Ways of Giving... to Indian River Medical Center Foundation

Any gift, whether large or small, helps to ensure that Indian River Medical Center will continue to provide the best available healthcare to our community. When you choose to support the Indian River Medical Center Foundation, you are making a decision to become part of a lasting legacy of excellence in healthcare in Indian River County. You are also providing yourself and your loved ones with peace of mind in knowing that our community has access to the world's finest healthcare right here at home.

If you are interested in downloading our Indian River Medical Center Foundation Giving Primer, please click here.

Your generosity is vital to the Indian River Medical Center Foundation, which is why we offer many ways in which you can give - some which benefit you and your beneficiaries at the same time as they contribute valuable funds to the fulfillment of the Foundation's mission. Please consider making a donation to the Indian River Medical Center Foundation in any of the following ways:

Annual Fund

The Indian River Medical Center Foundation was established to provide ongoing financial support for the capital needs and special programs of Indian River Medical Center. In addition to the current capital campaign efforts, these capital needs and special programs include the ongoing funding of our Patient Advocate program in the Emergency Room, an ongoing nursing education program, and necessary equipment needs that arise on a regular basis. It is through the unrestricted donations we receive to the Annual Fund that many of these programs and equipment purchases are made possible.

The Annual Fund of Indian River Medical Center Foundation is up by 40% this year, a tribute to the dedication and support of our community. To make a gift to the annual fund, please visit the Make a Gift Today section of this web site, or contact us directly by phone, fax, or mail.

Thank you for your support of the ongoing needs of Indian River Medical Center Foundation and Indian River Medical Center.

The Eagle Society

The Eagle Society of the Indian River Medical Center Foundation is a group of individuals devoted to excellence in healthcare who have pledged to contribute a minimum of $10,000 to the foundation over the course of a maximum of 10 years. Today, the Eagle Society has grown to more than 800 families who provide a firm base of continuing gift support to our annual unrestricted income. Over the years, their gifts have allowed the Foundation to make important investments in new and improved medical equipment for the Medical Center, such as a linear accelerator for cancer treatment, a fiber optic laser for the Surgery Center, a Spiral CT Scamming System for response diagnostic images, and a fetal monitoring system called Watch Child. In 2004, the Foundation purchased five new hemodialysis machines for the Medical Center, which proved to be lifesaving for many dialysis patients in the region during Hurricane Frances.

By joining the Eagle Society you can help ensure that the Medical Center continues to serve as the leading provider of comprehensive high quality health and medical services in the area. For more information, please contact Myra Burns at 772.567.4311, ext. 1616.

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Planned Giving

What is Planned Giving?
Planned Giving is simply the means by which a donor works with a charitable organization to develop a strategic gift program in his/her estate planning. A planned gift can be a simple bequest or a complex charitable trust. They are not only extremely important to the non-profit organization for which they are designed, but can be beneficial as well to the donor and his/her heirs. There are a variety of tools and instruments available to be considered in a planned giving program, many of which have been outlined in our Giving Primer.

How does planned giving benefit me?
There are many ways to design planned gifts, all of which are valuable to the beneficiary organization whether the donation is a current or deferred transfer of funds or assets. Many planned gifts have significant benefits to the donors, as well, and we are happy to discuss those benefits with you further. Meanwhile, among the most significant donor benefits are the following:

• increased income for the donor or designated income beneficiary
• favorable tax benefits
• reduction in capital gains taxes

How can I make a planned gift to the Foundation?
Ways of making planned gifts to the Indian River Medical Center Foundation include the following:

• Simple bequests
• Gifts of securities, real estate, or other non-cash assets
• IRA, life insurance, or other retirement fund transfers
• Charitable gift annuities
• Charitable remainder trusts

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To learn more about how you might include Indian River Medical Center Foundation in your planning giving efforts or to discuss the benefits of a particular type of gift, please contact Murray Fournie at 772.567.4311, ext. 1689.

Honor/Memorials

The Indian River Medical Center Foundation provides an opportunity for members of the community to make donations in honor of others. Frequently, this is in memory of a recent passing of a loved one. Many families choose to request that donations be made to the Indian River Medical Center Foundation in lieu of cards, flowers, or gifts.

However, the dedication of a donation in celebration of a person or accomplishment, or to be given to friends and families as a meaningful holiday gift is equally appropriate and we are happy to make arrangements for such gifts through our Honor/Memorial program.

Corporate and Foundation Relations

In addition to direct philanthropic gifts to the Indian River Medical Center Foundation, there are many ways in which individuals and businesses can contribute to the efforts of the foundation while enjoying the benefits of our marketing and community outreach efforts through sponsorship of our special events. A variety of opportunities are available for such support and individual packages can be customized to meet specific donor needs. For more information on sponsorship opportunities, please contact 772.226.4960.

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