Allina Hospice Foundation
The mission of the Allina Hospice Foundation is to support programs that touch patients and families in end-of-life situations and, in doing so, bring peace, dignity and comfort 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Allina Hospice Care is the largest not-for-profit hospice in Minnesota, serving over 4,000 patients and family members a year in the Twin Cities and 28 surrounding counties We provide over 48,000 visits a year. With the help of donations we can fulfill our mission to provide quality, compassionate care regardless of individual's insurance coverage or ability to pay for services. Your tax deductible gift, at any level, will be gratefully appreciated by the many people served. 
Inspiring hospice storiesDon Grossbach, MD, explains why he chose hospice and palliative medicine. Teresa Conlan shares how hospice helped her family during her father's illness. That experience led her to a career in hospice care.
Why we need supportAllina hospice care:
J.A. Wedum Residential Hospice
Allina is seeking community support to build a state- and Medicare-licensed 12-bed residential hospice in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. This much needed facility will serve hospice patients and families from across the Twin Cities region. Currently there is limited residential hospice capacity in the Twin Cities. There are only four facilities, each able to serve six to eight patients. Many days all hospice beds are filled and many hospice patients who wish to reside in a home-like setting are not receiving that option and caregivers who need a break from caregiving go without respite. In 2003, a Minnesota business man named John Wedum who had cancer and was facing the end of his life, received in-home hospice care from Allina Hospice. In his honor, the J.A. Wedum Foundation has issued a $2 million challenge grant to Allina Hospice Foundation to fund this 12-bed residential hospice. Project summary:
For more information, read the Allina Hospice Foundation Seventh Annual BenefitFriday, April 30 truly was a night worth celebrating as we took another step forward in funding the J.A. Wedum Residential Hospice, a 12-bed facility that will combine a home-like setting with professional round-the-clock hospice care. The elegant dinner and auction, held at the McNamara Alumni Center, raised $141,858. Sponsorships, tickets, auction and raffle proceeds will be matched by the Wedum Foundation and applied to the J.A. Wedum Residential Hospice. Thank you to all who came out to support this much needed facility! Congratulations to Adam Bebus, who won the Wall-of-Wine raffle! Help build the J.A. Wedum Residential Hospice Call 651-241-5416 for more information or to make a gift. A special thank you to our sponsors:Presenting Sponsor
Gold Sponsor 
Silver Sponsor
Patron Sponsors Venetia and Robert Kudrle - Individual Patron Sponsors 
Bronze Sponsors
Ways to giveOutright gifts Income producing gifts Estate gifts Other planned giving opportunities Allina Hospice Foundation, on behalf of Allina Home & Community Services, welcomes outright gifts as well as deferred gifts. As you review the different ways to give, remember that your tax-deductible donation can be designated to a particular area of interest or left unrestricted for use where need is greatest. Payment methodsGive now onlineMake a gift to the Allina Hospice Foundation online. We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Diner's Club or Discover. PhoneCall Allina Hospice Foundation at 651-241-5460. We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover. CheckMake your personal or company check out to Allina Hospice Foundation and mail with a completed donation form to: Allina Hospice Foundation MemorialsMany donations are graciously given by individuals in memory of loved ones who have died or in honor of a living person. If you are sending a memorial or honor gift, please include on the note that the gift is in memory/honor of, along with the name and address of loved one of deceased or address of the one honored so that we can send them a letter telling them of your donation. All donations are confirmed by mail with a thank you letter acting as your receipt for tax purposes. All memorial/honor tributes are acknowledged to the family or individual. Contribution amounts are not disclosed to the family or individual.
Matching giftsDouble or triple your gift! One of the smartest ways to increase your giving is through a matching gift program, where a company or corporate foundation will match donations which you make to us. The following information will help you make the most of your charitable contributions:
Board and staffAllina Hospice Foundation staff
Ron Bagnall - foundation director Annette Goff - development associate Sarah Bretl - development assistant Allina Hospice Foundation Board
Jason Bradshaw, chairman |
