Why People Donate
Contributions from residents, families, and friends of Fahrney-Keedy Home & Village play a vital role in helping us fulfill our deep-rooted mission to enhance the lives of seniors through caring quality service.
Some Fahrney-Keedy Home & Village residents, who have lived long and caring lives, now find themselves without the financial resources to pay for the care we provide. With the help of our generous supporters we are able to carry out our mission.
Every gift Fahrney-Keedy Home & Village receives – whatever its size – makes a difference. Many small gifts add up to substantial contributions, allowing us to touch more lives, one by one.
Fahrney-Keedy Home & Village is a 501(c)(3) non-profit Continuing Care Retirement Community licensed by the State of Maryland. Our aim is to support the lives of residents, with charitable support from families and friends of Fahrney-Keedy.
What Your Donations Do at Fahrney-Keedy
Benevolent Fund
The fund supports the current benevolent needs of Fahrney-Keedy Home & Village. Gifts to this fund are used in the year in which they are received to help provide assistance for those residents of Fahrney-Keedy who find themselves unable to pay the full cost of their care.
Operating Fund
The fund supports the current operating needs of Fahrney-Keedy Home & Village. Gifts to this fund are used in the year in which they are received to help provide assistance to projects to benefit Fahrney-Keedy such as upgraded telephone system, wheelchair-accessible bus, etc…
Ways to Donate
There are various ways in which you can support Fahrney-Keedy Home & Village. The Development Staff wants to work with you to ensure that a gift made is a rewarding investment for both you and us.
Please read through the following information to make an informed decision or contact Michael B. Leiter, Senior Director of Marketing and Development, at mleiter@fkhv.org or 301-671-5015 to talk directly about making a contribution.
Outright Donations
A gift by cash or check is the most common type of charitable gift received at Fahrney-Keedy Home & Village.
This benefits you by allowing you to deduct the charitable gift while helping support the ministry of Fahrney-Keedy Home & Village.
Memorial Gifts – A gift can be given in memory or in honor of someone special.
Publicly traded stocks or mutual funds are accepted as gifts at Fahrney-Keedy Home & Village. You may give a gift of stock or mutual fund shares by mail, hand delivery or through a broker who can transfer the shares electronically.
This benefits you by allowing you to receive a charitable tax deduction and avoid capital gains tax while helping support the ministry of Fahrney-Keedy Home & Village.
Planned Gifts / Legacy Society
- Charitable Gift Annuities
This allows you to make a gift of charity and receive fixed-income payments back for the remainder of your lifetime. With the changes in the economy and financial markets, many donors have found the security of fixed-income payments to be reassuring.
You benefit from this by receiving lifetime income payments and gaining tax savings while helping support the ministry of Fahrney-Keedy Home & Village.
Charitable remainder trusts and annuity trusts provide income to a beneficiary or beneficiaries for life or for a term of years. Trusts can be funded through a variety of assets, and are accepted as gifts at Fahrney-Keedy Home & Village.
Gifts through bequests can be given as a designated amount or as a percentage of the estate. A bequest can be made through a trust or a will and you can stipulate whether the bequest is for general support or for a specific purpose.
The Legacy Society is a group of individuals who have made arrangements to include Fahrney-Keedy in their estate plans, to show their support for our mission.
A brochure is available answering questions about the Legacy Society, and another describes various planned giving opportunities. To receive either brochure or to discuss donations to Fahrney-Keedy, contact Mike Leiter, Senior Director of Marketing and Development, at (301)-671-5015, or e-mail him at mleiter@fkhv.org.
Donate Now
To make a donation via fax or regular mail please open and print the Gift-Giving form below. You can also save it to a file and e-mail it to the contact address on the form.
Gift Giving Form
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