Will, Trust or Retirement Plan
ALL GIFTS, LARGE OR SMALL, NOW OR IN THE FUTURE, MAKE A MEANINGFUL IMPACT
ON THE FUTURE OF HEALTH CARE WITH SCRIPPS HEALTH.
By adding a few simple words in your will or trust, or by designating us as the beneficiary of your retirement plan, life insurance policy or commercial annuity, your gifts will save lives for generations to come by helping us to build state-of-the-art facilities, to purchase the latest technology and equipment so that we can provide the very best compassionate, patient-centered care by our leading health care providers. It's Easy. Here's How.
A. Gifts in Wills or Trusts.
__ Step 1: Decide on the amount of your gift (specific dollar amount, specific property, or percentage of your total estate)
__ Step 2: Be sure to use our correct legal name (see below)
__ Step 3: Contact your legal professional to make a simple change to your will or trust or see instructions below for designating Scripps Health as the beneficiary of your retirement plan, life insurance or commercial annuity.
Don't have a will or trust? Call us to find out how to get started.
Corporate Name: SCRIPPS HEALTH
Type of Corporation: 501(c)(3) California non-profit corporation
Tax ID #: 95-1684089
Address: P.O. Box 2669, La Jolla, CA 92038-2669
The few simple words: Suggested Gift Language for your Will or Trust:
- ?I give to Scripps Health the sum of $______________ to be used for its general purposes.?
- ?I give to Scripps Health _____% (insert percentage) of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate to be used for its general purposes.?
- ?I give to Scripps Health all of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate to be used for its general purposes.?
- ?I give to Scripps Health the real property known as _________ (insert street address, Assessor's Parcel Number and legal description of real property) to be used for its general purposes.?
- ?I give to Scripps Health my ____________ (provide description of bank account(s), stocks, bonds, mutual funds or specific personal property) to be used for its general purposes.?
Restricted Gifts. You may also restrict your gift to a specific Scripps hospital campus, facility or program. When considering a restricted gift, please keep in mind that healthcare is changing at a fast pace and the program or facility may no longer be in existence or "in need" when the estate gift is received. Please contact a Gift Planning Officer to discuss the appropriate language so that we can ensure that your gift is implemented according to your wishes when the gift is received. We?re here to help!
We hope that you will let us know so that we can thank you and invite you to become a member of one of the Heritage Circles.
B. RETIREMENT PLANS - BENEFICIARY DESIGNATIONS:
Retirement plan assets such as Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), 401k, 403b accounts, thrift savings accounts etc. are easy-to-give assets that pass completely income tax-free to Scripps Health without probate proceedings and without complex trust or estate administration proceedings. Scripps Health, a 501c(3) non-profit California corporation, is a qualified tax-exempt charity and does not pay income taxes on distributions from retirement plan assets.
If you designate your non-spousal family or friends as beneficiaries, then much of the retirement account or plan will be taxed when the account is distributed (after your passing).
Choosing Scripps Health as the beneficiary of your retirement plan ensures that your hard earned money goes to a cause you care about instead of the Internal Revenue Service and Franchise Tax Board.
The example below shows the tax benefits of giving retirement plan assets to Scripps Health and leaving other non-taxed assets to family.
A Typical Example
Constance has a $100,000 retirement plan. She would like to support a specific Scripps medical program through her estate, namely cancer care. She would also like to leave an inheritance to her brother after she passes away.
If Constance designates Scripps as beneficiary: | If Constance designates her brother as beneficiary: |
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Constance could more effectively provide for her brother by leaving non-taxable assets to him (e.g., cash or appreciated stocks, mutual funds or real estate, which assets receive a step-up in tax basis at her death).
Easy Steps ? Making the Gift is as Easy as 1, 2, 3
The process for choosing Scripps as a beneficiary of your Retirement Plan is simple:
__ Step 1. Order a Beneficiary Designation Form from your retirement plan administrator.
__ Step 2. Complete the form and include Scripps Health as beneficiary of part or all of your plan/account.
__ Step 3. Sign, date and send or deliver the form to your retirement plan administrator for processing.
You will receive confirmation that your plan administrator has accepted the form.
That?s all there is to it!
We hope that you will let us know so that we can thank you and invite you to become a member of one of our Heritage Circles.
C. Life Insurance Policies & Commercial Annuities - Beneficiary Designations
Life Insurance Policies and Commercial Annuities pass to the "designated beneficiary" after the death of the "insured" or the "annuitant," as applicable, the same way as retirement plans.
__ Step 1. Order a Beneficiary Designation Form from your life insurance company or annuity policy administrator.
__ Step 2. Complete the form and include Scripps Health as beneficiary of part or all of your policy.
__ Step 3. Sign, date and send or deliver the form to the life insurance company or policy administrator for processing.
You will receive confirmation that your company or administrator has accepted the form.
That?s all there is to it!
We hope that you will let us know so that we can thank you and invite you to become a member of one of the Heritage Circles.
D. Scripps Heritage Circle and Mercy McAuley Heritage Circle
All planned giving donors who have notified the Scripps Health Foundation that they have included Scripps Health in their wills, trusts, retirement plans, life insurance and other planned gift arrangements are invited to join the Scripps Heritage Circle or the Mercy McAuley Heritage Circle (for those who include Scripps Mercy in their estates). As members of this legacy society, we provide exclusive invitations to special events as we welcome you into the Scripps Health family. Members enjoy subscriptions to Scripps Health Foundation publications, invitations to medical briefings by noted physicians and guest speakers, an invitation to our annual Heritage Circle recognition luncheon and to other exclusive events.
E. Processing of Planned Gifts:
All planned gifts, including bequests, beneficiary designations and trust terminations, are administered through the Office of Gift Planning at Scripps Health Foundation.
The Trustee's Notification or Notice of Petition to Administer Estate should be sent by the Trustee, Executor, Administrator or other Personal Representative to the Office of Gift Planning to ensure that the gift is recorded accurately, the funds are deposited into the appropriate account and the gift is used according to the intent of the donor.
F. Who we are:
HOSPITALS AND FACILITIES:
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
Scripps Green Hospital
Scripps Mercy Hospital (Hillcrest and Chula Vista campuses)
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Scripps Prebys Cardiovascular Institute
Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center
Scripps Home Health Care
Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute
MEDICAL SPECIALTIES & CARE LINES:
Oncology and Cancer Care
Cardiovascular/Heart/Stroke Care
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedics
Diabetes
Neurology
Maternal, Child and Infant
Rheumatology
Transplant
Emergency/Trauma services
Home Based Care
Clinical Research
Please contact us for more specialties
Questions? We're Here to Help!
Jamie Nelson
Interim Sr. Director of Gift Planning
[email protected]
858-678-7240
Gift Planning Department Phone: 858-678-7120
email: [email protected]
website: http://www.scrippsheritage.org/
Toll Free Number: (800) 326-3776
Fax: (858) 678-6336
Mailing Address:
Scripps Health Foundation
Office of Gift Planning
P O Box 2669, CPB 217
La Jolla, CA 92038-2669
Physical Office Address of the Scripps Health Foundation:
Scripps Health Foundation
Office of Gift Planning
4275 Campus Point Court, Suite 138
San Diego, CA 92121