How to Give

To make a donation by cash or check, mail or drop off your gift to:

Lutheran Medical Center Foundation
8300 West 38th Avenue
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033.

Please make checks payable to Lutheran Medical Center Foundation and include a memo or note directing your gift to the program or fund you wish to benefit (i.e. Lutheran Hospice, Fund for Lutheran’s Future, etc.).

Make a secure debit or credit card donation online anytime.

All donations, regardless of how they are made, will be processed by Lutheran Medical Center Foundation, and you will be mailed an acknowledgement and a receipt for tax purposes. Donations designated for a specific program will be used for that program’s exclusive use.

The Foundation is a Colorado public 501c3 nonprofit corporation, FEIN 20-8846152, and donations are tax deductible as allowed. Contact your tax advisor with questions regarding the tax benefits and implications of your charitable donations to Lutheran Medical Center Foundation.

Lutheran Medical Center Foundation accepts gifts of appreciated assets, including stocks, bonds, certificates of deposit, art and real property on a case-by-case basis. Gifts will be reviewed by the Foundation’s Board of Directors for compliance with its gift acceptance policies before being accepted.

To make a gift of appreciated assets, please contact the Foundation at 303-467-4800 or by email.

Lutheran Medical Center Foundation accepts planned gifts on a case-by-case basis. Gifts will be reviewed by the Foundation’s Board of Directors for compliance with its gift acceptance policies before being accepted.

Lutheran Medical Center Foundation is a Colorado public 501c3 nonprofit corporation, FEIN 20-8846152, and donations are tax deductible as allowed. Contact your tax advisor with questions regarding the tax benefits and implications of your charitable donations.

To discuss establishing a planned gift to benefit Lutheran Medical Center, or to learn more about planned giving with Lutheran Medical Center Foundation, please review the giving options below or contact the Foundation at 303-467-4800 or by email.

Wills and Estates

To make an easy gift, share the following language with your financial or estate planner to be included in your will or estate plan:

"I, [name], of [city, state, ZIP], give, devise and bequeath to Lutheran Medical Center Foundation, incorporated at 8300 W. 38th Ave., Denver, Colorado, and located at 8300 W. 38th Ave. in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, [written amount or percentage of the estate or description of the property] to be utilized for [name restricted purpose or for general use]."

If you are planning to include Lutheran Medical Center Foundation in your will or estate plan, please let us know! Contact the Foundation at 303-467-4800 or by email.

Retirement Assets

Planned giving through retirement accounts can help reduce the deferred tax burden of 401(k)s and traditional IRAs upon distribution. Contact your tax advisor with questions regarding the tax benefits and implications of your charitable donations to Lutheran Medical Center Foundation.

To make a gift of a retirement asset, contact your retirement plan administrator and include Lutheran Medical Center Foundation as a beneficiary of the asset.

If you are planning to include Lutheran Medical Center Foundation in your retirement asset distribution plans, please let us know! Contact the Foundation at 303-467-4800 or by email.

Charitable Trusts

Donor-advised funds and charitable trusts are typically more involved planned gifts for individuals with larger assets to give who want to be closely involved in the distribution of their gifts. Planned giving through a donor-advised fund allows you to be very involved in directing gifts during your lifetime without the financial and regulatory burdens of opening a private foundation. Planned giving through a charitable trust can provide income to your loved ones, and ensure your charitable wishes are fulfilled at no expense to your heirs.

Contact your tax advisor or fund or trust administrator with questions regarding making donations to Lutheran Medical Center Foundation.

If you are planning to include Lutheran Medical Center Foundation in donor-advised fund, trust or annuity planning, please let us know! Contact the Foundation at 303-467-4800 or by email.

Life Insurance

Making a planned gift by naming Lutheran Medical Center Foundation as a life insurance beneficiary is easy to do and it guarantees that a specific gift amount will benefit Lutheran. Already have beneficiaries for a policy? Consider creating a new policy and naming the Foundation as whole- or part-beneficiary.

Contact your tax advisor with questions regarding the tax benefits and implications of your charitable donations to Lutheran Medical Center Foundation.

If you are planning to include Lutheran Medical Center Foundation in your life insurance distribution plans, please let us know! Contact the Foundation at 303-467-4800 or by email.

Information for Professional Advisors

We understand that in providing excellent service to your clients, you value integrity, respect and timeliness. We are committed to working alongside you to ensure that planned gifts made to benefit Lutheran Medical Center Foundation achieve your client’s hopes and meet our community’s needs.

If you are working with a client to include Lutheran Medical Center Foundation in financial plans, please let us know! Contact the Foundation at 303-467-4800 or by email.

Organization’s Legal Name:
Lutheran Medical Center Foundation
Tax ID: 20-8846152
Tax Status: Colorado 501c3 public charity Incorporated
Address: 8300 W. 38th Ave., Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
Physical Address: 8300 W. 38th Ave., Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

You can make a gift in memory of a friend or loved one, in tribute to an extraordinary person or caregiver who has made a difference in your life, or to commemorate a special occasion. You can also restrict your gift to benefit programs or services that you find valuable or allow the Foundation to determine the area of greatest need.

When you make a memorial or tribute gift, we will acknowledge your gift with a receipt and we will also send a note to the person or the family of the person you are memorializing or honoring to let them know about your kindness. Memorial and tribute gifts of all sizes are appreciated, and we will not share the size of any gift with the individual or family members of the individual being memorialized or honored.

Memorial and tribute gifts can be made in a variety of ways:

To make a secure gift online with a credit or debit card and include the name of the person you wish to memorialize or tribute and the contact information for anyone you wish us to notify of your gift.

To make a secure gift over the phone with a credit or debit card, please call the Foundation during regular business hours at 303-467-4800.

To make a gift via check or cash, please download and complete our Memorial and Tribute Gift form, and then mail or deliver the form and your gift to Lutheran Medical Center Foundation, 8300 W. 38th Ave., Wheat Ridge, CO 80033.

To make a memorial or tribute gift of appreciated assets or a planned gift, please contact the Foundation at 303-467-4800 or by email.

Lutheran Medical Center Foundation is a Colorado public 501c3 nonprofit corporation, FEIN 20-8846152, and donations are tax deductible as allowed. Contact your tax advisor with questions regarding the tax benefits and implications of your charitable donations.

Many companies, local and national, will match employee contributions to 501c3 nonprofit organizations like Lutheran Medical Center Foundation. Check with your company's human resources or community relations department to see whether your employer will match your gift. You could double the value of your gift.

You will be mailed an acknowledgement and a receipt for your tax purposes and we will work with you to successfully complete and file any necessary documentation for your employer, and we will provide your employer with a letter of acknowledgement and tax receipt for its matching gift, as well.

Lutheran Medical Center Foundation is a Colorado public 501c3 nonprofit corporation, FEIN 20-8846152, and donations are tax deductible as allowed. Contact your tax advisor with questions regarding the tax benefits and implications of your charitable donations.