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Blue Ridge Regional Hospital Foundation offers donors a variety of charitable giving options that benefit both the donors and Blue Ridge Regional Hospital. When you make a donation to the Foundation, 100 percent of your gift will be used for clinical diagnostic equipment, facility improvements, indigent care, patient services and program expenses. We hope you will consider making a generous gift.

Cash Gifts

Blue Ridge Regional Hospital invites its friends to help meet the challenges of the future through gifts made payable to the Blue Ridge Regional Hospital Foundation. Every dollar given is tax-deductible through itemized deduction tax filing. Charitable donations are limited to 50 percent of your adjusted gross income (AGI). However, any unused deduction may be carried over for up to five years.

  • The Effect on Your Taxes
    Charitable gifts to Blue Ridge Regional Hospital Foundation are exempt from gift or estate taxes.
  • The Benefit of Cash Gifts
    Cash gifts provide a convenient means of charitable giving and, in turn, provide the Foundation with immediate, accessible cash. Pledge payment plans are available for donors who wish to make larger gifts over an extended period.

Appreciated Securities

Significant tax benefits are offered to individuals who choose to donate appreciated securities, such as stocks and mutual funds. Appreciated securities transferred to Blue Ridge Regional Hospital Foundation are tax-deductible at fair market value (the mean of high and low sales price on the date of the gift). Donors are not required to pay capital gains tax on appreciated securities that have been held for more than one year.

Real Estate

Gifts of unencumbered real estate, held for more than one year, entitles the donor to a federal income tax deduction equal to the fair market value of the gift. The deduction is limited to 30 percent of your adjusted gross income; however, any unused deduction may be carried over for up to five years.

Charitable Lead Trusts

Often used as an estate-planning tool, a charitable lead trust enables an individual to make a current donation to Blue Ridge Regional Hospital Foundation (BRRHF) while assuring a substantially larger inheritance for his/her heirs. With this arrangement, the donor transfers assets to a trust, which then distributes income to BRRHF. Once the term, set by the donor, expires, the remainder of the asset is returned to the donor or a named beneficiary.