Types of Gifts You Can Make to Support University of Colorado Hospital

Your Gifts Stengthen World Class Programs

Foundation staff can assist you in creating the charitable vehicle that best meets your philanthropic interests and most effectively continues University of Colorado Hospital's commitment to excellence in patient care, research and education. All gifts are expended strictly in accordance with your wishes and are handled with utmost professional care and efficiency to ensure the impact of every dollar is maximized.

When you donate, you strengthen world-class programs that ultimately benefit the people who are treated here every day.

Donate Online

Donate online via credit card

Donate by Mail

Writing a check or using your credit card are perhaps the simplest ways to give. You can deduct a cash gift for income tax purposes in the year in which you contribute it.

Print a donation form

You may send your check or credit card payment to:

University of Colorado Hospital Foundation
Mail Stop F485
12401 East 17th Avenue
Aurora, CO 80045

If you would like a University of Colorado Hospital Foundation professional to assist you, please call us at (720) 848-7802.

Donate by Telephone

Call (720) 848-7802 to make a gift by credit card or to speak to a Foundation representative. Our friendly receptionists are available to assist you from 8 a.m., to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

If you call at another time, please leave a message. Your call will be returned during regular business hours.

Establish a Memorial Gift

A Memorial Gift is a special way to remember a loved one who is no longer with you. In return, you can be assured that your gift is supporting the exceptional programs and services at University of Colorado Hospital.

Obituary Information

University of Colorado Hospital Foundation can help you include memorial gift information in obituaries. Sample sentences include:

  • The family requests that memorial gifts be forwarded to University of Colorado Hospital Foundation, Mail Stop F485, 12401 East 17th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045
  • Please write In memory of __(persons name)__ in the memo line of the check

We will be glad to notify someone of your kind gift – just let us know the person's name and address.

Inspired Kindness

Make a donation in honor of the doctor, nurse, staff, volunteer or staff member who made a difference in your visit or stay.

The person who inspired your kindness will receive an acknowledgment letter and a custom-crafted lapel pin to proudly wear throughout the hospital or clinic.

Matching gifts

Many companies have matching-gift programs through which your generosity to University of Colorado Hospital Foundation can be multiplied. Please contact your employer for appropriate forms and procedures.

Planned Giving

By making a bequest (a gift in your will), you can help support University of Colorado Hospital for years to come. Please consult your attorney and financial advisors as appropriate. You might consider giving specific property (such as real estate) or a specific dollar amount or a percent of your estate.

Recommended bequest language:

"I give, devise and bequeath to the University of Colorado Hospital Foundation, a Colorado charitable corporation located in Aurora, Colorado the sum of ($___) or (percent of the residue of my estate) or (other personal or real property appropriately described) to be used for ______ (or as its Foundation Board of Directors shall deem advisable) to best promote the institution's objectives and mission."

Tribute Gifts

You may wish to honor the accomplishments of friends or loved ones by making a gift to The University of Colorado Hospital Foundation in their name, or on the occasion of a special event such as a birthday or anniversary. We will send a notification of your generous remembrance to the individual or individuals memorialized or honored (gift amount is not disclosed).

Other Donation Types

Read about In-Kind, Blood Donation and Volunteering.