Learn More About Smart Giving in 2026

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Charitable gift planning affords you opportunities to have an outsized impact on the causes that matter most to you with the possibility of reducing or eliminating current and future tax liabilities, creating income for you or your loved ones, and preserving wealth for future generations of your family.

Recent and pending changes to the tax code (Tax Cut and Jobs Act, CARES Act, CAA, and BBB) contain provisions incentivizing you to plan how, what, and when you give to charity. If you have recently experienced or are anticipating changes in your personal life or business, we encourage you to partner with us to ensure you're taking full advantage of these incentives.

La Rabida Children's Hospital's Office of Planned Giving is a ready resource for you and your advisors. We welcome you to have a confidential, no-obligation conversation to align your personal financial situation with your philanthropic goals.

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Legacy

A legacy gift enables you to support La Rabida Children's Hospital, secures the financial needs of your loved ones, and provides you with tax benefits. Legacy gifts of all sizes combine to help us meet our current goals and reach further into the future.

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Impact

By including La Rabida Children's Hospital in your will or trust, naming the hospital as a beneficiary of all or part of a life insurance policy, or taking advantage of other giving opportunities, you can preserve your assets now and support La Rabida Children's Hospital for years to come. Your gift will have a real, lasting impact.

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Let us help you make the gift that's right for you. Request a confidential, no-obligation conversation to get started.

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Join the Legacy Society

When you make a gift to La Rabida Children's Hospital from your will or trust, you'll be welcomed into the Legacy Society and join other supporters and friends of our important mission.

Is La Rabida Children's Hospital already in your plans? Please let us know so we can properly thank you and make sure your gift will be used as you've intended.

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Legacy Society Members

  • John Bauer
  • Janet Baurle
  • John Bernath
  • Judi and Tom Blakemore
  • James and Linda Bywalec
  • Patricia Durkin
  • George H. and Alfreda Eddings
  • David Glaum
  • Suzanne Immen
  • Lorraine and John Jacobsen
  • Allen Kanter
  • William Konvicka
  • Lauren Krause
  • Kathy Lancaster
  • Carolyn and Jesse Lee
  • James Locke
  • Michelle Rummage
  • Erica Smith
  • Frederick and Elizabeth Thomas
  • Patricia Wilson

How to Give

Not only do you have options for how your gift will be used, you also have options on what to give and how to give. There are gifts that cost you nothing now and gifts that allow you to decide what happens, and when it happens.

Gifts From Your Will
General Bequest

Through a provision in your written and executed will, you can make a gift in the form of cash, securities, real estate or personal property. There are many types of bequests. Choose the one that best fits your needs and intentions.

Beneficiary Gifts
Retirement Accounts

Naming La Rabida Children's Hospital as the beneficiary of a qualified retirement plan asset such as a 401(k), 403(b), IRA, Keogh, profit-sharing pension plan or other donor-advised funds, will accomplish a charitable goal while realizing significant tax savings.

Gifts of Stock
Appreciated Stock

When you donate appreciated stocks, bonds, or mutual fund shares instead of cash, you'll receive charitable deductions at full, fair market value while reducing capital gains impact.

Charitable IRA Rollover
Charitable IRA Rollover

If you're 70 ½ or older, you can make a gift directly from your IRA to La Rabida . While there is no charitable deduction for a rollover gift, you do avoid the income tax on the donated portion of your required minimum distribution.

Donor Advised Funds
Beneficiary Designation and Grants

Designate La Rabida as a beneficiary to receive all or a portion of the balance of your Donor Advised Fund (DAF) through your fund administrator. You also can make a grant to us at any time from your donor-advised fund.

Gifts of Life Insurance
Beneficiary Designation and Paid-Up Policies

Name La Rabida Children's Hospital as the beneficiary of an existing life insurance policy; donate an existing, paid-up life insurance policy you no longer need; or purchase a new life insurance policy and name La Rabida Children's Hospital as the owner and beneficiary.

Contact Us

Use the form below to get in touch with one of our planned giving officers.

Let us know how we can help you include La Rabida Children's Hospital in your estate plans. Discussing your charitable intentions with us can lead to a much better result than going it alone - and will ensure that your gift is used just as you wish.

Contact Anne Wilson, Director of Individual and Planned Giving

awilson@larabida.org   |  773.256.5718

For Professional Advisors

If you are working with a professional advisor, or advising a donor, here's a practical guide for including La Rabida Children's Hospital in a charitable estate plan.

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