Select a topic below or scroll down the page to learn more about giving to The Westerly Hospital.

Founders Society 
Cornerstone Society
Annual Fund
Women's Health Initiative
Memorials and Tributes
Planned Gifts

Giving to The Westerly Hospital Foundation means giving people access to advanced medical technology. The kind of innovation that help support greater outcomes. There are various levels of giving including our Founders Society and Cornerstone Society. All donations are tax-deductible. 

Donate online or make your charitable donation today to:

The Westerly Hospital Foundation
25 Wells Street
Westerly, RI 02891

For instructions in making a gift of securities, please call the Foundation Office at 401-348-2300.

For information on donating to The Westerly Hospital, contact Nicholas J. Stahl, CFRE, Executive Director at 401-637-4710 or nstahl@westerlyhospital.org.

Founders Society
Founders Society members are the leaders of our Annual Fund program. Donors who make gifts totaling more that $500 during the fiscal year are recognized as members of the Founders Society. An annual reception is held in honor those who make these leadership gifts.

Cornerstone Society
Individuals who have, verbally or in writing, indicated they have named the Hospital in their will, or included the Hospital in their estate plans, or have established charitable gift annuities become members of The Westerly Hospital Foundation’s Cornerstone Society. Members gather annually to hear about the current status of The Westerly Hospital and its future goals and plans. Members of the Cornerstone Society provide significant long-term support for the Hospital while assisting donors in achieving their personal tax objectives, and/or maintaining lifetime income.

2009 Annual Fund
This year, our $1.5 million Annual Fund goal is being designated for new clinical equipment ranging from new patient beds, to the latest advancements in breast imaging, to anesthesia equipment for our operating room, and improvements to our pharmacy and laboratory. Gifts of all sizes are required to meet these and the many other needs of our patients. It’s a community-wide effort. Smaller contributions add up, and the largest contributions lead the way in providing access for everyone to the best possible community hospital, close to home.

Women’s Health Initiative Campaign
The Women's Health Initiative is a $1,800,000 investment in health care services for the nearly 30,000 women who live in the Westerly and surrounding areas.  Although the Hospital currently offers high quality care to women, this initiative will strengthen our service in each of the following six areas:

• Breast health
• Obstetrics
• Gynecology
• Gastroenterology
• Cardiology
• Female adolescent health 

In addition, donations will support the recruitment of a Women’s Health Director.  This new position will be to provide a holistic approach and oversight to the total system of care provided to women in the community through the Hospital. 

Donations directed towards this initiative to date have helped provide: 

• a suite of new state-of-the art equipment including digital mammography 
• a stereotactic biopsy table
• a new bone density machine more sensitive than the current technology for diagnosing osteoporosis. 

Memorials & Tributes
Tribute gifts are a thoughtful way to recognize a friend or family member's special occasion or to honor the memory of a loved one. Those who have gifts made in their memory will be displayed our Angel of Hope Memorial Garden for two years, after which the plaque will be permanently placed in the Hospital Chapel. All those honored with gifts made in memory of or in honor of are listed in the Hospital's Annual Report and other publications. When making a gift, please let us know if you would like us to notify the family and their contact information.

Planned Gifts
Planned gifts offer a good way to support the work the Hospital while providing potential benefits in estate planning. Some gift arrangements can provide a stream of income to donors and/or their spouses for their lifetime or for a specified number of years. Examples of Planned Gifts include: charitable gift annuities, remainder and lead trusts, simple bequests, and the naming of The Westerly Hospital as a full or partial beneficiary of an IRA or other retirement plan or insurance policy.

For more information regarding Planned Gifts, please contact Nicholas J. Stahl, CFRE, Executive Director at (401) 348-3480 or nstahl@westerlyhospital.org.

The Westerly Hospital Foundation is a tax-exempt organization recognized under Section 501c(3) of the IRS code. Contributions to the Foundation are tax deductible as permitted by law. All gifts to the Foundation are used solely for the benefit of patients at The Westerly Hospital.