Philanthropic support improves the quality of health care in our community, the well-being of future generations and help the hospitals of Morton Plant Mease Health Care sustain overall excellence.

Benefits of membership include an invitation to the Annual Dinner, a subscription to our “Circle” magazine and the knowledge that you are making a significant difference to the patients we serve. Additional benefits will vary between individual gift societies.

Morton Plant Mease Foundation is proud to recognize the generosity of our donors through the following gift societies:

President’s Circle ~ Annual Gifts 
Thoughtful gifts of all sizes ensure that quality health care, long associated with the hospitals of Morton Plant Mease Health Care, is available to every member of our community. These donors play a vital role in shaping Morton Plant Mease Health Care’s future by making annual gifts between $25 and $999.

Chairman’s Societies ~ Annual Gifts
These Societies were developed to help meet the ongoing needs of the hospitals and the community we serve. These leaders strengthen our tradition of health of our community by providing substantial annual funds for patient care services and technology. Donors, in most cases, are recognized on the donor wall in the lobby of the hospital they chose to support.

Adler Guild Society ~ Planned Gifts
The Adler Guild was established to honor the philanthropic tradition of William and Elizabeth Adler, who made major financial gifts to Morton Plant Hospital and our community as their legacies of love.

The Adlers felt a strong commitment to help others and to share their blessings. Many others are doing the same – designating a substantial future gift to support the hospitals of Morton Plant Mease Health Care. By naming Morton Plant Mease Foundation in their wills, trusts or estate plans, they ensure quality healthcare for our community to help save and enrich lives for many years to come.

Sustained Giving
The Sustaining Membership Program is the easiest, simplest and most convenient way to support Morton Plant Mease Foundation.

Tribute Giving
Our Commemorative Giving Program provides you with the opportunity to give a gift of lasting value. Commemorative gifts are a thoughtful way for someone to say “I care” while also helping to enhance the quality of care patients receive at Morton Plant Mease Heath Care.

Lifetime Giving Recognition
Lifetime Giving Societies have been established to give special recognition to the hospital's most generous and dedicated individuals, foundations and corporations. These leaders strengthen our tradition of health care excellence and are the community's most valuable resources.

Financial Counseling Services (FCS)
FCS was started in 1979 when a dozen local professionals in the fields of law, accounting, real estate, financial planning, insurance and trust banking grouped their expertise and pledged their support to what was then Morton Plant Foundation.  Since those early years, FCS has grown to an impressive committee of over 150 whose efforts, on behalf of the Foundation, have helped raise millions of dollars in support of the not-for-profit Morton Plant Mease Health Care.

Donor Bill of Rights
Philanthropy is based on voluntary action for the common good.  It is a tradition of giving and sharing that is primary to the quality of life.  To ensure that philanthropy merits the respect and trust of the general public, and the donors and prospective donors can have full confidence in the non-profit organizations and causes they are asked to support, we declare taht all donors have these rights:

I.    To be informed of the organization's mission, of the way the organization intends to use donated resources, and of its capacity to use donations effectively for their intended purposes.
II.    To be informed of the identity of those serving on the organization's governing board, and to expect the board to exercise prudent judgment in its stewardship responsibilities.
III.    To have access to the organization's most recent financial statements.
IV.    To be assured their gifts will be used for the purposes for which they were given.
V.    To receive appropriate acknowledgement and recognition.
VI.    To be assured that information about their donation is handled with respect and with confidentiality to the extent provided by law.
VII.    To expect that all relationships with individuals representing organizations of interest to the donor will be professional in nature.
VIII.    To be informed whether those seeking donations are volunteers, employees or the organization or hired solicitors.
IX.    To have the opportunity for their names to be deleted from mailing lists that an organization may intend to share.
X.    To feel free to ask questions when making a donation and to receive prompt, truthful and forthright answers.

The Donor Bill of Rights was created by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP), the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), and the Giving Institute: Leading Consultants to Non-Profits.