Ways to Gift

Whether you choose to make annual contributions to the Community Hospital Health Foundation as a member of the Caring Club, make a distinctive gift by becoming a member of the Heritage Society, or benefit the hospital through an Endowment Gift, there are many ways in which you can give:

Cash Gift

This is the most common and popular form of charitable giving. For taxpayers who itemize deductions, cash gifts offer deductions from gross income.

Non-cash Property

Stocks, bonds, mutual funds, real estate and other assets may help you make gifts at a lower cost. When you give appreciated property, you may receive a deduction for the full value of the asset, and avoid the capital gains tax that would have been owed had you sold it.

A Gift Annuity

This option can pay you income for life with the balance designated as a charitable gift. This arrangement is a contract between you and the Foundation, wherein you transfer cash or other liquid assets such as stocks and bonds to the Foundation. In exchange, the Foundation provides regular payments for life.

The Physician Scholarship Fund

This is an endowment that provides incentive scholarships to prospective doctors. The intent is to encourage local students to return to this area to practice, and to recruit doctors who are new to this area.

Other forms of giving include:

• Make a memorial or honorary gift naming a loved one.
• Including a gift to the Community Hospital Health Foundation in your will or trust.
• Deeding your home or farm now, but retaining the right to live in your home or work your farm for your lifetime. (You can also have a survivor enjoy life- time occupancy.)
• Naming Community Hospital Health Foundation as owner/beneficiary of a life insurance policy.
• Naming the Foundation as beneficiary of an individual retirement account, or a retirement or pension fund.