How to Give

The Niagara Hospice Alliance was established in 2009 to support the services and programs associated with the charitable mission of Niagara Hospice. 

Niagara Hospice relies on the community for financial support to provide services to individuals who are uninsured or underinsured. The organization is funded by grants, corporate donations, planned and deferred giving, community events, and tax-deductible voluntary contributions.

Click on a link below for more information.

» Make an online donation
» Remembrance in our Memorial Gardens
» Scheduled events
» Host an event to benefit Niagara Hospice
» Shop at a Charity Mall

» Vehicle Donation

2012 Hospice Pet Volunteer Calendars  SALE SITES
Click here for a printable 2012 Calendar Order Form 

PLANNED GIVING

"Planned giving" refers to a wide assortment of methods where charitable giving is used as a financial planning tool - a way for you to make plans that make the best use of your assets, take full advantage of tax credits available, and implement charitable goals today and well into the future. Planned gifts are gifts that donors initiate.

Planned giving involves the use of annuities, pooled funds, trusts, bargain sales, and life-estate gifts of real estate.

Many significant gifts through the use of life insurance and retirement plans are an increasingly popular way to give. In fact, IRS regulations issued in 2001 regarding individual retirement accounts (IRA's) and other retirement plans has made it easier, and more advantageous to name a charity such as the Niagara Hospice Alliance as the beneficiary.

You can look into the advantages of planned giving by asking your advisors - bankers, lawyers, accountants, financial planners - for suggestions based on your personal circumstances. The Niagara Hospice Alliance welcomes the opportunity to assist you and your advisors in identifying giving options that best suit your interests and financial goals.

When preparing or amending your Will, you can leave a legacy supporting the work of Niagara Hospice. Ordinary people with ordinary incomes generally have an estate when they die - a house, money, IRAs, insurance policies and personal belongings. It doesn't take a lot to make a bequest that will have a significant impact on the important work of Niagara Hospice. In many cases, gifting some portion of your estate actually helps your heirs from a tax standpoint.

Making a Bequest through your estate plan to support Niagara Hospice is really quite simple. To ensure that your exact intentions are carried out, estate planning documents should be prepared in consultation with your attorney and financial advisors. Donors are encouraged to contact our development coordinator with questions about giving programs, the scope of programs and services supported by charitable gifts, the recognitions available for you and your family, and any needed technical assistance.

If you decide to include Niagara Hospice in your will, please let us know. We are always honored to be remembered by our friends in such a personal and significant way. Please let us know of your plans so that we have the opportunity to personally thank you.

HOST YOUR OWN EVENT

Often individuals or groups will decide to hold an event and donate the proceeds to Niagara Hospice. The event can be as simple as a picnic or as elaborate as a golf tournament. Softball tournaments, fireman's balls, pig roasts, fashion shows and formal dinner dances have all been held by other organizations and individuals in support of Hospice. These events are especially appreciated because they come from the heart and demonstrate how much the hospice concept of care means to the community.

For more information on hosting your own event to benefit Niagara Hospice, call the special events coordinator at (716) 439-4417 or click here for the Third Party Events guide and become a Hospice Hero!

PROGRAM SPONSORSHIP

Sponsorship dollars help offset the cost of hospice programs and services, allowing Niagara Hospice to be innovative in providing the best end-of-life care.

If you or your company are interested in helping to support those in need of Hospice services and would like to help either through a sponsorship or volunteering, please call the Special Events Coordinator at (716) 439-4417 or click here to send an e-mail.

SHOP AT A CHARITY MALL

Planning on doing some shopping? Now you can shop online and help support Niagara Hospice at the same time by making your purchase through a charity shopping mall website.

Charity Malls are websites where dozens of familiar retailers provide a wide variety of goods and services. You shop just as you would at any other store, but when you pay for your purchases, a percentage of your total bill is passed on to a charity of your choice. The percentage comes from the retailer - your bill remains the same. All you have to do is sign on to the website, select Niagara Hospice as the organization you wish to sponsor, and go shopping!

Niagara Hospice is a member of the following Charity Malls:
» Click Here to visit igive.com

» Network for Good

» Click Here to visit we-care.com

» Click Here to visit goodsearch.com

DONATE YOUR CAR, TRUCK OR MOTORCYCLE

Did you know you can donate your vehicle to help support the mission of the Niagara Hospice Alliance? Cars4Charities will accept almost any kind of vehicle, running or not. You may donate your vehicle online - from anywhere!  The Niagara Hospice Alliance will receive 65% or more of the proceeds!

Contact your tax professional for advice about the tax deductibility of your donation.

For more information on vehicle donations to benefit the Niagara Hospice Alliance, call our Development Office at  (716) 280-0702.