Gift Planning Vehicles

You may make a bequest or gift through your estate by including a provision in your will or living trust, or by naming Hartford Hospital as a beneficiary of a retirement plan or life insurance policy. The amount left to the Hospital (or any charity) can be expressed as a dollar amount or as a percentage of the assets to be given.

Make a gift that offers you an immediate charitable income tax deduction, a stream of reliable payments throughout your lifetime, and a remainder benefit for Hartford Hospital that would be worthy of your memory.

Also known as a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD), if you were born before July 1, 1949, you should be eligible to make a direct transfer from your IRA account to Hartford Hospital that is not realized as a taxable withdrawal from your account.

You can make a tax-deductible gift to a Donor Advised Fund which will make annual grants to Hartford Hospital at your direction; you can later advise the Hospital on how you would like the gift used.

While you may transfer many of your assets through your will or living trust, a document called a beneficiary designation controls distribution of your retirement plans, life insurance policies, commercial annuities and a variety of financial accounts.

Make a substantial gift to Hartford Hospital in the form of fixed annual payments and pass assets to your family or other heirs at reduced tax cost.

Donate your home, farm or a second home to the Hospital and receive an immediate income tax charitable deduction, while retaining the right to live in your home for the rest of your life. If you itemize your deductions instead of taking the standard deduction you could save significant income taxes.

Receive immediate cash and make a gift to Hartford Hospital by selling to us a valuable asset, such as real estate, for less than it is worth.