Benefits of Giving Wisely
We're very pleased that you are interested in supporting Hartford Hospital. Your generosity will help us meet our current goals and reach farther in the future.
For our part, we encourage you to plan your gift thoughtfully. Now is the time, and this website is the place, to consider how your gift can benefit you as well as us.
Your gift can take multiple forms and can help you address a variety of personal financial goals. We're ready to work with you and your advisors to craft the gift plan that best meets your goals and objectives. But first, use the following guide to help you weigh your options:
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Give now, or
give later?
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What assets to give?
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How can a gift
pay you back?
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Goals and Benefits
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Your Goals
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Your Strategy
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Your Benefits
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Maximize your deduction; minimize the gift details
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Use cash to make your gift to the Hospital
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Claim your deduction against a larger portion of your adjusted gross income, and make an immediate impact on the Hospital
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Afford a larger gift to the Hospital – and avoid capital gains liability
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Give appreciated securities or bonds held over one year
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Buy low and give high – make a gift that costs you less than the benefit it delivers to us, while avoiding capital gains tax
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Make a gift for the Hospital 's future that doesn't affect your cash flow or portfolio now
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Put a bequest in your will (cash, specific property, or a share of the estate residue)
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Today – a gift that costs you and your family nothing
Tomorrow – an estate tax deduction
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Retain income benefits from the assets you give to the Hospital – and thus afford a larger gift
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Create a charitable gift annuity or a charitable remainder trust or make a contribution to a Pooled Income Fund
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Receive income for your lifetime; receive a charitable deduction; diversify your holdings
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Reduce high tax liability now; gain additional income later
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Establish a deferred gift annuity
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A larger deduction and a higher income rate than our other life-income gifts offer
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Tap one of the most valuable assets in your portfolio to make a gift to the Hospital
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Use real estate to make your gift to the Hospital
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Avoid capital gains tax, receive an income tax deduction – and have the option of a gift that doesn't affect your lifestyle
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Reduce gift and estate taxes and control the timing of passing assets to your children and grandchildren
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Create a charitable lead trust which supports programs at the the Hospital for a fixed, finite period with the principal going to your heirs.
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Reduce gift and estate taxes, and freeze the taxable value of growing assets before they pass to your family
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Locate an overlooked asset that you can easily give to the Hospital
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Name the Hospital as beneficiary of your retirement plan, leave other assets to family
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Eliminate income tax on retirement plan assets; free up other property to pass to your heirs
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Make an endowment gift from income rather than capital
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Create a new life insurance policy, or donate a paid-up policy whose coverage you no longer need
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Increase your ability to make a significant gift to the Hospital
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