eligible for a charitable tax receipt. For a donation to be eligible however, the transfer of ownership has to be voluntary.
Contributions of services (such as time, skills, effort etc); Admission Fees/Tickets to events; Raffle or Lottery tickets etc.
A charity can issue a tax receipt for a donated item by using the Fair Market Value (FMV) for the item received. If the item is valued over $1,000 however, a valuation certificate from an official Appraiser needs to be obtained.
Yes, if a Professional wants to donate their service to a charity the CRA will allow an exchange of cheques. So the professional will issue an invoice to the charity and they will pay the professional for their service and the professional can in turn give a cheque to the organization for the same amount as a cash donation.
A charity is only allowed to issue a receipt to the true donor of the gift. So if for example a corporation donates monies that was collected from its employees and there was a written declaration to do this, the charity can issue a tax receipt in each donor’s name.
Yes a charity can issue a replacement tax receipt.
When a charity gives you something in value in return for your donation, it is considered an advantage. The charity has to therefore subtract the value of the advantage from your donation in order to figure out the ‘Eligible Amount’ to place on your tax receipt.
Yes as per the CRA rules your donation has to be received by the charity or postmarked on or before December 31st for the gift to qualify for a tax receipt for that year. If the cheque is dated in the previous year but the postmark on the envelope is for the following year then the charity has to issue a tax receipt for the following year.
If you file your taxes electronically, or if you do not send it to the CRA with your paper return, then you should keep your Tax receipts for five (5) years in the event the CRA requests to see them.
Yes the CRA has a minimum of $10 however different charities might set their own minimums.
If you make multiple donations throughout the year to the same charity then they can decide to amalgamate all the donations and send one tax receipt to you for the entire year. Per CRA rules, this has to be received by the Donor by Feb 28th following the tax year.
Yes, we can issue one receipt in both names. However, we do recommend making 2 separate donations, and getting separate receipts. If you wish to make a single donation, you can specify the amount attributed to each person, and 2 separate receipts will be issued.
Donations are directly allocated to PACE Canada’s early‑childhood programs in Jamaica – including school supplies, teacher training, and special initiatives. The majority of funds go straight to supported schools, with a small membership fee covering administrative costs.
As of now, PACE supports over 700 of more than 2,400 ECC‑accredited preschools in Jamaica. Your contribution could equip classrooms with educational tablets, literacy resources, or even fund multipurpose space expansions, like the recently completed classroom wall project for Ewarton Primary School.
PACE Canada accepts online Canadian‑dollar donations and offline gifts (cheque, bank draft, money order) preferably in Canadian Dollars. Online donations help reduce administrative costs.
Yes. Significant donors (individuals or corporate) may be acknowledged on the PACE website, featured in media/social posts, invited to the annual luncheon, recognised at events, and mentioned in newsletters for up to 12 months.
