Kira Goodwin Legacy Fund

Thank you for choosing to give to one of the funds held at the Victoria Foundation.

The Victoria Foundation is a community foundation and a registered charity accredited by Imagine Canada. By connecting visionary donors with causes that truly matter, we’re able to invest in people, projects and non-profit organizations that make our communities stronger – now and for the long-term. We’ve been doing so since 1936.

M. Kira Goodwin, affectionately referred to as Our Girl by all, was an exceptional person. She was taken from us prematurely at the age of 32, December 31, 2017 while enjoying one of her many passions, back-country skiing in the Kootenays with dear friends. She was unable to recover from an unpredictable avalanche accident. Kira was an organ donor and saved or improved the lives of seven other people.

Kira was a stellar nurse, highly respected and considered a mentor by her peers in NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care), Chemotherapy Clinic and OR Nursing. All who had the pleasure of knowing Kira said she ‘brightened every room she entered with her great big smile and laugh.’ And she loved to laugh.

The KiraGoodFund is dedicated to an exceptional person who in life gave so much to society through her volunteerism, career, and kindness.

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Other Ways to Give

  • Phone
    Call 250-381-5532 to make a donation by credit card directly via the Victoria Foundation.
  • Cheque
    Send cheques to the Victoria Foundation at #200 – 703 Broughton Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 1E2. Please ensure they are made out to the Victoria Foundation. Note the designated fund in the memo line or in a cover letter.
  • Publicly Listed Securities
    Once you have an updated Donation Form for Gifts of Securities, complete the form and send a copy to your broker and to the Victoria Foundation. We will look after the rest. Please note: this form is updated annually, so please download a fresh one for each gift of securities.
  • Set Up a Fund
    For information and advice about setting up your own fund or learning about existing funds that support the causes you care about, contact us by email or phone 250-381-5532.
  • Victoria Foundation Fund Holders
    If you would like to make a donation to the Victoria Foundation using the available to grant balance in your fund, please email your requested grant amount, fund name, and purpose to donorservices@victoriafoundation.bc.ca.