How Will You Leave Your Legacy?

A legacy gift enables you to support Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Foundation, secures the financial needs of your loved ones, and provides you with tax benefits. Legacy gifts of all sizes combine to help us meet our current goals and reach further into the future.

By including Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Foundation in your will or trust, naming the Foundation as a beneficiary of all or part of a life insurance policy, or taking advantage of other giving opportunities, you can preserve your assets now and support Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Foundation for years to come. Your gift will have a real, lasting impact.

Let us help you make the gift that's right for you.

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SNMH Foundation Legacy Society

When you make a gift to Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Foundation from your will or trust, you'll be welcomed into the SNMH Foundation Legacy Society and join other supporters and friends in our important mission.

Is Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Foundation already in your plans? Please let us know so we can properly thank you and make sure your gift will be used as you've intended.

Ways to Give

Not only do you have options for how your gift will be used, you also have options on what to give and how to give. There are gifts that cost you nothing now, gifts that pay you income, and gifts that allow you to decide what happens when.

Gifts From Your Will

General Bequest

Through a provision in your written and executed will, you can make a gift in the form of cash, securities, real estate or personal property. There are many types of bequests. Choose the one that best fits your needs and intentions.

Beneficiary Gifts

Retirement Accounts

Naming Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Foundation as the beneficiary of a qualified retirement plan asset such as a 401(k), 403(b), IRA, profit-sharing pension plan or other donor-advised funds, will accomplish a charitable goal while realizing significant tax savings.

Charitable IRA Rollover

Make a Charitable IRA Rollover

If you're 70 ½ or older, you can make a gift directly from your IRA to the Foundation. While there is no charitable deduction for a rollover gift, you do avoid the income tax on the donated portion of your required minimum distribution.

Donor Advised Funds

Beneficiary Designation and Grants

Designate the Foundation as a beneficiary to receive all or a portion of the balance of your Donor Advised Fund (DAF) through your fund administrator. You can also make a grant to us at any time from your donor-advised fund.

Gifts of Life Insurance

Beneficiary Designation and Paid-Up Policies

Name Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Foundation as the beneficiary of an existing life insurance policy; donate an existing, paid-up life insurance policy you no longer need; or purchase a new life insurance policy and name Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Foundation as the owner and beneficiary.

Gifts of Stock

Appreciated Stock

When you donate appreciated stocks, bonds, or mutual fund shares instead of cash, you'll receive charitable deductions at full, fair market value while reducing capital gains impact.

Electronic Stock Transfer

Meet Our Donors

Donors just like you have made a real impact by just adding a few words to their will or using one of the many giving options available.

Long-time Auxiliary member Helen Conrey loved Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital. She was a devoted member of the Auxiliary for over 27 years, volunteering throughout the Hospital. She treasured working in the emergency department on Monday mornings. She often recounted a touching story of a patient’s passing just as an ambulance arrived with a new mother giving birth and how it made her feel the full impact of how our Hospital cares for our community.

Helen gave of her time with a smile and upon her passing she gave back with her heart to the little hospital on the hill that she loved so much. She understood how meaningful her legacy giving could be. She left her estate gift undirected knowing SNMH Foundation would work with the Hospital to direct it where it was needed most. She would be honored to know her gesture of generosity inspired others to give as well. Helen’s kindness and compassion was felt by everyone in the emergency department. And though she is gone, we are quite certain every Monday morning she is smiling down on the Hospital wishing she were there.

Document Your Gift

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Contact Us

To learn more about how leaving a legacy with SNMH Foundation can help you support the causes you care about while continuing to meet your current financial needs contact us at (530) 477-9700 or infosnmhf@dignityhealth.org.

This site is informational and educational in nature. It is not offering professional tax, legal, or accounting advice. For specific advice about the effect of any planning concept on your tax or financial situation or with your estate, please consult a qualified professional advisor.