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Donor Stories

Donor Stories

Learn how others have made an impact through their acts of giving to our organization and others.

  • Saving a Life, Inspiring a Career, Leaving a Legacy
    Saving a Life, Inspiring a Career, Leaving a Legacy
    Tim Lindquist has chosen to include Regions Hospital in his estate plans. "It's my number one charity," he said. "I don't use the word 'blessed' much but that's how I feel about Regions. It possibly saved my life and guided me to a really rewarding career path."
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  • Honoring Physician's Compassionate Care
    Honoring Physician's Compassionate Care
    Sumner Richman decided to make an estate commitment to the HealthPartners Center for Memory and Aging in honor of Mike Rosenbloom...
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  • Remembering Mom With a Gift Through My Estate
    Remembering Mom With a Gift Through My Estate
    When my mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, we knew that everything was going to be different but we didn't know where to begin...
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  • Grateful Patient and His Family Create Cancer Care and Research Endowment
    Grateful Patient and His Family Create Cancer Care and Research Endowment
    John Huizinga can get emotional when discussing his charitable contributions to Regions Hospital cancer research program because his gratitude to our physicians figures so prominently...
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  • Life-long Connection to Regions Inspires Estate Commitment
    Life-long Connection to Regions Inspires Estate Commitment
    Regions Hospital has always been a part of Carol Lundstrom?s life. Her father taught anatomy to students of the Ancker Hospital School of Nursing, which was located on the hospital?s campus before closing in 1976...
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  • Family's Care, Hospital's Vision Inspire Estate Commitment
    Family's Care, Hospital's Vision Inspire Estate Commitment
    "I've long been impressed with the quality of care Regions provides to patients from all backgrounds," Carleen Rhodes said, explaining the inspiration for her recent estate commitment to Regions Hospital Foundation.
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Gift Examples

  • Fixed Income for Retirement
    After working for decades as a pediatrician in a small town, Patricia is ready to retire.
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  • Peace of Mind Gift Annuity
    Many years ago, Clara bought a home. Since she was very pleased with her home, she bought stock in the company that built the home.
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  • Capital Gains Tax Bypassed
    Peter and Gail were nearing retirement. Over the years, with the help of their financial advisor, they made solid investments in securities and built a sizable portfolio.
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  • Deferred Gift Annuity
    Several years ago, Larry and Allison invested $30,000 in what they believed to be an attractive stock.
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  • Flexible Deferred Gift Annuity
    Luis is a 54-year-old executive at a large healthcare company. He purchased company stock during years when the stock price was low, and now the stock has grown substantially in value.
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  • Bequests
    Joe and Anna have been faithful supporters of our organization. They believe it is important to help further our mission.
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  • Using a Beneficiary Designation to Make a Gift to Charity
    Joanne and her late husband Hal had been longtime supporters of our organization. Recently, Joanne's children encouraged...
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  • Tax-Free Sale
    Howard and Lynn were both age 55 when they purchased some vacant land a few miles outside of town. They thought real estate would be a good investment that could be sold later for a profit.
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  • Endowment Gift
    Pat and Shelly were recently married. They both had been dedicated volunteers at their favorite charity for many years.
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  • Sale and Unitrust
    Gene and Carol purchased stock in a small medical service company several years ago. The company has done well.
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  • The Retirement Unitrust
    Mary grew up on a farm. When her parents passed away, she and her husband Bill inherited the farm.
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  • Property Turns Into Income
    Miranda lived in the family home where she and her spouse had raised their three children. After her spouse passed away, Miranda found it increasingly difficult to care for her property.
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  • Part Gift and Part Sale
    Susan and Kevin bought a vacant lot along Lake Michigan many years ago. They had planned to build a second home so that their family could spend their summers along the lake.
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  • Current Gifts
    As is the case with many families, there are times each year when Jim and Sharon focus their attention on gift giving.
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  • Gift of a Bank Account When No Longer Needed (POD)
    Keith has been a faithful supporter of Regions Hospital Foundation and makes regular gifts to support our work.
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  • Transferable on Death (TOD) Gifts
    Harold and Jeanne married after meeting at an event Regions Hospital Foundation held for our donors. They wanted to leave a legacy gift...
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  • A Bequest to Further Good Work
    Nancy and David were dedicated volunteers. Over the years, they had seen many individuals helped by the good work of their favorite charity.
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  • What Will You Do with Your Unspent Retirement Savings?
    Michael and Kelly were retired engineers with two adult children. They owned a home, some stocks, and IRAs.
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  • A Bequest to Save Taxes
    Thomas was a widower who had a great love for our organization. As an individual who had directly benefited from our work, Thomas wanted to thank us with a gift from his estate.
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  • Leading for the Future
    Luke and Cynthia spent many years volunteering and supporting their favorite charity. They wanted to give back in a way that would help fulfill its mission.
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  • Give it Twice Trust
    While visiting her favorite charity's website, June came across the idea of a give it twice trust. She contacted the charity for more information.
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  • Gift Annuity for Real Estate
    Jonathan purchased his home many years ago for $80,000. The home is now worth $420,000. Jonathan wants to sell his home and buy a condo for $130,000.
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  • Providing for Our Children's Future
    Ron and Kathy worked for many years building their nest egg for retirement.
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  • Bequest of Insurance
    Marla and Wayne purchased a life insurance policy many years ago to create security for their children's future.
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  • Testamentary Charitable Remainder Unitrust: Have Your Cake and Eat it Too!
    We have all heard the saying "You can't have your cake and eat it too." This phrase describes a situation where we want two good things at the same time when that isn't possible.
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