Giving

Ways to Give to the Lutheran Community at Telford

The Lutheran Community at Telford is committed to a Christian environment dedicated to the compassionate, loving and spiritual well-being of its residents. The Lutheran Community strives to provide excellence in care by exceeding resident’s expectations and honors and respects the dignity of each individual.

As a not-for-profit organization, The Lutheran Community at Telford is very grateful for the generosity of individuals, foundations and companies who make a difference in the lives of older adults through charitable contributions to the Lutheran Community.

Ways to Give

Gifts of Cash

Outright gifts by personal check or credit card are an immediate way to support the Lutheran Community at Telford’s services and qualify for a fully tax deductible donation.

Memorial and Honor Tribute Gifts

Honor or memorial gifts are contributions made in memory of or in honor of loved ones and offer a wonderful way to carry on the memory of a loved one or recognize a birthday, anniversary, retirement or any special occasion. Tribute gifts are acknowledged to the family or individual. The amount of your gift is confidential.

Gifts of Appreciated Securities

Appreciated, publicly traded securities, when contributed, may help you avoid long-term capital gains while earning a tax deduction. When you itemize your deductions, you are entitled to receive a charitable deduction for the fair market value of the stock at the time that you gave it.

Matching Gifts

Matching gifts are an excellent way to increase the value of your own gift by utilizing the matching gift program of your company. Obtain the matching gift form from your company and submit it with your gift.

Planned Gifts

Planned gifts provide a way for you to balance your family’s assets and fulfill your charitable intentions. Planned gifts include naming a charity in your bequest; charitable remainder trusts; charitable gift annuities; life insurance; real estate, designating a charity as beneficiary of your retirement plan. Donors are recognized in the Lutheran Community’s Legacy Society.

The Lutheran Community at Telford encourages you to consult the advice of your financial advisor, attorney, or accountant when considering a planned gift.

Your gift can be directed in several ways:

Century Club

The Century Club is an annual fund drive soliciting support for specific healthcare projects and needs identified for healthcare and personal care residents. Past projects have included: enhancements to personal care bathrooms, adding kitchen capability for dining services in skilled nursing care to create a more home-like environment and foster socialization, creating an indoor garden-like setting for visitors and residents in skilled nursing. Every year a new project is selected with the goal of enhancing the environment to create a more home-like atmosphere for healthcare and personal care residents or helping to meet more specific needs.

Benevolent Fund

The Lutheran Community at Telford has abided by the original wishes of the Founders by continuing to care for those residents who have expended their funds. The Benevolence Fund enables residents to continue receiving the same high quality care after they have exhausted their financial means.

Non-Designated Gifts

The Lutheran Community at Telford determines where the gift will be designated based on the greatest need.

For more information contact Linda Singer, 215-723-9819 ext. 406 at the Lutheran Community at Telford.

The official registration and financial information of the Lutheran Community at Telford Fund may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll free, within Pennsylvania, 1-800-732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement.