Effective giving, made easy

Whether you’re new to effective giving or already support high-impact charities, donating through RC Forward can amplify your impact.

Connect with some of the world’s most effective charities. Make a real difference with your donation. Use your receipt to claim tax credits worth up to 51% of the amount you donate. 

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RC Forward is a better way for Canadians to donate

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Claim charitable tax credits worth up to 51% of the amount you donate.

Easy and fast

Short on time? Can’t choose? It can take just a few minutes to learn, compare, and donate effectively.

Cost-effective

Donating through RC Forward is more cost-effective than donating through most of our partner charities’ websites. Learn more.

Give to a High-Impact Charity

We currently partner with over thirty high-impact charities working across a wide range of cause areas, so that you can have an impact on the problems that matter to you. Get started with effective giving by selecting a high-impact cause area below, or view all our current partner charities.

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Animal
Welfare
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Cause
Research
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Education
and
Outreach
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Climate
Change
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Human
Empowerment
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Long-Term
Future
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Global
Health
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Animal Welfare
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Cause Research
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Education & Outreach
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Environment
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Human Empowerment
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Long Term Future
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World Health

Can't choose? Let the experts do it for you! Donate through our high-impact funds

See what our partners are saying

RC Forward is an invaluable partner, playing a key role in helping The Good Food Institute — a US-based 501(c)(3) organization with global reach — continue to build our programs and impact. Our team very much appreciates the ability to refer donors resident in Canada to RC Forward so that they can explore options for supporting our mission in a highly effective manner.
Clare Bland
Clare BlandAssociate Director of Philanthropy, The Good Food Institute
Animal Charity Evaluators (ACE) is pleased to partner with RC Forward to do the most good for animals. We appreciate the ability to offer incentivizing tax-deductible giving options in Canada, which helps us to expand our donor base. In addition, RC Forward's Animal Welfare Fund is a convenient way for Canadians to support ACE's recommended Top Charities.
Heather Herrell
Heather HerrellDirector of Philanthropy at Animal Charity Evaluators
“RC Forward provides a great benefit to U.S. charities and Canadian donors alike by enabling compassionate Canadians to support the international causes that they care about the most. [...] In both my current and former positions fundraising for global charities, RC Forward has been an essential element of our ability to pursue high-impact interventions.”
Kalista Barter
Kalista BarterSenior Director of Development at The Humane League
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Multiply your impact. Our latest best estimate is that when you donate $1 to RC Forward’s operations, you inspire Canadians to donate an additional $6 to our high-impact partner charities. RC Forward is run by a small nonprofit team.

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Explore your giving options

Please visit our FAQ to learn how RC Forward's giving options and regranting process can best serve you. You can also use our new chatbot to hear our answers to your most common questions!

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