WAYS TO GIVE

Gifts made in honor or memory of loved ones can be especially meaningful. What better way to say, “I am thinking of you” or “Congratulations” to those you hold dear than with a gift to HG Foundation in their name or the name of someone they love.

So often people tell stories of the amazing ‘angels’ that were part of their loved ones’ end-of-life experience. Think about the nurse or social worker whose skill and compassion helped you through your journey; the doctor who helped the family understand the serious diagnosis; the chaplain who offered comfort and solace, or the quiet volunteer who sat vigil at a loved one’s bedside. Tributes include personalized notification of your gift to the honoree or to their loved ones.

Monthly donors, called Champions of Hope, are some of our most passionate and dedicated advocates. In joining Champions of Hope, you say “yes” to ensuring that individuals and their families can depend on access to professional and compassionate resources and care through end of life. Even the smallest monthly gift can make an immense impact over the course of a year, and Champions receive special benefits for participating.

 

Your gift of appreciated stock or securities can be easily made by direct transfer between brokerage accounts. Your charitable deduction is the fair market value of the stock on date of transfer, and you eliminate paying capital gains tax on the difference between the current value and the original cost of the stock. General instructions on transferring stock to HG Foundation and downloadable templates may be found below.

From our very beginning, planned gifts have helped to sustain Hospice Giving Foundation. Your planned gift will strengthen end-of-life care in our community, making a difference well into the future, and enroll you in HG Foundation’s Legacy Circle, a special recognition society.

Planned gifts can take on many forms depending on your financial and philanthropic goals. Gifts can be made while you are living or through your estate. Planned gifts include bequests, charitable trusts, gifts of retirement plan assets, gifts of life insurance policies, and gifts of tangible personal property. We would be pleased to work with you and your advisors to structure a gift that best fulfills your charitable goals. It’s never too soon to be intentional about the legacy you will leave. Start making your plans today. Call us at 831.333.9023 to talk about your plans and options, or click the button below.

Introducing The Siobhan Greene Care and Dignity Fund, a fund dedicated to assisting families facing unexpected hardships with no other source of support. Types of funding may include the following:

• Caregiver Support: to address the emotional, financial, and physical demands of caregiving such as stipends to provide respite or intermittent care, meal preparation, and/or psychosocial support for a family caregiver.
• Transportation: Assistance for family members who otherwise would not have the means to travel to be with their loved one at the end of life or to provide respite care; transportation and/or gas stipends to medical appointments (for adults; children are provided for through other grant options).
• Funeral Assistance: including the transportation of patient remains to Mexico.
• Grief Support: especially in the event of a traumatic death whereby the patient’s family was not receiving hospice related bereavement care.
• Services as Needed: to create healthy, safe environments for patients who are being discharged from a hospital to die peacefully at home.
• Supplemental Funding: for traditional grantees whose grant proposal fits within the parameters of caregiver support and hardship assistance.

Learn more on our dedicated page about The Siobhan Greene Care and Dignity Fund.