Support Us
RLEF is a registered Canadian charity, managed by volunteers.
We rely on your donations to make our work possible.
Please give generously to help us ensure the preservation of the lakes we all love.
All donations to RLEF are tax deductible.
Give Online
Make your donation online using our secure form.
You’ll receive a tax receipt immediately.
CanadaHelps processes this type of donation for the RLEF.
Donate Securities
Making a donation of securities directly to RLEF is far more tax-effective than selling them and donating after capital gains tax.
CanadaHelps processes this type of donation for the RLEF.
Send an E-Transfer
Donate directly by sending an e-transfer by INTERAC.
Contact us for details, and to let us know it’s coming.
Send us a Cheque
If you would prefer to send us a cheque,
we can be found at
PO Box 93
Portland, ON
K0G 1V0
Canada
A Bequest is Tax Effective.
Remember the Lake in your Will
A gift to RLEF in your will costs nothing today and leaves a lasting contribution to the health of the Rideau Lakes. It can also have significant tax benefits for your estate.
Just name Rideau Lakes Environmental Foundation as a beneficiary. You can specify a specific amount or percentage of your estate.
To include RLEF in your will, provide your lawyer or executor with our legal name and charity number:
Rideau Lakes Environmental Foundation Registered Canadian Charity No. 139789713RR0001
Please let us know you’ve made this decision.
RLEF’s overheads are low.
The vast majority of your donation will flow directly to
protecting the water and lakes that we love.
Our Fundraising Activities
RLEF Research Grants: Help Us Fund an Extra project
Every year, the Rideau Lake Environmental Foundation invites researchers to submit proposals for env…
Support the RLEF in 2025: President’s Letter from J. Trant
December 2025 Dear Lake Friends and Neighbours, As the year winds down and the snow settles on the l…
Review-Mirror profiles RLEF activities
RLEF activities are featured in an article in the Westport Review-Mirror, September 18, 2025…
President’s Letter 2024
I am writing on behalf of the Rideau Lakes Environmental Foundation (RLEF) to ask for your support..…
The Rideau Lakes Need Your Help
The Rideau Lakes Need your Help…. For the past few years, we have been funding scientific researc…
Giving Shares is Tax Efficient
Reduce Tax-Liability with a Donation to a Canadian Charity If your portfolio has done well this year…
Appeal sent to URLA Members
Upper Rideau residents invited to support RLEF It’s that time of year again, as charities reach out …
Help out with life insurance
Gifts to charitable organizations — like the RLEF — can have financial benefits as well. This articl…
We need your help to do our work.
Your donation enables the Rideau Lakes Environmental Foundation
to continue to protect and preserve the lakes we all love.
Please give generously.