Your Legacy. Their Tomorrow.

AUGUST IS MAKE-A-WILL MONTH

Create or update your will this August and take a meaningful step to protect your loved ones while helping ensure compassionate hospice care remains available for generations to come.

Why Everyone Needs a Will

A will helps ensure the people you love are cared for according to your wishes. It allows you to provide for family members, designate guardians for minor children, and reduce uncertainty during difficult times.

Your will gives you the opportunity to clearly communicate how you want your assets distributed and helps ensure your personal wishes are honored.

If you have children under 18, a will allows you to designate who will care for them should something happen to you. Without one, that decision may be left to the courts.

Creating a will can simplify the legal process for your loved ones, helping reduce confusion, delays, and potential disagreements during an already emotional time.

A legacy gift through your will allows you to care not only for your family but also for future generations by supporting compassionate hospice care in our community.

Leave a Legacy of Compassion

A gift in your will costs nothing today but can make an extraordinary difference tomorrow.

By including Montgomery & Prince George’s Hospice in your estate plans, you’ll help ensure that future patients and families receive the same compassionate care, comfort, and support that has defined our mission for more than 45 years.

Legacy gifts help sustain:

  • Hospice care
  • Pediatric hospice services
  • Grief support programs
  • Community education
  • Care for patients regardless of ability to pay

Ways to Leave a Legacy Gift

A charitable bequest allows you to designate Montgomery & Prince George’s Hospice as a beneficiary in your will or trust.

Your gift may include:

  • A percentage of your estate
  • A specific dollar amount
  • Personal property
  • Real estate

When including Montgomery & Prince George’s Hospice in your estate plans, please identify our organization as:

Montgomery Hospice, Inc.
700 King Farm Boulevard, Suite 400
Rockville, MD 20850

Retirement accounts can be one of the most tax-efficient ways to make a charitable gift.

If you are age 70½ or older, you may be able to make a qualified charitable distribution directly from your IRA to Montgomery Hospice & Prince George’s Hospice.

Unlike many retirement account withdrawals, qualified charitable distributions are generally not treated as taxable income and may help reduce taxes that would otherwise be paid by you or your heirs.

If you own a life insurance policy that no longer serves its original purpose or has accumulated cash value, you may be able to donate the policy to Montgomery Hospice & Prince George’s Hospice.

Depending on your circumstances, this type of gift may provide:

  • Income tax savings
  • Estate tax savings
  • A meaningful legacy supporting compassionate care

Donating appreciated stocks, bonds, or mutual funds may allow you to:

  • Avoid capital gains tax
  • Receive a charitable income tax deduction
  • Make a larger impact than by selling the assets first

A gift of real estate can create significant tax advantages while supporting compassionate care.

Donating property that has appreciated in value may allow you to:

  • Receive a charitable deduction based on the property’s fair market value
  • Avoid capital gains taxes
  • Remove the property’s value from your taxable estate

Real estate gifts may include:

  • Homes
  • Vacation property
  • Commercial property
  • Land

Additional planned giving opportunities may include charitable trusts, charitable gift annuities, donor-advised funds, and other estate planning strategies.

Questions?

Our Philanthropy team would be happy to discuss your charitable giving goals and help you explore the option that’s right for you.

The information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended as legal, tax, or financial advice. Please consult your attorney, financial advisor, or tax professional before making decisions regarding your estate or charitable giving.

Join Our Legacy Society

Become part of a community of compassionate supporters who are helping ensure hospice care is available for generations to come.

The Circle of Light Society

When you include Montgomery & Prince George’s Hospice in your estate plans, you become a valued member of the Circle of Light Society.

Our members share a commitment to ensuring every patient and family receives compassionate hospice care, grief support, pediatric hospice services, and community education.

Member Benefits

✔ Recognition in our Annual Report (optional and always with permission)

✔ Invitations to exclusive appreciation events

✔ Updates on the impact of your legacy

✔ Opportunities to connect with fellow supporters

✔ The satisfaction of creating a lasting legacy of compassion

Have You Already Included Us?

If you’ve already named Montgomery & Prince George’s Hospice in your estate plans, we’d love the opportunity to thank you and welcome you to our Legacy Society.

Every day, families turn to Montgomery & Prince George’s Hospice during life’s most difficult moments. Legacy gifts help ensure we’re here for every patient who needs us—today, tomorrow, and for generations to come.