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St. Charles Health System is a nonprofit organization that provides care to all regardless of their ability to pay for services.
Philanthropic donations fund innovation in programming, building expansions and initiatives that improve the patient experience. Thanks in part to generous community support, Central Oregon continues to have access to world-class health care close to home.
990 Form
St. Charles Foundation's tax return is available online at Guidestar.
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St. Charles Foundation supports projects and ongoing initiatives that affect all aspects of patient care. Whether funding new leading-edge equipment, expansion of hospital facilities, programs that improve quality of life or services that guide patients through their treatment, the Foundation is dedicated to improving the health of our community.
Recent projects include:
- $5.3 million Patient Tower Project
- $40,000 for Madras Healing Garden
- $1.2 million St. Charles Family Care in La Pine
- $5.7 million Cancer Center
- $133,000 toward pediatric hospitalist program to improve patient experience in the pediatric unit
- $170,000 for a new isolette to transport sick babies to receive urgent care
- $20,000 for iStat bedside lab testing at St. Charles Prineville and Madras
- $860,162 over the past five years to support St. Charles caregivers through mini-grants
- $120,000 toward the Dialysis expansion and upgrade
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Scholarship Opportunities in Central Oregon
The Gordon and Sandy Kelly Caregiver Education Fund was started with a generous gift from the family of Gordon and Sandy Kelly in appreciation of the compassionate care they both received from St. Charles caregivers. The fund provides scholarship support to St. Charles nurses and other caregivers who wish to further their careers in health care. If you would like to make a donation, please call the Foundation at 541-706-6996 or click to donate online. Please ensure “Gordon and Sandy Kelly Caregiver Education Fund" is selected as the donation designation.
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(St. Charles caregivers ONLY)
The Twylla Mae Knake Refresher Scholarship is for people who would like to re-enter the nursing profession and who are in an approved nursing re-entry program. It was made possible by Kathleen Kemple Adams to honor her mother’s legacy. If you would like to make a donation, please call the Foundation at 541-706-6996 or click to donate online. Please ensure “Twylla Mae Knake Refresher Scholarship" is selected as the donation designation.
St. Charles Foundation is currently raising money for an endowment fund. The Dr. Lowery-North Nursing Scholarship and Education Fund will support nursing education for years to come. Dr. Lowery-North, who passed away Aug. 4, 2020, practiced emergency medicine for three decades and served his country as a flight surgeon in the Air National Guard. He always made time to mentor younger physicians and he highly valued the nurses he worked with and the nursing profession as a whole. “My favorite thing in life,” he said, “is helping people find their ideal jobs or experiences and then helping them … find pathways to help them achieve that.” His namesake scholarship will continue that legacy by helping nurses pursue their nursing career goals. The scholarship will be administered by St. Charles Foundation. If you would like to make a donation, please call the Foundation at 541-706-6996 or click to donate online. Please ensure "Dr. Lowery-North Nursing Scholarship and Education Fund" is selected as the donation designation. Scholarships will be available beginning in 2024.
Each year, one graduating senior is awarded a $1,000 Children's Heart Scholarship toward their continued education. This scholarship is sponsored jointly by the Children’s Heart Center of Central Oregon and the Children’s Heart Fund of St. Charles Foundation.
The Cascades East Area Health Education Center (CEAHEC) offers several scholarships for high school seniors and college students currently pursuing healthcare careers. St. Charles Foundation partially contributes to the scholarship program. For more information, go to the CEAHEC website.
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Caregivers throughout St. Charles can apply for Mini Grants through St. Charles Foundation
How would you use up to $5,000 to improve patient care, community health or the cost of care? That's the question the Foundation has asked St. Charles caregivers, and the responses have been outstanding: Since 2011, St. Charles Foundation has awarded $1,000,000+ in Mini Grants to support caregiver-driven projects to improve patient care.
Caregivers have used Mini Grants in ingenious ways. One went toward the purchase of books for parents with sick children. Another provided music in the chemotherapy room. Another grant funded cell phone charging stations at all four hospitals.
Note: You must be a current employee of St. Charles Health System to apply.
The April application period has closed. Check back in October for the next application period.
To learn more about these initiatives and the application process, please call Tami Young at St. Charles Foundation at 541-706-6344 or email her at [email protected].
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Miracles are happening every day. Thanks to the generosity of St. Charles Foundation's donors, volunteers and supporters, they will continue to happen for years to come.
