|
 |
Foundation in the News:
| Date |
Article |
Read
Article |
| 7/24/08 |
Generosity helps healing garden grow.
The future Healing Garden at the Benesse Oncology Center is now just a large empty field southwest of the facility, but that didn't diminish the excitement of the crowd gathered on Tuesday to watch the ceremonial groundbreaking.
|
more... |
| 7/19/2008 |
Benesse Healing Garden to be 'place of hope and inspiration
Many people believe nature has the power to help heal the minds and bodies of the sick, and a new garden planned at Benesse Oncology Center will provide a beautiful place to stroll, sit and meditate.
|
more... |
| 11/2007 |
Major Jazz
Gust Spenos is a neurologist at Major Hospital, but he spends much of his spare time playing the saxophone in the Indianapolis area with the Gust Spenos Quintet, often donating his performances to charitable causes.
|
more... |
| 11/2007 |
Busy Season
Nonprofit organizations constantly look for ways to fund their various activities, and local groups are filling their calendars.
|
more... |
| 11/2007 |
Jazzin' it up
Local residents who want to attend Major Hospital Foundation's fundraiser Saturday - and the launching of a jazz CD put together by neurologist Gust Spenos and some world-famous jazz musicians - should know that just a few tickets remain.
|
more... |
| 11/2007 |
Jazz, auction provide big night for Major Hospital Foundation Shelbyville put on the ritz Saturday night as supporters of the Major Hospital Foundation donned tuxedos and fancy cocktail dresses and danced to the mellow tunes of the Gust Spenos Quartet.
|
more... |
| 1/17/2007 |
"Benesse Oncology Center gets
high-tech,
cancer fighting tool"
The Benesse Oncology Center in Intelliplex Park recognized the gift of a costly piece of equipment valued at $30,000 on Friday.
|
more... |
| 11/29/2006 |
"BRCF doles out $50,00 in year's last round of grants"
The Blue River Community Foundation has announced its latest round of competitive grants to fund Shelby County projects totaling $49,554.
|
more... |
| 9/30/2006 |
"Cultivating hope"
New research in the medical community says that the healing of the body often depends on more than surgical procedures and medicine; the mind and the spirit of a patient are also very important.
|
more... |
| 9/30/2006 |
"Art auction will benefit garden effort"
Visitors to the Campaign for Beauty, Healing and Hope open house at the Benesse Oncology Center from 6 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 9 will find more to visually entice them than a garden.
|
more... |
| 12/20/2005 |
"Gill takes over Major Hospital Foundation"
Angela Gill is a well-known face in the world of Shelby County nonprofit organizations. After working for the Shelby County United Fund Inc., the Blue River Community Foundation, the Shelby Health Clinic and the Shelby County Prenatal Clinic, she has taken on a new challenge as executive director of the Major Hospital Foundation.
|
more... |
| 7/1/2005 |
"Knights of Pythias presents $190,833 to Major Hospital"
On Wednesday, Kenneth Modar, the Grand Secretary of the Knights of Pythias for the state of Indiana, and his wife and Pythias office manager, Jill Modar, Presented a check to the Major Hospital Foundation for $190, 833. This money was part of a trust fund established by the Knights in the 1970s..
|
more... |
Other Philanthropy News
| Date |
Article |
Read
Article |
| 9/21/2006 |
"Transfer IRA Distributions to Charity"
Kiplinger's, by Kimberly Lankford, 9/21/2006. An article about the new tax law in the October issue of Kiplinger's says that if you are 70½ or older, you can send your required minimum distribution from your IRA to a charity and not pay taxes on it.
|
More... |
| 1/17/2007 |
"The Pension Protection Act of 2006 offers retirement tax breaks, tough rules on charity."
About.com, by William Perez. The House of Representatives and the Senate have both passed the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (H.R. 4, Public Law 109-280), a massive tax law aimed at strengthening pension funds and providing a multitude of other tax changes. The President signed the bill into law on August 17, 2006. Here's a summary of the major tax law changes enacted in the Pension Protection Act
|
more... |
| 6/4/2007 |
Donate Stock or Cash to Charity?
Kiplinger's, by Kimberly Lankford.
Which is better -- donate stock to a charity or donate the proceeds from selling the stock? It depends on whether you've gained or lost money on the investment.
|
more... |
|
|
- Angela Gill
Executive Director
Major Hospital Foundation
150 West Washington St.
Shelbyville, IN 46176
(317) 421-0361
agill@majorhospital.org
|
FAQ's