The TMH Foundation is able to carry out its mission of providing support to Thomas Memorial Hospital only through the charitable giving of friends in our community. Your contributions help maintain existing programs, such as Family Health & Wellness Programs, Santa's Secret Elves, Infant Car Seat Program, Stroke Fair, Drive By Flu Shots, Children's Health and Safety Fair and Employee Scholarships.

There are numerous ways that you can give to the Thomas Memorial Hospital Foundation:

•Gifts of Cash
•Gifts In Honor of
•Gifts of Life Insurance
•Gifts In Memory of
•Gifts of Personal Property
•Gifts of Real Estate
•Charitable Remainder Trusts
•Gifts of Securities

Planned Giving

When you make your WILL or ESTATE plan, PLEASE consider the Thomas Memorial Hospital Foundation. If you have any questions about including TMH Foundation in your estate plan or would like some additional information, please call Sandy C. Zando at (304)766-4340.

Charitable Giving through Wills

You can include the Thomas Memorial Hospital (TMH) Foundation in your will by designating your contribution using the following language:

"I give $_________ to Thomas Memorial Hospital Foundation, South Charleston, West Virginia as a charitable gift."

Charitable Giving through Life Insurance

You can include the TMH Foundation as a beneficiary in your current insurance policy by requesting a change in beneficiary form. Complete the form by indicating amount or percentage you want designated to the TMH Foundation. Please notify your estate planner.

You can include the TMH Foundation as the beneficiary of a new insurance policy by contacting your insurance agent.

You can include the TMH Foundation as the owner and beneficiary of a new insurance policy by contacting your insurance agent.

Charitable Giving through an IRA or Retirement

You can include the TMH Foundation in your IRA or retirement plan by contacting your plan administrator. Please notify your estate planner.

In Honor/Memory of Contributions

Honoring a loved one through charitable gifts is often an especially meaningful act of paying tribute to someone special, while assuring that worthwhile values continue to influence the world around us.

Memorial and tribute gifts allow you to thoughtfully remember family members and friends who have been such a vital part of your life.

Gifts for every occasion: Mother's Day or Father's Day; the birth of a child or grandchild; or on a birthday, wedding, anniversary, or other notable occasion can be gifts of love that show how much you care.

Maximize Your Tax Benefits

There are numerous ways to save income and estate taxes. One of the easiest and most effective way is by making charitable gifts.

This allows you to show support for favored, qualified, nonprofit organizations such as ours, while reaping the benefits of reduced taxes and possibly providing additional income for yourself.

You can reduce your income tax by claiming charitable contribution deductions. You can reduce or eliminate the tax on any profit you would have realized from the sale of appreciated property. You can even reduce the size of your taxable estate and, - correlatively, your estate taxes by planning ahead with charitable gifts and bequests.