Friends of St. Mary’s Hospital Foundation: Ways to Give
Gifts to the Friends of St. Mary’s Hospital Foundation may be in cash, check, money order, payroll deduction (see your company personnel officer), stocks, bonds, or gifts of property. Insurance, trusts, will and memorials are also excellent methods of giving.
There are a number of programs are available to fit your personal desires and ability to give.
Endowment Fund A gift to the Endowment is added to all other gifts in this fund, and will continue to benefit the hospital for the foreseeable future. Only the interest earned on Endowment gifts is used. As the Endowment grows, more money is available each year for support of hospital programs.
Our endowment fund was recently enlarged by nearly a half-million dollars following the Lambeau Field Inaugural Ball. A benefit for St. Mary’s, this once-in-a-lifetime event was truly memorable.
Special Purpose Gifts Special purpose gifts are directed for use by a specific department or program of the hospital. For example, you may direct your gift for use in the purchase of educational materials, or for equipment, or for the gerontology program. Many gifts are also designated for A Woman’s Place. Our “ Toast of the Town” parties have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to support this community resource for women and families.
Memorials Gifts may always be made in memory of a family member or friend. The gift may be designated for a specific department or the hospital Endowment Fund. A very special memorial was made in honor of Michael Barnard by his family to help us build the St. Mary’s Hospital Prayer Garden. Loved ones are remembered during special liturgies in the St. Mary’s Hospital Chapel. We also offer personally signed tiles as memorials.
Planned Giving Programs A number of planned giving programs are available, including a Pooled Income Fund, Charitable Trusts, and Life Insurance programs. We recommend you visit your personal financial counselor when considering these gifts.
Cornerstones “Cornerstones” is a special program for individuals who have informed the Friends of St. Mary’s Hospital that the Hospital is a benefactor in their will. Cornerstone members receive recognition on a special plaque in the hospital lobby.
Donor recognition: To recognize our enduring appreciation for your gift, you will be recognized according to your donor category, as listed below. All gifts given to the Friends of St. Mary’s Hospital are credited on a cumulative basis. Your regular gift advances you to higher categories.
Donor $1 – $50 Member $50 – $100 Participating Member $100 – $500 Supporting Member $500 – $1,000 Sustaining Member* $1,000 – $5,000 Life Member* $5,000 – $25,000 Founders Society Membership* $25,000 (link to Founders Society page) Distinguished Patron* $25,000 – $50,000 Distinguished Benefactor* $50,000 – $100,000 Distinguished Humanitarian* *$100,000 – $250,000 Distinguished Founder* *$250,000 or more
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*Sustaining Members and above receive recognition on a special plaque in the front lobby of the hospital. **Distinguished Humanitarian and Distinguished Founder categories receive donor’s likeness (or company logo) cast in metal for wall display in the hospital lobby .
We appreciate our Friends and donors…Thank you for your support!
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