During the past 33 years, St. Charles Foundation has contributed more than $58 million to the St. Charles family of hospitals and clinics. In addition to supporting initiatives that directly impact the lives of individual patients, our successful capital campaigns have funded major expansions of health care facilities, as well as the purchase of state-of-the-art equipment and technology. We are continually finding innovative solutions to the complex health care challenges that affect our community most.
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By making a planned gift, you can help make a lasting impact on the future of St. Charles Health System and the health of our community while achieving your own financial objectives. There are several ways to give that will benefit St. Charles, as well as you and your family by reducing income taxes, avoiding capital-gains tax, increasing income or providing payments for life. Options for planned giving include:
- Bequest: Include a gift in your will or living trust or name St. Charles Foundation as a beneficiary of your retirement plan or life insurance policy.
- Charitable remainder trust: Establish a trust that will make payments to you or those you name, and St. Charles receives the remainder.
- Gift annuity: Transfer cash, securities or other assets in exchange for a tax benefit and fixed annual payments to you and/or a beneficiary for life, after which the remainder of the funds will be retained by St. Charles Foundation.
- Assets: Donate assets, such as real estate to St. Charles Foundation, and gain financial benefits. For example, you can donate your house, continue to live in it and receive a tax break.
- Appreciated stocks and securities: Donate appreciated stock and securities to St. Charles Foundation to earn a charitable income tax deduction that can generate greater income while reducing or even eliminating capital gains tax.
St. Charles Foundation Tax ID# 94-3076293
The most common way people remember St. Charles Health System in a will or living trust is through a charitable bequest. You do not have to rewrite your current documents; instead simply add an amendment, called a codicil, to your will or living trust. Your bequest is entirely under your control during life and becomes irrevocable only at death.
Suggested language to review with your attorney
"I give, devise and bequeath to St. Charles Foundation (tax I.D.94-3076293), located in Bend, Oregon, the sum of _______________dollars ($__________) (or state a percentage of your estate, or describe real or personal property, including location.) for the benefit of its general purposes (or specify a particular area you wish to support)."
Suggested language for a loved one's obituary
If you would like to request donations in your loved one’s obituary or memorial information, you can use the following language:
“In lieu of flowers, please send donations in [HONOREE’S NAME]’s name to support St Charles Foundation . Checks, made payable to St. Charles Foundation, should be mailed to:
Attn: Community Organized Fundraising
St. Charles Foundation
2500 NE Neff Road
Bend, OR 97701
Please indicate on the check memo line that the gift is in memory of [HONOREE’S NAME].”
Please email St. Charles Foundation at [email protected] to be notified of gifts made in your loved one’s name. Please note that these notifications may take several weeks to arrive.
Questions
St. Charles Foundation staff are available to provide guidance and gift planning assistance. For more information, please contact Michelle Solley, Philanthropy Officer, 541-508-8785 or [email protected].
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St. Charles Health System and the teams at our Family Birthing Centers in Bend and Madras help Central Oregonians begin or grow their families in a soothing and joyful environment. St. Charles offers the region’s only designated Pediatrics and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Bend hospital along with outpatient pediatric rehabilitation. We also offer complete OB/GYN services at the Center for Women's Health in Redmond and several family care clinics throughout Central Oregon.
You can make a difference. We encourage you to discover how you can impact Women and Children's Services. For more information, please contact the St. Charles Foundation office at 541-706-6996.
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The St. Charles Heart and Lung Center is proud to offer cardiovascular care that rivals the best programs in the nation. Our program provides comprehensive, patient-focused care from leaders in cardiac disease detection, diagnosis, treatment, intervention, rehabilitation and clinical research. In addition to national accolades for our program, St. Charles Bend has the lowest mortality rate for heart attack patients of all hospitals in the state of Oregon.
About Children's Heart Fund
St. Charles Foundation's Children's Heart Fund is dedicated to improving the lives of children living with congenital heart disease throughout Central Oregon.
You can make a difference. We encourage you to discover how you can impact Heart and Lung Services. For more information, please contact Michelle Solley, Philanthropy Officer 541-508-8785 or [email protected].
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The St. Charles Cancer Center brings together leading research, technology and personalized guidance to deliver the highest quality patient care — both physically and emotionally. Our compassionate medical staff helps, heals and supports patients on the winding road through diagnosis, treatment and recovery. The St. Charles Cancer Center’s five-year survival rates for breast, prostate, colorectal and lung cancer are among the top five percent nationally. We are leading the fight against cancer with our state-of-the-art treatments and programs, innovative clinical trials and personal interaction.
You can make a difference. We encourage you to discover how you can impact Cancer Services. For more information, please contact the St. Charles Foundation office at 541-706-6996.