Ways to Give
The Guardian Circle of Holy Cross Hospital
The hospital relies on the generosity of others to
help fulfill its mission of caring for those in need. People like
you who give generously throughout your lives really make a difference
in our commitment to the community. Your support allows the hospital
to touch the future, to create a vision for better health care.
But did you know that by including a charitable gift in your will or
estate plan, you can help the hospital to continue its work well into
the future? You can continue to make a difference in the lives that
follow. Your giving, our work and the lives we touch can be your legacy.
It’s easy to arrange. A simple directive
in your will or codicil can bring welcome support to Holy Cross Hospital.
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Obtain a Declaration of Intent form |
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Make
sure to contact your advisors and ask for help in establishing
a charitable bequest or call Megan Carnell at 301.754.7139 to
learn more about various ways you can bequeath assets and property
to Holy Cross Hospital. |
What you should know…
Whether you think or yourself as rich or poor or somewhere in between,
your bequest can make a difference. Even a small amount can have a
big impact over time.
Think beyond cash:
- You can leave stock, real estate, insurance policies, savings bonds,
checking/saving accounts, and personal property to charity.
- Make
Holy Cross Hospital a beneficiary of your life insurance, pension
plan or IRA (these gifts can offer significant tax advantages).
- Establish
a Charitable Gift Annuity or Charitable Remainder Trust now; receive
a lifetime income and provide for charity at the end of the trust
term.
- Consider naming Holy Cross Hospital as a contingent beneficiary
to receive a gift in the event that another heir predeceases you.
Remember…
- If you want to support a charity through a bequest, you should do
it through your will…a verbal wish to your family is not a
legal obligation.
- Priorities change – what was once a thoughtful gift to your
heirs may no longer be. Have a conversation with them to determine
what is of value to them.
- Family comes first – but your legacy doesn’t have to
end there. Continue demonstrating to your heirs the importance of “giving
back” through a charitable bequest.
Charities rely on annual gifts. You can continue
your annual gift to Holy Cross Hospital through an endowment and continue
supporting the area of care you hold dear – in perpetuity.