Ways to Make a Gift
Your gift makes the work we do at VNS Health possible. That’s why we make gifting easy at any level — no matter how big or how small, your gift makes a difference in someone’s life.
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Join the Leadership Council
The Leadership Council recognizes individual donors of $1,000 dollars or more. Members of the Leadership Council give annual contributions to our life-saving and life-enhancing programs and receive benefits at these levels:
| Gift Amount | Partnership Level | Benefits |
|---|---|---|
| $1,000 | Benefactor | All contributors receive benefits that include: • Invitations to special events • Opportunities to meet program team members and leadership • Recognition in VNS Health’s Community Impact Report • Access to our Friends Care phone line to assist in navigating the home care system |
| $2,500 | Humanitarian | All contributors receive benefits that include: • Invitations to special events • Opportunities to meet program team members and leadership • Recognition in VNS Health’s Community Impact Report • Access to our Friends Care phone line for assistance with navigating the home care system |
| $5,000 | Visionary | All contributors receive benefits that include: • Invitations to special events • Opportunities to meet program team members and leadership • Recognition in VNS Health’s Community Impact Report • Access to our Friends Care phone line for assistance with navigating the home care system |
| $10,000 | President’s Circle | All contributors receive benefits that include: • Invitations to special events • Opportunities to meet program team members and leadership • Recognition in VNS Health’s Community Impact Report • Access to our Friends Care phone line for assistance with navigating the home care system |
| $25,000+ | Chairman’s Circle | Contributors at the Chairman’s Circle level receive all previous benefits plus: • Sponsorship options |
To learn about our programs or to become a Leadership Council member, please contact Michael Ambrosini at 1-917-902-5760 or [email protected].
Direct Your Support Through a Donor-Advised Fund
If you have a donor-advised fund at Fidelity, Schwab, Vanguard, BNY Mellon, Morgan Stanley, or one of the many other donor-advised fund sponsor organizations, you can recommend a grant supporting VNS Health.
Click on one of the links below to be taken to the corresponding donor-advised fund page to recommend a grant to VNS Health.
Fidelity Charitable
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Schwab Charitable
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Vanguard Charitable
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BNY Mellon Charitable Gift Fund
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Morgan Stanley
Learn MoreAttend a Fundraising Event
Each year, VNS Health hosts two major fundraising events: a fall benefit dinner and a spring golf classic.
Gift from a Foundation
Foundations interested in donating a gift to VNS Health can contact Galli Aizenman at [email protected]
Donate Stocks or Other Assets
To donate stocks or other assets, please call 1-212-609-1525 or email us at [email protected].
Estate Gifts
At VNS Health, we make long-term giving easy.
Please call us at 1-212-609-1525 or email us at [email protected] for help with any type of long-term gift to VNS Health.
Our generous friends who make a long-term commitment to VNS Health are welcomed into the Lillian Wald Society. Named for our founder—the pioneering public health nurse—the Society is our way of showing VNS Health’s gratitude for your commitment to our long-lasting care and service for New Yorkers.
Bequests
Making a gift by bequest to VNS Health can be as simple as inserting a paragraph into your will.
Sample Bequest Language
“I give, devise, and bequeath to Visiting Nurse Service of New York d/b/a VNS Health., with offices at 220 E. 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017 and federal tax ID 13-3189926, or its successors in interest, exclusive of my lifetime giving, if any, the sum of $_____, to be used for its general purposes at the sole discretion of its trustees.”
Your attorney can change this to a percentage of your residual estate or a specific asset, or to specify a particular program.
If we can help, please contact Tony Martignetti, Esq., 1-212-609-1525 or [email protected].
Life Income Gifts
Life income gifts allow you to help fund VNS Health’s mission while providing you with a lifelong income stream and tax advantages, including in many cases partially tax-free annuity payments.
Income-producing plans offered by VNS Health include:
- Charitable gift annuities
- Charitable remainder trusts
- Charitable lead trusts
Gifts of Retirement Assets and Life Insurance
You can also name VNS Health as a beneficiary of your:
- Life insurance policy
- IRA
- 401(k)
- 403(b)
- Pension
- Other retirement plan
Depending on the gift, there may be immediate tax benefits or savings to your estate.
In addition, a tax-free gift from your IRA directly to VNS Health may qualify as your required minimum distribution.
What Your Gift Makes Possible
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Charitable and Community Programs
We bring care to the places people can actually access it — their homes and communities.
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Community Impact Report
Learn more about how VNS Health is driving the future of home care and community health care.
