Ways to Give

Other ways to give

Making a bequest or other planned gift to the hospital is a smart way to make a tax-efficient gift. A gift in the future – through a bequest or life income gift – may allow you to give more and ensure the hospital can continue to be a center of health and wellness for future generations.

Donor advised funds

Donor Advised Funds are an increasingly popular way to make a charitable gift and can provide you with immediate tax benefits while simplifying your charitable giving.

Contributions are tax-deductible and your investments in a DAF can appreciate tax free. You receive an immediate income tax deduction in the year you contribute to your DAF. Additionally, your DAF will not be subject to estate taxes. With a DAF, you get both tax benefits and the flexibility to recommend gift amount and frequency to your favorite nonprofits like Wentworth-Douglass Hospital.

Here are two simple ways you can support Wentworth-Douglass Hospital through a DAF - you can select the option that best suits your philanthropic and financial goals.

1) Make an outright gift by suggesting a grant to Wentworth-Douglass Hospital.

2) Extend your support by making Wentworth-Douglass Hospital a beneficiary of your account or by designating Wentworth-Douglass Hospital to receive a portion of the account value upon termination of the fund.

If you include Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in your plans, please let us know and use our legal name and federal tax ID.

To get started, contact your fund administrator to request a distribution or beneficiary form, or log into your administrator’s website to suggest a grant. Make sure to enter the amount, frequency, and designation and complete other required steps.

• Legal Name: Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
• Address: 789 Central Avenue, Dover, NH 03820
• Federal Tax ID Number: 51-0491062
• Contact Information: svarney@mgh.harvard.edu

DAF Organizations

Wentworth-Douglass Hospital receives gifts from DAF-sponsoring organizations across the country. Below is a list of the most common DAFs:

• American Endowment Foundation
• American Online Giving Foundation
• Ayco Charitable Foundation
• Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund
• BNY Mellon Charitable Gift Fund
• The Boston Foundation
• Combined Jewish Philanthropies
• Fidelity Investments® Charitable Gift Fund
• Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund
• Jewish Communal Fund
• Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust
• National Philanthropic Trust
• The New York Community Trust
• Northern Trust Charitable
• Renaissance Charitable Foundation
• Schwab Charitable Fund™
• U.S. Charitable Gift Trust
• Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program.

Employer matched gifts

Did you know that your employer might match your donation? Give any amount to Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, and it could be doubled!

Consult your company’s human resources department to learn how your workplace matches charitable contributions, and how to apply for these matching funds. Matching gift requirements vary based on your company. Information frequently requested from companies is included below:

• Mailing address: 789 Central Avenue, Dover, NH 03820
• Federal Tax-ID:  51-0491062
• Please contact us with questions. 603-740-2687

Honor your caregiver

Maybe it was a small gesture, extra support when you least expected it, someone going out of their way to assist you, a friendly ride, or something even more unexpected…If you’d like to share your gratitude for a caregiver or a team of caregivers at Wentworth-Douglass, Honor Your Caregiver is a way for you to let them know how much you’ve appreciated their care.

Make a donation to honor a Wentworth-Douglass physician, nurse, or staff member who made a difference to you and share your story. Each caregiver that you honor will receive a letter notifying them of your thoughtful gift. Your gift amount will be held confidential.

Your gift will directly benefit other patients and their families at Wentworth-Douglass, helping ensure our community hospital continues providing top-notch care, here on the Seacoast.

To make an online gift in honor of a caregiver:

• Click the Donate Now Online button
• Select the check box for Tribute Gift
• From the drop-down select In Honor Of
• You may enter the name of the honoree and a message in the fields provided.

We’ll be sure to send your kind thoughts to the caregiver being honored.

IRA

You can use your individual retirement account (IRA) to make a difference at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital. It’s easy and might save you on taxes. Also known as a Qualified Charitable Distribution, this is a tax-wise way to support Wentworth-Douglass Hospital.

• You must be 70½ years or older at the time of the gift.
  • For federal tax purposes, exclude those funds from your gross income.
• Your gift must go directly from your traditional IRA or Roth IRA to Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
  • It will count toward your required minimum distribution this year
• A gift cannot exceed $100,000 per taxpayer
• Gifts must be made by December 31 to take advantage this tax year

Here’s how to make a gift with your IRA:

• Inform the institution holding your IRA that you want to make a QCD to Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
• Contact your IRA administrator to request the paperwork needed to complete a QCD
• Please direct the institution to mail checks to: Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Development Office,
• Notify us how you want your gift to be used
• Our Federal Tax ID is 51-0491062
• Please contact us with questions: 603-740-2687

Memorial and tribute gifts

Memorial Gifts

Many families choose to ask that charitable gifts be made in memory of their loved one in lieu of flowers. The online gift formprovides a place to indicate who the gift remembers, or gifts can be mailed to Wentworth-Douglass Hospital with a note that it is in memory of the individual.

Foundation staff can assist families in establishing memorial gifts and the appropriate language for an obituary. Or a family can include a simple statement in an obituary such as: In lieu of flowers, the family requests that be memorial gifts be made to Wentworth-Douglass Hospital. Memorial gifts may be made online or sent to the Wentworth-Douglass Foundation, 789 Central Avenue, Dover, NH 03820

Tribute Gifts

Tributes – a gift in honor of someone – not only support the hospital, but often provide unexpected joy and recognition to the individual they honor. They may be gift in honor of a special occasion, to recognize extraordinary care, or to indicate your respect for a volunteer or caregiver.

We will notify the honoree(s) of your gift, and forward any special message that you would like to convey. We will notify the family or person you specify of memorial gifts, though we will not share the amount of the donations.

Please contact us with questions. 603-740-2687

Planned Giving

We are dedicated to ensuring patients and families receive the most advanced, expert, and compassionate medical care right here in our community. As someone who shares our vision and values, you have the power to leave a lasting legacy for others—today, tomorrow, and beyond.

No matter your means or stage in life, by including us in your plans, you will help sustain our mission for years to come. By naming Wentworth-Douglass Hospital as a beneficiary of your will, trust or retirement plan, or by establishing a life income gift, you will join the growing list of individuals who, through their generosity and foresight, have made us one of the top community hospitals in the country.

Learn more about planned giving

Securities

Stocks, bonds or mutual fund shares that have appreciated in value are a popular—and tax-advantaged—way to donate. The full market value of the publicly traded security is recognized for gift purposes, which allows donors to avoid potential capital gains taxes. Unless the Foundation’s Board of Directors determines that there is a reason to hold specific gifts of securities, all securities will be sold upon acceptance. The value of a gift of stock (for the donor’s income tax purposes) is based on the fair market value on the date of the donor’s gift.

Please contact Susan Chase, CFRE, Major Gifts Officer at schase8@mgb.orgor 603-609-6161 ext. 4391 to obtain the transfer instructions for wire transfers and gifts of securities.

Sponsorship and Corporate Philanthropy

Wentworth-Douglass is incredibly fortunate to have loyal corporate donors. These donors see the value in philanthropic partnership with the Seacoast region’s leading medical center. Gifts from corporations are often used to help with special events, high-profile initiatives, and naming opportunities.

Please contact Judy Pinkham at 603-609-6678 or through email to learn more.