The Saint Mary's Hospital Foundation, Inc. was formed by friends of Saint Mary's Hospital more than 14 years ago to help advance and make possible Saint Mary's mission for caring. Last year, the Foundation allocated nearly a half million dollars for programs, patient care, new equipment and capital improvements in several areas. Recently, funds raised by the Foundation enabled Saint Mary's to create Greater Waterbury's only Pediatric Emergency Care and Urgent Care Center, a special place for kids with child-friendly treatment rooms and Noah's Ark-theme waiting area.

In addition to helping the community, your gift to Saint Mary's Hospital includes numerous opportunities to increase the return on your personal savings, reduce income taxes and avoid estate taxes. Gift programs include gifts of cash, stock, retirement accounts and legacy gifts in the form of bequests or memorials. Donors also may support the hospital by establishing creative planned gift programs that provide significant tax advantages. These options include remainder trusts, charitable gift annuities, life insurance plans and family funds. For more information about the many benefits of giving, call (203) 709-6390.

Each year, the Saint Mary's Hospital Foundation hosts a number of special events to help bolster the community's support, including a now legendary annual gala in February, a spring phonathon and a fund-raising summer golf tournament. Click here for more details about upcoming special events.

For more information about ways to give and the many benefits of supporting Saint Mary's Hospital, call the Saint Mary's Hospital Foundation at (203) 709-6390 or send email to foundation@stmh.org.

Donations may be sent to: Saint Mary's Hospital Foundation, 56 Franklin Street, Waterbury, CT 06706.