Donate

Your support makes it possible for us to care for anyone who needs us, regardless of insurance status or ability to pay. A gift at any level is appreciated, and immediately goes to work funding nursing visits, 24/7 care at Gosnell, grief support after a death, and so much more. Thank you!

Heidi Farber
Director of Development & Marketing

Contact Development Department
207-289-3669
give@hospiceofsouthernmaine.org

Giving Options

There are many ways to support the work of Hospice of Southern Maine. You can make one-time, monthly, and memorial gifts online or by check. You can also make tax-wise gifts from stocks, donor advised funds, and IRA distributions. We also would love to talk with you about making an impact beyond your lifetime with a gift in your will or by naming Hospice of Southern Maine as a beneficiary of life insurance or financial accounts. For more information, please see below, or call the Development Department at 207-289-3669.

Online with Credit or Debit Card

Mail a Check

Donations may be mailed to:

Hospice of Southern Maine
390 US Route One
Scarborough, ME 04074

Please make checks payable to:
Hospice of Southern Maine

For tax purposes, our EIN is:
01-0540180

Obituary and Memorial Giving

We're often asked how to let family and friends know in an obituary that memorial gifts can be made to Hospice of Southern Maine. We suggest the following language, but if you'd like some help creating your own wording, please contact us.

Please consider making a memorial donation to Hospice of Southern Maine at 390 US Route One, Scarborough, ME 04074, or online at www.hospiceofsouthernmaine.org/donate.

We send a donation receipt to each person who donates to us, and we also acknowledge their generosity to the family of the individual for whom it is in memory, providing the name and address of the donor.

If you are interested in having Hospice of Southern Maine donation envelopes at a funeral service, please call (207) 289-3640 or send us an email letting us know how many you'd like and where to send them and we'll take care of it for you.

Additional Ways of Giving

  • Supporters at the major gift level of $1,000 or higher are recognized as Circle of Caring members and receive special opportunities and invitations throughout the year.

  • Adding a brick to the Trail of Memories patio is a wonderful way to remember a loved one while supporting end-of-life care at Hospice of Southern Maine. Bricks are engraved locally in Maine with the text of your choice. Your brick will be added to the patio, bordered by the lovely gardens, at Hospice of Southern Maine’s Gosnell Memorial Hospice House.

    Visit our Trail of Memories page for more information.

  • Giving stock to Hospice of Southern Maine is a beneficial way to donate from a tax standpoint, and it is a simple way to support our programs. Thank you for considering such a gift. Stock gifts may be made to Hospice of Southern Maine through LPL Financial at Kennebunk Investment Services. Detailed instructions for making the stock transfer are below. Since we do not receive the name of stock donors at the time of transfer, please call or email us so we can thank you appropriately.

    Heidi Farber, Director of Development and Marketing
    (207) 289-3669 or hfarber@hospiceofsouthernmaine.org

    Steps for Donation:

    1. Contact your advisor/broker. Let your broker know your intention to transfer stock, including the number of shares or dollar amount of the contribution.

    2. Provide the broker with the following instructions, and ask them to contact us to let us know it is coming.

    Instructions for your broker:

    Credit to account: Hospice of Southern Maine
    DTC: 0075
    Receiving Firm: LPL Financial (# 5025-7480)
    Contact: John Gurski or Colleen Meyer
    Phone: (207) 467-2500
    Fax: (207) 985-8400

    LPL Financial will sell the stock and a check will be issued to Hospice of Southern Maine upon trade settlement.

    Thank you for your support. Please contact our Development Office directly with any additional questions at (207) 289-3669 or give@hospiceofsouthernmaine.org.

  • If you would like to learn more about leaving a gift to HSM in a will, trust, or by beneficiary designation, please see this Planned Giving flyer. If you have already left a gift to HSM in your will, please let us know. You may call the Director of Development at (207) 289-3669 or print and return this form to us. Thank you!

  • Our Endowment Fund provides financial stability and funding for long-term needs. Endowed assets are invested, and in this way grow to provide support in perpetuity. Gifts restricted to the Endowment Fund are welcomed, and make a tremendous impact in securing our future caring for generations to come.

  • Hospice of Southern Maine is often asked by family and friends of patients and other members of our community, "What can help with?" The generosity behind the question is moving. As a nonprofit, we do have needs. While care at Hospice of Southern Maine is reimbursed by Medicare, MaineCare and other insurances, we rely on the generous support of our community to support the “extra” things we do, from grief support to the quilts in every room at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, to our volunteer program. If you would like to know how you can help, please browse through the Wish List below.

    General:

    • Cash - unrestricted cash gifts are always welcome to help offset day-to-day expenses.

    • Gas cards, any amount

    • Hannaford and other local grocery cards, any amount

    • Walmart cards, any amount

    • Long twin-sized sheets for the hospital beds we deliver

    • Baby video monitors

    • Gift cards for haircuts, manicures, or pedicures

    • Gift card for massage

    • Essential oils and aromatherapy supplies

    • Magazines for collages

    • Art supplies for Grief Support groups


    Gosnell Memorial Hospice House:

    • Twin-sized homemade quilts

    • “Fidget blankets”

    • New Stuffed animals

    • Lip balm

    • Toothbrushes

    • New, travel-sized toothpaste, deodorant, mouthwash, shampoo, conditioner, lotion

    • Playing Cards

    • Small children's coloring books (superheroes are a favorite!)

    • Snack packs (crackers, chips, fruit snacks, breath mints)


    Grief Support Services:
    • Amazon Wish List

    For all donations, please drop off or mail to:

    Wish List Donation (Attn: Volunteer Department)
    Hospice of Southern Maine
    390 US Route 1
    Scarborough, ME 04074

    Questions? Please call our Development Department at (207) 289-3669. Thank you!

Thank You

Hospice of Southern Maine is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization. Your tax-deductible donation helps ensure we are able to continue providing high-quality end-of-life care for patients and their families. Thanks to your generosity, we are able to care for all patients regardless of their ability to pay. We care for under both under-insured and uninsured patients, in addition to maintaining important volunteer, bereavement, and education programs that are open to the public. Support from our community is vital to our mission and every donation makes a difference. Thank you!