It's Easy To Give To Community Medical Center Foundation

Each gift made to CMC Foundation creates a riipple of caring at Community Medical Center.  What you want to accomplish with your giving will help determine where you can have the greatest impact at CMC and the Foundation.  On behalf of the lives touched by the care of Community, thank you for your support!  We are here to help you with your giving goals at (406) 327-4141 and foundation@communitymed.org.

The IRA Charitable Rollover available for 2009

When President Bush signed into law the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 an extension of the IRA Charitable Rollover for 2008 and 2009 was put in place.  The extension applys to distributions made throughout the 2009 tax year.  This opportunity allows individuals age 70 1/2 and older to donate up to $100,000 directly from their IRAs to nonprofit organizations like CMC Foundation tax-free.  An IRA charitable rollover gift could provide a great alternative for those looking to meet their charitable giving goals, even with the IRA RMD waived for 2009 (see the December 23, 2008 Worker, Retiree and Employer Recovery Act of 2008 (H.R. 7327). 

2009 transfers need to be completed by the IRA custodians by the end of December.  Please contact your IRA custodian or Dorcie Dvarishkis at the Foundation (406-327-4149) or ddvarishkis@communitymed.org for more information.   

Giving Opportunities:

• Facility and Equipment Funds, for priorities such as Women's and Newborn care, the new oncology facility for Montana Cancer Specialists at CMC, the Montana Breast Health Center, Pediatrics, and the Rehabilitation Institute of Montana.
• High School Student and CMC Employee Scholarships
• Family Tree, to celebrate children brought into this world at CMC
• Minerva Society Memberships, to support public lectures and discussions of today's healthcare issues 
• Hilda's Room, a dedicated, family-centered palliative care room for CMC patients
• Endowments, for greatest healthcare needs, educational programs, key departments within CMC and the work of CMC Foundation
• Memorials and Gifts in Honor, for loved ones and those who care for them
• Event Sponsorships and Support

There are many ways to give to CMC Foundation -- cash, credit card, publicly-traded securities, gifts-in-kind, and various properties.  Multi-year pledges are welcomed.  Permanent and annual donor recognition opportunities are available.  

Remembering the CMC Foundation in your will creates a family legacy with Community Medical Center and all those who seek medical care here.  Please contact Dorcie Dvarishkis at the Foundation, (406) 327-4149 or ddvarishkis@communitymed.org for more information, and to talk about other ways to give that may provide tax and income benefits to you as well as charitable benefits to Community.  Click here for other gift planning tips on wills, the Montana Endowment Tax Credit and the IRA Charitable Rollover.                     

Other Giving Resources:

Community Medical Center Foundation is a proud member of Legacy Montana, a group of 49 nonprofit organizations working together to inspire you to remember your favorite nonprofits in your will.  http://www.legacymontana.com/ 

Our message is simple:

• Having a will helps ensure that those people and organizations you have valued throughout your lifeime will be cared for in the manner you choose when you're no longer here
• Having a will drawn up doesn't have to be a complicated process
• A will is not just for the wealthy

Several people have remembered Community with gifts of all sizes in their wills -- people like Bill and Rosemary Gallagher, Reanette Cook, John and Nora Staael Evert, and Pauline Imel.  Their gifts have benefited the Rehabilitation Institute, the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, healthcare scholarships, and our future care center for women and children.  Community wouldn't be the medical center it is without their generosity. 

Please contact Dorcie Dvarishkis at 406-327-4149 or ddvarishkis@communitymed.org if we can be of assistance to you and your advisor as you consider how you might benefit Community care in your will.  Also, we'd love to know if Community Medical Center Foundation is included in your will.  With your permission, we would appreciate the chance to say thank you for your forethought and to offer you recognition in the R.H. 'Ty' Robinson Legacy Club. 

CMC Foundation is also a member of the Montana Nonprofit Association (MNA), dedicated to strengthening Montana's nonprofits.  http://www.mtnonprofit.org/

Learn more about Montana's Endowment Tax Credit, offering tax incentives for various gifts to permanent endowments.  http://www.endowmontana.org/

We're here for you at: foundation@communitymed.org and 406-327-4141.