Your gift to the Geisinger Health System Tribute Fund will be acknowledged in two ways. You will receive a receipt and acknowledgement of thanks from Geisinger Health System Foundation. Also, the person or family for whom the tribute is intended will be informed that a Tribute Fund gift has been received through your generosity. Planned Giving - The Gift that gives back to you! Yes... There is a way of giving that pays you too. Click here and see why Fred and Mary Jones chose a charitable gift annuity in support of the Chairman of Medicine Fund. The annuity provides them with income and tax advantages while helping to support the health system. Charitable Gift Annuity When you make a charitable gift annuity, you will receive fixed, guaranteed lifetime payments in exchange for your gift. In addition to income benefits, there are significant tax benefits, including a charitable tax deduction. This is a great way to complement retirement planning. And, you may pick the program or department important to you to receive the gift. Leave a Legacy Have you ever considered how you would like to be remembered? There are ways of turning the things you have into a lasting legacy to help people- for generations to come... Bequests A will outlines an individual’s final expressions of feelings, hopes and objectives. Bequests to Geisinger Health System have provided valuable support to us throughout the years. If you already have a will, a charitable bequest provision can be easily added. Speak with your legal counsel to ensure it meets legal requirements of a valid will. Gifts made by will to Geisinger Foundation may be designated for the Foundation’s general purposes or for a specific purpose. Please email us at philanthropy@geisinger.edu with your name address and phone number (subject line: bequest information request) or call us at 1-800-739-6882 or 570-271-6461 and ask to speak to a Senior Development Officer if you would like to make a bequest. Endowments An endowed gift is one in which the original principal is never invaded; the gift exists in perpetuity. Endowment funds are excellent ways to support a department or program, enhance the work of clinicians and research scientists, and advance patient care. By generating a steady stream of income while leaving the principal untouched, endowment funds make it possible for Geisinger to respond to opportunities in patient care and research and to attract outstanding physicians. Named endowment funds require a minimum gift of $25,000 to establish. Please email us at philanthropy@geisinger.edu subject line: endowment information request) with your name address and phone number, or call us at 1-800-739-6882 or 570-271-6461 and ask to speak to a Senior Development Officer if you would like to establish an endowment. |