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Frequently Asked Questions
What does Homewood Foundation do?
As a 501(c)(3), Homewood Foundation raises charitable support to enhance the lives of the Homewood Retirement Centers family.
Primary Areas of Focus:
- Benevolent Care
- Special Programs
- Capital Projects
What is benevolent care?
Benevolent care is provided to members of the Homewood family who have outlived their financial resources, through no fault of their own, and live in Assisted Living/Personal Care and/or Skilled Nursing.
What is benevolent care’s impact on Homewood?
In 2017, Homewood Retirement Centers provided nearly $11 million in benevolent care and uncompensated services.
What is the Benevolent Endowment Fund?
The Benevolent Endowment Fund is an invested principle of money funded by gifts from donors over our history. This investment earns an annual income that is distributed to Homewood Communities to help underwrite each community’s ability to provide benevolent care to those residents in need.
My loved one has passed away. How can I request that memorial gifts be made to the Homewood Foundation?
You can request that gifts be made to the Homewood Foundation in your loved one's obituary using the following language:
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Homewood Foundation, 16107 Elliott Parkway, Williamsport, MD 21795 in memory of ____________.
Or
The family welcomes donations to Homewood Foundation as an expression of sympathy in lieu of flowers. Memorial contributions can be sent to 16107 Elliott Parkway, Williamsport, MD 21795.
How can donors support Homewood?
- Visit our Make a Gift page – contribute a one-time gift or a recurring monthly gift directly from your bank account.
- Annual Appeal mailings – take place two times per year (Spring/Fall).
- Visit our Planned Giving page – learn about different ways to make a gift, receive tax benefits, and tax advantageous income.
- Multi-Year Pledges – make a larger contribution spread out over several years.
- Visit our Stock Gift page – gifting stock can avoid all capital gains, while funding a Charitable Gift Annuity with stock will lower your capital gains and earn you an income for life.
How can I earn income from my donation?
- Visit our Planned Giving/Charitable Gift Annuity page – to see how a gift can earn income (up to 9.5% returns).
- Visit our Planned Giving/Charitable Remainder Trust page – to see how you can turn highly appreciated assets into an income stream for you and/or your heirs.
What are the tax advantages to giving?
- Every gift to Homewood Foundation is tax deductible.
- Gifting Appreciated Assets will avoid all capital gains.
- Using Appreciated Assets to fund a Charitable Gift Annuity lowers your capital gain tax and creates tax advantageous income for life.
- Gifting your IRA Required Minimum Distributions will avoid all income tax.
What is a trust?
- A Charitable Remainder Trust (CRT) creates income for you and/or your heirs for a selected period of time. Following the income period, the balance in the trust is distributed to Homewood Foundation and/or other charities.
- When using appreciated assets, like stock, to fund your CRT you will avoid all capital gain tax liabilities.
- A Charitable Lead Trust (CLT) creates income for Homewood Foundation or other charities for a period of time. Following the income period, the balance of the trust is passed to heirs in a very tax advantageous manner.
How does a gift to Homewood get processed?
- Homewood Foundation processes all gifts received.
- All Charitable Gift Annuities (CGA) are free to the donor. Homewood processes each CGA at no annual cost to the donor.
What is a site gift?
A site gift is a gift designated for use at a specific campus for a specific purpose.
Is your donation form secure?
Yes, our donation form is secured by our credit card processor. Your information is encrypted during the transaction by Blackbaud. There is a link in the payment details section of the form that gives more information about Blackbaud's involvement.
Privacy Policy
Thank you for visiting a Homewood Retirement Centers, Inc. (“Homewood”) website. This Privacy Policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit any Homewood websites, including www.homewood.com and any websites of our affiliates or subsidiaries which are governed by this Privacy Policy (collectively, the “Sites” and each individually, the “Site”), and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.
Forms
Pledge Form – Use this form to make a pledge to a capital campaign or RLEEF.
Letter of Intent – Use this form to inform Homewood Foundation that you are making Homewood a beneficiary in your will, trust, life insurance policy, or other.
IRA RMD Gift Letter – Use this form to have your IRA Required Minimum Distribution sent directly to the Homewood Foundation.
Estate Note – Use this form to make an irrevocable gift to the Homewood Foundation against your estate.
Electronic Transfer Instructions – Use these instructions to transfer securities from your account to Homewood Foundation’s account.
Beneficiary Designation Language Instruction – Use these instructions to designate Homewood as a beneficiary in your estate.