Your Plans. Your Impact. Resources for Planning Your Gift to RUSH
Forward Thinking.
Excellence at RUSH is a unique combination of quality and caring. The skill and compassion of clinicians at RUSH give our patients the best outcomes and an exceptional experience. Philanthropy plays an important role in strengthening RUSH’s ability to deliver the highest quality health care.
When you arrange a gift to RUSH through your estate plans, you become a permanent part of RUSH’s mission to improve health for all. Just as gifts from generous supporters in the past have shaped the medical care we receive today, your gift will advance discoveries and help find cures for tomorrow’s patients. Join RUSH’s many friends and donors, and leave a lasting legacy that will change the future of health care.
Gift planning is a process that uses flexible and creative strategies to help you support the programs that matter to you most.
Successful planned giving allows you to make charitable contributions in ways that minimize the cost to you or your family and make your gift more significant than you ever thought possible.
A range of giving options are available to help you achieve your goals. They can provide important benefits, such as the following:
• A charitable tax deduction
• Savings on capital gains income or estate taxes
• Guaranteed lifetime income for you and/or someone you care about
Tailor Your Gift.
What Can I Give?
A well-structured charitable plan can use a variety of assets — or even a combination of assets — to fulfill your philanthropic goals and expand the impact of your gift.
• Cash and/or check
• Stock, bonds, mutual funds
• Retirement plan assets or IRAs
• Life insurance policy
• Real estate
Our team of gift planning professionals is available to work with you and your advisors to develop a plan that maximizes the financial benefits to you, while realizing your philanthropic vision.
Moving Ahead.
We are grateful for your gift and would like to recognize your generosity. When you share your confidential estate plans with RUSH, you can have peace of mind that we will help carry out your intentions, designate your future gift for a specific program and honor your legacy according to your wishes. Your gift will help RUSH achieve its financial goals and inspire others to give.
Above all, informing us about your gift intentions enables RUSH to express our gratitude and recognize your philanthropy during your lifetime through membership in the RUSH Heritage Society.
We’re Here to Help!
Office of Philanthropy
RUSH University Medical Center Attn.: Gift Planning 1201 W. Harrison St., Ste. 300 Chicago, IL 60607
Visit: rush.edu/giftplanning Email: giftplanning@rush.edu Call: (312) 942-3691
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“The doctors at RUSH changed my life. My legacy gift supports my doctors and the work that they’re doing to help people like me stay active.”
Patricia Erikson, RUSH patient
“We are sending an important message when we declare our dedication to RUSH through legacy gifts. Our plans will have a lasting impact on patient care, research, education and the health of everyone RUSH serves.”
Joan Hall, trustee and chair of RUSH Heritage Society
