Charitable Giving
Charitable giving is essential to fulfilling our mission and helps our communities be stronger financially, more affordable, and better responsive to the needs of residents. Opportunities for giving support key aspects of our strategic plan, which enhances the quality of care and service to residents with new technology, advancements in health care, and transformation of physical environments.
Advancing The Mission
Friends of UCC Homes may choose to make an outright gift, a gift of assets, a bequest through a will, or a planned gift providing a life income designated to the following fund-raising programs of UCC Homes:
Benevolent Fund: The Benevolent Fund is the primary source of financial assistance for residential and personal care residents who are unable to pay for the cost of their care and who are not deemed eligible for governmental assistance. Generous support comes from the suggested per capita contributions by the corporation’s sponsoring congregations from the Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon, and Mercersburg Associations of the United Church of Christ. This fund also generates a number of gifts and memorial contributions each year from individuals and organizations.
Benevolent Endowment Trust Fund: The Benevolent Endowment Trust Fund is the corporation’s response to the growing need of our residents for financial assistance. The interest generated from this fund is used annually to supplement contributions to the Benevolent Fund. Each year UCC Homes sponsors our Helping Hands event, with the proceeds benefiting the Benevolent Endowment Trust Fund.
Endowment Fund: The Endowment Fund includes gifts not classified under any other fund. The interest generated may be used to help develop new services and to underwrite some existing services. Bequests restricted to other than Board approved uses will require specific Board action prior to acceptance of the bequest.
Memorials may be made for any of the above funds
Friends who choose to leave a bequest to UCC Homes can do so very simply by including a paragraph in their will that is similar to the following:
“I bequeath________________________(% or $) of my residual estate to United Church of Christ Homes, Inc. to be used for______________________(any special designation) or the Corporation may use these funds as they deem appropriate.” When including a bequest in your will, please tell your attorney 1) our official name: United Church of Christ Homes, Inc., 2) our address: 30 N. 31st Street, Camp Hill, PA 17011, 3) our organization: a not-for-profit organization devoted to enriching the lives of those we serve, and 4) our IRS status: 501 (c)(3).
If you are interested in learning more about making a gift to benefit UCC Homes, please contact our Director of Public Relations and Fund Development at 717-303-1502.
Friends who would like to make a planned gift that will produce a life income and benefit UCC Homes are referred to United Church Funds at 877-806-4989.