Hoopeston Area Healthcare Foundation
Making A Difference

The Hoopeston Area Healthcare Foundation was created in 1997 to offer an additional funding source for the Hoopeston Regional Health Center which encompasses the Hospital, Nursing Home and Country Terrace Senior Living Apartments. Through various fundraising efforts, the many volunteers and supporters of HAHF have helped raise the necessary dollars needed to support the hospital in its on-going endeavor to remain at the forefront of providing state-of-the-art healthcare services to the area.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

HAHF, a not-for-profit organization, is grateful for your support. Each gift makes a difference, including the purchase of life saving equipment, and enabling the hospital to provide programs and charitable care. All donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowable by law.

Many different options exist for making a gift to the Foundation. You may designate your gift to support any of our programs or you may mark your gift "unrestricted" allowing the Foundation to apply your gifts where it is most needed.

Send your gift to:      Hoopeston Area Healthcare Foundation
                                   701 East Orange Street
                                   Hoopeston, Illinois 60942

DONATION INFORMATION

Making a Pledge

Pledges are gifts made over a period of time. HAHF staff can help you establish a regular gift schedule and discuss the various giving levels currently available.

Creating a Tribute or Memorial for Friends and Family

Making a gift in celebration of a friend or family member's special occasion or in honor of a loved one's memory is a thoughtful way of paying tribute to someone who has touched your life. Send your gift to Hoopeston Area Healthcare Foundation, and include the name and address of the honoree or their family. We will send a personal letter informing them of your generous gift (we do not disclose the donation amount).

Contributing by Credit Card

Gifts may be made by credit card. To charge your gift, please call the Foundation office at 217-283-9215.

PLANNED GIVING

Using Stocks, Bonds, or Property to Make a Gift

Donating appreciated property may enable you to avoid paying capital gains tax, reduce your estate tax and receive an income tax deduction. If you have loss on your investment, it is best to sell it first, deduct the loss on your taxes, and then contribute the proceeds.

Bequests Through a Will or Living Trust

A gift through a will or living trust (bequest) is a popular way to provide significant long-term support. We accept bequests of any size or type. Some assets, such as retirement funds, may be especially advantageous to leave to a charity. You may give a particular dollar amount, a specific property, or a percentage of your estate. You may also make a gift of the "residue" or "what's left" of your estate, after providing for your loved ones.

If you already have a will or living trust, you don't have to re-write it if you would like to include Hoopeston Area Healthcare Foundation; you may add a document or "codicil" to your existing documents. If you wish, you may designate your gift to a particular area or program within the hospital. We recommend that you discuss such a designation with us to be certain that we can carry out your intent.

Life Insurance

Life insurance can help you make a larger gift than you might have thought possible, while also increasing your total benefit to your loved ones and generating substantial tax advantages. You may name the hospital as a beneficiary and/or make a gift to the ownership interest in an existing policy. You may also create a new life insurance policy specifically to benefit the hospital.

Trust/Annuities

Hoopeston Area Healthcare Foundation offers, a full range of customized gift plans that may help you reduce taxes increase the yield on your investments, dispose of non-producing assets, and provide you and your loved ones with income for life. Some examples of popular gift plans include the Charitable Gift Annuity  and the Charitable Remainder Unitrust. These types of plans allow you to make a significant charitable gift to Hoopeston Area Healthcare Foundation while also providing greater financial security for you and your family. Gift plans can help you solve such financial problems as saving for retirement, paying for educational expenses, or providing elder care for a parent, friend or relative.