Making a memorial or honorary gift is a wonderful way to acknowledge someone's vision for the future. Depending on the nature of your gift, there are a variety of ways we can recognize your generosity. Please contact the Foundation to learn more about ways to recognize your honoree.

If you have a family member or friend whose life has been touched by the Madison Valley Medical Center, we hope you'll consider making a gift to the Foundation in honor of that person. Providing a gift establishes a living tribute that allows you to:

• honor a loved one or yourself;
• support our continuing efforts, and receive personal financial benefits from your contribution

Giving Now or Later

Any charitable gift you arrange can be made in honor of someone. Consider these two basic methods of establishing a memorial or honorary gift.

A gift today

An outright gift can help fund the Medical Center's immediate needs or an upcoming project. The financial benefits include an income tax deduction and possible elimination of capital gains tax.

A gift through your will

You can include a bequest in your will, stating that a specific asset, certain dollar amount or – more commonly – a percentage of your estate will pass to the Medical Center Foundation at your death in honor of your loved one.

Donation Forms

Print and mail the forms provided below for your convenience. You will need Acrobat Reader to view these forms.

Printable Memorial and Honorary Gift Form – print this form and mail the form with your Memorial or Honorary gift.

Printable Brick Memorial/Honorary Form – print and mail with your contribution to leave a legacy for your family, friends and the community (with an engraved brick). The bricks were taken down for the move into the new facility, plans are underway to complete a new outdoor display soon.

Madison Valley Medical Center Foundation (EIN 81- 0453395) is organized as a Montana charitable public benefit corporation as described in Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3). Donors are entitled to a charitable income tax deduction, the tax code requires us to state that no goods or services were exchanged for the contribution.

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What is Legacy Giving?

Legacy giving may take the form of an estate gift or life-income gift. 

Examples include:

• Naming The Foundation in your estate plan (will or trust)
• Naming The Foundation as a beneficiary of a life insurance policy or a retirement plan
• Gifts of stock, real estate, or securities

Legacy Giving means finding a way to make an important gift to the Medical Center Foundation, a cause you believe in, while still receiving the best tax benefits possible and achieving personal financial goals. Your generosity and thoughtfulness will provide you and your family a sense of satisfaction and pride in being able to make a difference at the Madison Valley Medical Center Foundation.

Leaving a gift to The Foundation in your will is easy, you may designate a certain dollar amount or you may leave a percentage of your estate. You can also bequeath a specific piece of property like a home, securities (for instance, stocks or mutual funds) or other financial assets.

Read more about Legacy Giving

Sample Will Language

You may find it helpful to have sample will language to share with an attorney:

"I give, devise, and bequeath to the Madison Valley Medical Center Foundation, a non-profit corporation, located at 305 N. Main Ennis, MT 59729, the sum of $______(or,____ percent of my estate, or, ____ percent of the residue of my estate) to be used for such purposes as the Madison Valley Medical Center Foundation Board of Trustees determines at the time this bequest becomes effective."

Designating Your Gift for a Specific Purpose

Will or trust provisions may be designated for a specific purpose - such as a specific department or project in the Medical Center. If you wish to restrict or designate a use for your gift, please contact the Foundation Office to ensure that we understand your wishes.

In the case of a restricted bequest, you may wish to add language that would give the Foundation the flexibility to use the bequest for some other purpose in the event that the project or purpose designated by the donor is no longer needed when the funds become available. Adding the following sentence to the end of the bequest provision would provide this flexibility:

"If, at the time this bequest becomes effective, the funds are not needed for this purpose, then the Madison Valley Medical Center Foundation Board of Trustees may direct the funds to be used for a purpose as closely related as possible to the original purpose described in this provision."

Your Generosity Today will Continue to Help Others Tomorrow

By making a gift in your will, your generosity will continue to help others, ensuring that you are helping to provide the best healthcare possible for the residents of Madison County.

By hearing about your gift intentions, the Foundation may better prepare to receive your future gift and say a heartfelt "thank you" today.

Please contact us if you wish to confirm a bequest in your will to the Foundation. If you have any questions or would like more information about including the Foundation in your will, please contact: 406-682-6641.