CMH Foundation
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Throughout the last century,
Columbia Memorial Hospital has relied
on community support to help fund
excellence in healthcare. From the
very first hospital to the move to the
Exchange Street campus, donors have
made the difference by making
progress possible.
Not-for-profit hospitals rely on
philanthropic partnerships to be able
to offer the health services and
programs that meet immediate
human needs. Offering the best care
to patients is our commitment to the
thousands of individuals who trust us
every year with their lives.
CMH is well managed, which is a
significant achievement for any
hospital but especially for one that
holds the rare status of being an
independent, locally controlled
provider. This is an even greater
achievement when you consider that
to free up $1.00 for use in replacing
equipment, maintaining facilities and
retaining highly skilled staff, the
Hospital has to earn $12.50. In other
words, to purchase a $2,000,000 piece
of equipment, or fund a program for
one year, the Hospital has to generate
$25,000,000 in revenue to be able reinvest $2,000,000.
So, when philanthropic partners join in carrying out the mission, Columbia Memorial Hospital is able to achieve a standard of
care that would otherwise not be possible. Our sincere and humble thanks to all those who step in and up to support your hospital—
it makes all the difference to everyone who counts on Columbia Memorial for care!
GIVING OPPORUNITIES
Designate Your Gift. Consider designating your gift to our
annual priorities — Greatest Impact Fund — or to a program
or service that has made an impact on your life and/or the lives
of those you love.
Annual Gifts sustain ongoing programs. With the cost of
patient care, services, pharmaceuticals, highly skilled caregivers
and shrinking reimbursement, The Hospital depends on annual
gifts. You can choose to make an unrestricted gift to be used
in the area of greatest impact. Or you may ask that your gift
benefit an area that is especially meaningful to you and/or your
loved ones.
Planned Gifts offer the opportunity to make a gift that
expresses a donor’s values and long-term philanthropic
interests. Bequests allow you to make a lasting legacy when
you remember CMH Foundation in your will or living trust. We
are happy to work with you and your advisors to include CMH
foundation in your will, in your trust, your IRA, as a beneficiary
of your life insurance or other gift vehicles.
Endowment Gifts are an especially rewarding way of giving.
The funds are invested and the resulting interest provides
ongoing income for the purpose designated by the donor.
Endowment funds may support a particular program or a
specific department in perpetuity. Endowments can be
named for the donor or for a person of the donor’s choosing.
Columbia Memorial
Hospital Foundation
2111 Exchange Street
Astoria, OR 97103
Mission Statement:
The CMH Foundation develops
resources that assure excellence in
healthcare and access for those who rely
on Columbia Memorial Hospital to bring
them health, healing and hope.
Vision:
The CMH Foundation inspires transfor-
mational philanthropy that gives the gift
of life’s greatest treasure—good health.
We Value:
Serving donors’ values and aspirations
through helping them realize their
dreams.
Building authentic relationships by
cultivating everyone’s potential to make
the extraordinary and meaning philan-
thropic investments that change lives.
Being open to possibilities that will
positively impact the destiny of Columbia
Memorial Hospital.
CONTACT INFORMATION
CMH Foundation
2111 Exchange Street
Astoria, OR 97103
503-325-3208
foundationinfo@columbiamemorial.org
SPONSORED BY:
Columbia Memorial
Hospital
GIVING BACK 2017-18 • 19