Planned Giving Supports Suncoast Hospice’s Mission of Care

By Karen Van De Putte
Suncoast Hospice Foundation’s Planned Giving Director


Karen Van De Putte

Suncoast Hospice is a nonprofit, community hospice that’s committed to providing expert, compassionate care and services to patients and families as they face one of life’s most difficult journeys. Our Suncoast Hospice Foundation works to raise funds needed to serve our community. Estate planning (or planned giving) is one of the ways in which people can give to our foundation in support of Suncoast Hospice.

Through planned giving, you can make a significant gift in the future, which won’t impact you financially now. Some examples of how you can include Suncoast Hospice in your estate plan are:

• Include Suncoast Hospice in your will or trust. If you don’t have an estate plan in place, we can help you get started with it. If you already have one in place, you can do a codicil to your will or amendment to your trust that adds a bequest to Suncoast Hospice. 

• Charitable gift annuity. You can fund a charitable gift annuity now and then receive income guaranteed for the rest of your life. If there is anything left over at the end of your life, that amount stays with Suncoast Hospice. Rates of return are based on your age, and we can help you find out what rate you would receive at your age.

• Beneficiary designation. You can make Suncoast Hospice a beneficiary or partial beneficiary of your IRA, life insurance policy or investment, bank or money market account. You can usually do this with a simple, one-page beneficiary designation form, which you can request from your institution.

When you let us know you’ve made a planned gift to our foundation, you’ll become a member of our Parker Legacy Guild, which includes having your name put on our guild donor wall (with your permission) and an invitation for you and a guest to attend our annual, springtime Celebration of Caring dinner.

Thanks to all who have supported the Suncoast Hospice mission. 

If you’d like more information on or need assistance with planned giving, please call (727) 523-3422. 

You’re also invited to join us at our next panel discussion covering estate planning and other topics on Aug. 5 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Suncoast Hospice’s Mary J. Labyak community service center, Garden House, in Clearwater. RSVP to Suzanne Pace at (727) 523-3417 or suzannepace@thehospice.org.