Ways To Give

Gifts of Cash

  • simplest method
  • tax deductible
  • CD or similar fund
  • make checks payable to Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Foundation; mail to 155 East Brush Hill Road, Elmhurst, IL 60126
  • credit cards accepted

Gifts of Securities

  • easy to arrange
  • special tax advantages for transfer of appreciated holdings

Corporate Gifts (from closely held corporations)

  • reduces corporate and personal taxation

Real Estate and Personal Property

  • evaluated at market value for tax deductions

Bequests (gift from a will)

  • donors use assets until their death
  • residuary bequests are unspecified estate balances

Charitable Gift Annuity

  • the Foundation provides a fixed dollar amount annually to the donor in return for a gift of cash, securities or property

Charitable Remainder Annuity Trusts

  • donor transfers cash or appreciated assets to the trust, administered by a trustee, like a bank
  • at end of trust term, or when all income beneficiaries pass away, the remaining principal transfers to the Foundation

Charitable Lead Trust

  • donor puts funds into a trust
  • income goes to the Foundation for the length of the donor’s life or a fixed period
  • assets then return to the family

Life Insurance

  • donors who no longer need their life insurance can assign dividends or the whole policy to the Foundation

Special Events

Matching Gifts from Corporations

  • often available to employees, directors, retirees and their spouses
  • can double or triple your gift
  • tax deductible

Gifts In Kind

  • new or like-new gifts of supplies, equipment and services welcomed

To discuss the giving option that’s right for you, contact the Foundation at 331-221-4483.


Email this page to a friend

Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare Network

This site is part of the Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare network of Web sites, which covers a variety of topics using the same philosophy: When it comes to medical care, we know that you have a lot of options. And we want you to know that you're more than a patient to us. You're an individual. We would appreciate the opportunity to provide you with state-of-the-art medical care and down-to-earth, personalized attention.