ANNUAL FUND

Founders Society and Leadership Giving 

A truly great healthcare organization must rely on a partnership with the communities it serves.  Normal operating revenues sustain the status quo of a healthcare organization, but cannot fund new or expanded services or major renovations. Such progress always has come and must continue to come, in part, from donations.

You are cordially invited to join a group of individuals who will have a profound impact on our communities and carry forward the traditions of excellence in healthcare through philanthropy. The Office of Development has established the Founders Society and Leadership Giving Program to honor our generous friends, and to celebrate the power of giving in our lives and throughout the region.

Leadership giving is vitally important to any philanthropy program. In most institutions, ninety percent of all charitable donations come from only ten percent of the donors. While fewer in number, leadership gifts have a profound impact on an organization and its donors, providing the wherewithal to nurture growth, dreams and vision. The Founders Society and Leadership Giving Programs werecreated to:

• Strengthen and enhance the ties between our donors, the causes they care most about, and our health care institutions.
• Express our heartfelt thanks to our donors for their leadership support, and to demonstrate the importance of ongoing philanthropy to the future of healthcare.
• Publicly recognize leadership donors in unique ways and, in turn, encourage others to follow in their footsteps.
• Create opportunities for leadership giving to our annual fund.
• Assist members and their families with health information, referrals, and access to services when the need arises.
• Provide useful information and ongoing communications to donors.

Leadership Giving - All those who donate $1,000 or more in a calendar year are acknowledged with a series of honors, privileges and invitations and appear in our annual listing of major donors. 

The Founders Society - All who donate $2,500 or more in a calendar year receive Leadership Giving benefits and membership in The Founders Society. Founders Society membership includes a complimentary service that can help you access the services of our healthcare system. You will receive a special card that contains a phone number to access Development Office staff who will be on call to assist you, to answer questions, or to listen to your concerns.

The Heritage Society - The Heritage Society recognizes those who include Northeast Health System or any affiliate in their will or estate plan. Such gifts include bequests, gift annuities, remainder trusts, lead trusts and other planned gifts.

Partnership for Philanthropy Membership Benefits

Your leadership contribution will be recognized in unique and personal ways by the organization to which your gift is directed, and by the Office of Development.  All leadership donors will be invited to attend an annual Celebration of Care. In addition, we will provide you with publications, invite you to attend educational programs, and invite you to call if you have any question or if you need assistance in obtaining health services.

All donors who qualify for Leadership Giving or The Founders Society will be recognized in the annual listing of members and will receive a special invitation to the annual donor recognition event. Donors will also receive periodic reports on health system programs.

Please consider joining us to help to lead the way. Others will follow in your footsteps. Take this opportunity to become a Leader.  

Gifts of stock, cash or checks are also gratefully accepted.  Please contact the Office of Development at (978) 236-1600 with questions or to request stock transfer instructions.  Gifts can be mailed to Northeast Health System, Office of Development at 500 Cummings Center, Suite 6500, Beverly, MA, 01915.