Ways to Give | MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital

Make a cash donation (paid in cash, by check or by credit card) directly to MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital to support our annual fund or designate your donation to a specific program. 

Make a gift of your appreciated stock, mutual funds, or bonds. MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital will sell it and use the proceeds to directly support health care in our local community. If the stock is worth more than you paid for it, you will receive a greater tax benefit than if you’d paid cash. 

Designate a portion of your will or trust (cash, property, or a share of the remainder of the estate) to MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital. This gift costs you nothing now, but still helps MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital build financial strength. 

Name MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital as a beneficiary on your paid-up insurance policy or transfer ownership of a policy you no longer need. 

Name MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital as a beneficiary of all or any portion of your IRA, 401(k), or other qualified plan. The IRA Charitable Rollover allows individuals age 70½ and older to make direct transfers totaling up to $100,000 per year to 501(c)(3) charities, without having to count the transfers as income for federal income tax purposes.

You donate property outright. We will use the property or sell it and use the proceeds. You get an immediate tax deduction on the discount from the appraised value of your property and pay no capital gains tax on the donated portion. 

In the case of a Retained Real Estate gift, you give your primary residence, vacation home, or land to MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital but continue living there until the end of your lifetime when it is then transferred to MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital. There’s an immediate tax deduction for a portion of the appraised value in the same year you give the donation.

You donate your tangible personal property (art, antiques, collectibles, etc.). MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital will display it, use it to further a program, or sell it outright. You receive an income tax deduction on the appraised fair market value of your gift and pay no capital gains tax. 

Charitable Remainder Unitrust
Cash, securities, or other appreciated property is transferred into a trust. MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital pays a percentage of the income, valued annually, to you or your named beneficiaries. The remainder goes to MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital when the trust terminates. 

Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust
Cash, securities, or other appreciated property is transferred into a trust. MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital pays a fixed amount annually to you or your named beneficiaries. The remainder goes to MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital when the trust terminates. 

In exchange for a gift of cash or securities, MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital pays you (or your designate) fixed income for life. When the contract ends, the balance goes to MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital.

Contribute securities or other appreciated assets to a charitable lead trust. MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital will receive an annual payment. When the trust terminates, remaining principal goes to your heirs.