Bradford Healthcare Foundation

Every day we thank our many donors who give so generously to Bradford Regional Medical Center in support of a healthy community. Gifts to the Bradford Hospital Foundation support the institution’s ability to invest in the community and its future. Giving at all levels has never been more important.

Pause in the lobby of BRMC to view the donor recognition walls honoring the diversity of people who, since 1950 and over six decades, have supported the greater community good.

These individuals, families, corporations and foundations share the belief that the future of healthcare is about more than bricks and mortar. Through generous gifts, they attest to the value that a community places on making quality healthcare available locally.

The power of our collective donor effort builds more than buildings! We thank you for your continuing thoughtful generosity.

About Us

 

Our Mission

The Bradford Hospital Foundation was established in 1989 to serve as a fundraising entity to support the mission of Bradford Regional Medical Center. Charitable giving is a vital, integral component and serves as an investment that will perpetually assure the availability of quality healthcare for our community and throughout the region.

It takes all of us!

We welcome the involvement of our hospital family and community in the solicitation of funds for charitable giving. The Bradford Hospital Foundation’s Development Committee includes major gifts, planned giving, hospital family, community ask, memorial and named funds, and community relations and special event committees.

Meeting charitable needs

Whatever the interests of the donor, all charitable giving programs create an immediate opportunity for anyone to participate in continued improvement of Bradford Regional Medical Center. Charitable giving helps to ensure the availability of long-term quality healthcare which, in turn, promotes a healthy community.

Join us

We invite you to browse through our list of programs and contact us with any questions. Thank you for your continued support and your interest! To reach the Bradford Hospital Foundation, call (814) 362-3200 or email swilliams@brmc.com.

Stacy Shotts Williams, executive director – swilliams@brmc.com.

Our Team

Stacy Williams, Director of The Bradford Healthcare Foundation

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Stacy Williams

Executive Director, Bradford Healthcare Foundation

Board of Directors

Shane Oschman

Chairman

Eric Marasco

Vice Chairman

Nellie Wallace

Treasurer

Stanley E. Pecora

Secretary

Dean M. Bauer
Denise Bean
Jeff Carson
Theresa Funk
Greg Kloss
Lynne Kuntz
Richard E. McDowell, Ph.D.
William Pantuso
Paul Ridley
Katherine J. Still

Ways to Give

COVID-19 Response Fund

The Bradford Hospital Foundation was established in 1989 to serve as a fundraising entity to support the mission of Bradford Regional Medical Center.

In keeping with this mission, The Bradford Hospital Foundation created a designated fund which serves to complement and strengthen our existing foundation mission, the BRMC COVID-19 Response Fund. The funds will be utilized to assist the work of BRMC to address variable aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The funds may also be used to assist BRMC with other emergency requests, such as protective gear including required masks, gowns, or other related needs.

For more information, contact Stacy Shotts Williams, executive director, at (814) 362-8288, swilliams@brmc.com.

The Benefactor’s Society

The Benefactor’s Society is an honorary organization comprised of individuals who have chosen to support Bradford Hospital Foundation’s mission through charitable bequests, pooled life income gifts, charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, gifts of life insurance, or other gifts and estate planning arrangements. Non-deferred gifts such as cash or securities are recognized through Bradford Hospital Foundation’s major and annual giving programs.

The establishment of The Benefactor’s Society recognizes those individuals who notify the foundation of their thoughtful gift planning intentions and who have provided gift documentation to the foundation. We welcome those who have created provisions in their estate plan to benefit the foundation and who have informed us of their generosity.

Through The Benefactor’s Society, such thoughtful and generous planning can be duly recognized during the donor’s lifetime and with donor participation where preferred.

To become a member of The Benefactor’s Society, we ask for a declaration of your intention to remember Bradford Regional Medical Center with a gift that can take effect during or after your lifetime. It can be in the form of one of the following gifts:

  • Bequests
  • Pooled life income gift
  • Charitable remainder trust
  • Charitable lead trust
  • Life insurance policy
  • Gift of residence with a life interest
  • Retirement plan gift
  • Gift annuity
  • Deferred gift annuity

Leave a Legacy®

Few communities in America are as generous as the Bradford area. With a little planning, today’s generous donors can continue to make a difference beyond their own lifetime with a planned gift to benefit Bradford Regional Medical Center. They just need to know how.

Leave a Legacy is a collaborative effort to explain the substantial financial advantages of giving a planned gift to the Bradford Hospital Foundation including the tax benefits that may accompany a gift from your will or estate.

What can you do now to Leave a Legacy to BRMC?

  • Prepare a will. Only half of us have one, and without a will you may lose control of your assets.
  • Leave a specific dollar amount or percentage of your assets to us.
  • Consider using assets such as stocks and bonds as a charitable gift to us. They may provide estate tax savings.
  • Name a beneficiary of your pension plan, IRA, or life insurance policy.
  • Remember loved ones with memorial gifts to us.
  • Encourage family and friends to leave gifts to us in their will.
  • Ask your financial advisor for counsel and to include charitable giving to BRMC.

Memorial and Honorary Gifts

Do you need a gift idea for someone you love?

Bradford Hospital Foundation offers a unique way to remember individuals with a memorial or honorary gift. At Bradford Hospital Foundation, we offer a variety of funds that help support the many services of Bradford Regional Medical Center. They include but are not limited to oncology, cardiology, The Pavilion (long-term care), or McKean County VNA and Hospice.

Bradford Hospital Foundation will send an acknowledgement to an individual(s) whom you designate, notifying them of your thoughtful gesture. The amount will not be disclosed.

Download the Named fund booklet (pdf)