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Your Water. Their Mission.

 

Our waters need your help. Support the emerging leaders bringing water solutions to your communities.

 

 

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Charity match!

Give before Dec 31 2025, and the de Gaspé Beaubien Foundation will match your donation*.

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The AquaHacking 2026 Binational is an award-winning program that empowers the next generation of water leaders.  

 

Through a 7-month journey of mentorship, seed funding, and connections, youth innovators develop real-world solutions to protect our shared waters. 

 

Everyone deserves the chance to turn a bold idea into a breakthrough technology for their community’s water challenges. 

 

Your donation fuels that journey by helping innovators remove pollutants from drinking water, stop the spread of invasive species, and safeguard ecosystems and livelihoods.

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Your donation gives you a unique water droplet that will join a waterfall of donor drops at every AquaHacking 2026 Binational event. 
 
Every drop counts.

Other Ways to Give

A gift of stock to AquaAction can bring about a tax credit greater than the value of your original investment. You can donate a gift of stock during your lifetime or through a bequest.  

Here’s an example of what you can potentially gain by donating a gift of stock. 

Several years ago, Jane Doe bought 100 shares of a publicly-traded company originally valued at $100 each. Jane owns $10,000 in stock. Fast forward five years and Jane’s stock has an appreciated value of $50,000. Jane plans to cash out her investment, and pay as little tax as possible. Jane also knows that a charitable contribution can lower her taxes, and could support AquaAction.  

Here is a comparison of the two options available to Jane: 

 

 

Sell Shares & Gift Cash to AquaAction Canada

Gift Shares to AquaAction Canada

Original cost of securities (A)

$10,000

$10,000

Current market value (B)

$50,000

$50,000

Capital gains (C)

$40,000

$40,000

Tax on capital gains (D)
D = (C x 50%) x 46%

$9,200

$0

Donation ampount after tax (E)
E = B - D

$40,800

$50,000

Donation tax credit (F)
F = E x 46%

$18,768

$23,000

Net tax saving from donatioin (G)
G = F - D

$9,568

$23,000

 

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