Giving to Cooley Dickinson Hospital

Ways You Can Make a Gift

Check

To make a gift by check, please make it payable to Cooley Dickinson Health Care Corporation (CDHCC), and send your contribution to:

Development Office
Cooley Dickinson Health Care
30 Locust Street, P.O. Box 329
Northampton, MA 01061-0329

Credit Card

To make a gift using MasterCard or Visa, simply call the Development Office at 413-582-2255, or click here donate online.

At present, online donations cannot be accepted for the VNA and Hospice. We are working to provide this feature on our website soon. Thank you for your patience. In the meantime, to make a donation to VNA/H, please contact the Development Office at the telephone number and address listed below.

Gifts of Life Insurance

If you own a life insurance policy that is no longer needed, consider it as the perfect vehicle for a charitable

gift.

Gifts of Securities

By making a gift of appreciated securities, you can avoid the burden of a capital gains tax assessment while preserving cash assets. For information and instructions, please contact the Development Office at 413-582-2255.

Personal Property

Gifts of tangible personal property related to Cooley Dickinson's tax-exempt purposes are tax-deductible at fair market value.

Real Estate

Gifts of appreciated real estate are similar to gifts of appreciated stock. If you have owned the property for more than one year, you may deduct the fair market value of the real estate as a charitable contribution, while avoiding all capital gains taxes.

Charitable Bequests

These are gifts to Cooley Dickinson at the time of death under a will or trust agreement. They are fully deductible for federal estate tax purposes. Donors may receive recognition as members of our Caleb Cooley Dickinson Society.

Charitable Gift Annuities

These are agreements between the donor and Cooley Dickinson and may be funded with cash or marketable securities. Cooley Dickinson will make fixed payments to you for your lifetime and/or the lifetime of a surviving spouse or second beneficiary. The minimum gift to establish a CGA is $10,000, and the interest earned is typically higher than market rates.

Charitable Remainder Trusts

These enable you to place cash, securities, or real estate into a separately managed trust that will pay a lifetime income to you and/or other beneficiaries, with the principal of the trust eventually passing to Cooley Dickinson.

Pooled Income Funds

These are groupings of individual life income plans into a single investment fund, managed by an outside financial firm. Income (dividends and interest) earned by the fund is distributed semiannually to beneficiaries on a pro-rata basis. The minimum initial gift is $5,000, and additions may be made.

We recommend that you check with your financial advisor regarding which option works best with your personal and philanthropic planning.

For Further Information

Please call or write if you have any questions about making a gift. We are most grateful for your support throughout the year.

Our contact information is:

Development Office
Cooley Dickinson Health Care
30 Locust Street, P.O. Box 329
Northampton, MA 01061-0329
(413) 582-2255