Ways To Contribute
Cash Donations. Writing a check or using your credit card are perhaps the simplest ways to give. Please print a Donation Form (PDF) and send your donation to the Foundation.
Note: The donation form is available as a printable PDF file using Adobe Acrobat. If you do not already have an Adobe Acrobat Reader, download a free copy now from Adobe Acrobat.
Mail or Fax completed forms to:
Children’s Hospital of Illinois Foundation
530 N.E Glen Oak
Peoria, IL 61637
Fax: (309) 566-5688
If you have any questions or need information, please call the Foundation toll free 1-877-574-5678 or email Lauren Alexander at Lauren.Alexander@osfhealthcare.org.
Miracle Club. Monthly donor gifts are extremely valuable because they provide support throughout the year. As a Miracle Club Donor, you will receive regular updates introducing you to our young patients and how your support is being used. The support is ongoing, but you can contact the Foundation office to make changes. The minimum pledge to join is $15 per month and must be on your credit card or debit card. For more information, please contact Mari Osborne at (309) 566-5671 or mari.osborne@osfhealthcare.org.
Honor Life’s Special Events. Friends and family may honor a special day, like a birthday, wedding, christening, etc. With a donation to Children’s Hospital where life is celebrated everyday! Tell us who you are honoring, and that person’s address so we can acknowledge your gift in their name. For more information, please contact Stacy Litersky at (309) 566-5670 or stacy.litersky@osfhealthcare.org.
Matching Gifts. Many companies will make a matching donation to an employee’s charity of choice. Find out if your company has a matching gift program and double your support to Children’s Hospital.
In-Kind Donations. Items of value such as auction items, may help in the support of Children’s Hospital with its events. For more information, please contact Stacy Litersky at (309) 566-5670 or stacy.litersky@osfhealthcare.org.
Host a Fundraising Party. A variety of fundraising opportunities exist that allow you to not only raise money for the Children’s Hospital, but also have fun doing it! Whether you want to fundraise individually, or involve your workplace, organization or friends and family, we encourage you to be creative in your fundraising endeavors. The Foundation can also assist you in planning an event. For more information or to receive our fundraising party brochure, please contact Stacy Litersky at (309) 566-5670 or stacy.litersky@osfhealthcare.org.
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Tributes. You may honor the accomplishments of friends or loved ones by making a donation in their name. To make a tribute donation, simply check the box on the donation form. Tell us who you are honoring, and that person’s address so we can acknowledge your gift in their name. For more information, please contact Jayne Gibson at (309) 566-5668 or jayne.gibson@osfhealthcare.org.
Memorials. When a loved one passes away, we often wish to memorialize their life. A donation can be a touching tribute to a life lived short, but lived well. All memorial gifts will be acknowledged with a card to the appropriate family member letting them know you are remembering their loved one. To make a memorial, simply check the “In memory of” box on the donation form. Tell us who you wish to remember and the name and address of the person you wish to be notified of your gift. For more information, please contact Jayne Gibson at (309) 566-5668 or jayne.gibson@osfhealthcare.org.
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Securities Donations. You can contribute appreciated securities, such as stocks, bonds, or mutual funds to Children’s Hospital. Gifts of appreciated securities provide financial support to Children’s Hospital as well as tax benefits for the donor. If securities have been held for more than a year, the charitable deduction is the current fair market value and may be made without incurring a liability for capital gains taxes. The transfer of securities should be made directly to a Children’s Hospital account. For more information, please contact Sarah Chaddock at (309) 566-5669 or sarah.chaddock@osfhealthcare.org.
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Bequests. Bequests are a future gift to Children’s Hospital specified in a will or trust that allows the donor to retain all assets during his or her life. The following language may be helpful in crafting a will or trust in which Children’s Hospital is named as a beneficiary.
“I give to OSF Healthcare Foundation, an Illinois not-for-profit corporation, for the benefit of Children’s Hospital of Illinois, at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, located at 530 Glen Oak Avenue, Peoria, Illinois the sum of $____DOLLARS, or _____% of my residuary estate, (and/or if property is given, describe same), for its general use and purposes.”
Charitable Gift Annuities. Charitable gift annuities are contributions made in return for Children’s Hospital Foundation’s promise to pay one or two annuitants of a pre-arranged fixed income for life. A charitable gift annuity provides for a fixed payout. With gift annuities, you transfer cash or marketable securities to Children’s Hospital in exchange for a contractual schedule of fixed-income payments; the annual rate is based on the beneficiary’s age. The initial minimum is $5,000, with a $1,000 minimum for each additional gift of this kind.
Charitable Remainder Unitrusts. These allow you to transfer assets into a separately managed trust that will provide you and/or your beneficiaries with payments for life. A charitable remainder unitrust pays out a percentage of the principle and increases as the value of the principle increases. Tax savings include immediate income tax deduction for the gift and possible capital gains, estate and gift tax savings.
Charitable Lead Trust. A charitable lead trust is the reverse of a charitable remainder trust. It allows you to place assets in a trust, assign the income to Children’s Hospital for a certain time and later have ownership of the asset returned to you or passed on to your named beneficiary.
Appreciated Property. Examples of appreciated property include stocks and securities, real estate, and personal property, such as art, antiques, rare books and coins.
Gift of Real Estate and/or Personal Property. Real estate and/or personal property such as art, jewelry, or rare coins can be excellent assets to fund a charitable gift.
Life-Income Gift. You may use your will to establish a charitable residuary trust that uses a specified amount of the estate to provide life income to one or more beneficiaries. Children’s Hospital would receive the principle that remains after all beneficiaries have passed away.
Gift of Life Insurance. By naming Children’s Hospital as both owner and irrevocable beneficiary of a life insurance policy, you make a gift at a relatively low cost.
Gift of Retirement Plan. You can designate Children’s Hospital to receive any remaining assets on your pension or profit-sharing plan while maintaining complete access to your retirement plan assets during your lifetime.
For Planned Gifts, please contact Sarah Chaddock at (309) 566-5669 or sarah.chaddock@osfhealthcare.org.
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