Giving

A True Devotion to Healing

Since 1851, the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine have shown their true devotion to healing by serving the unmet needs of children, adults and families in Ohio and South Carolina. They established the Sisters of Charity Health System in 1982 to support the Congregation in carrying out its mission in health care, education and social service.

Today, that mission lives on in the Health System through a range of health and human services outreach ministries, three grantmaking foundations and two elder care facilities in Cleveland, Canton and South Carolina. These diverse ministries live out the healing mission of Jesus by providing life-transforming services every day, touching the lives of hundreds of thousands people each year. At all levels, the Sisters of Charity Health System is a trusted resource for those in need of physical, psychological or spiritual wholeness.

Charitable Giving Meets Many Needs

Charitable giving is essential to our mission. Your support will help heal individuals, families and communities, helping fund essential programs that provide food, education, health care, early childhood development, medical respite, elder care services and more. To learn how, read more about our sponsored ministries. Or, read the impact stories below for real-life examples of how your help can make a difference in someone’s life.

Your Donation Goes Further

We are a family of ministries connected by a health system. Our relationship enables us to freely share best practices and resources. This significantly reduces overhead costs and helps us constantly improve. The bottom line: more of every dollar given actually helps people in need.

With your help, we can carry on our faith-based legacy of high quality, compassionate care for all of God’s people.

Ways to Give

A one-time or recurring gift of cash is quick and easy, but there are many additional options to consider to make the greatest possible impact. There are also benefits for you as a donor. Certain types of gifts can qualify as a tax deduction while others can reduce taxable income, offering a strategic way to give while managing tax liability.

Support our mission today with a gift that delivers help and hope where it’s needed most with a one-time or recurring gift.

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You can give beyond the checkbook by contributing appreciated assets — like stocks, mutual funds or cryptocurrency — to maximize your impact and unlock potential tax advantages.

  • Appreciated Securities – Donating stocks, mutual funds or bonds usually qualifies you for a tax deduction equal to their current market value and avoids capital gains tax. As a tax-exempt organization, we can sell the securities tax-free, ensuring proceeds support your ministry of choice. You can make your donation online right now using the FreeWill stock donation tool. Learn More
  • Cryptocurrency – Donating cryptocurrency allows you to avoid capital gains tax while supporting a meaningful cause. As a tax-exempt organization, we can sell your donation tax-free, ensuring maximum impact. The FreeWill cryptocurrency donation tool is quick and easy to use and provides you with the tax documentation you need. Learn More

Leave a lasting legacy through thoughtful, future-directed giving.

  • Endowment Giving – Endowment giving can include a bequest (gift in will or living trust), charitable gift annuity, beneficiary designation, life insurance and charitable trusts. An endowment (deferred) gift allows you to make a lasting impact through a gift of cash or other assets while also allowing you or your heirs to benefit from those assets as long as needed. Learn More
  • Gifts in Will or Trust – Including a charitable gift in your will or living trust creates a legacy of generosity that benefits future generations. Bequests can be for a set dollar amount or portion of assets, and be structured as contingent or outright. Through our partnership with FreeWill, you can even create or update your will online in as little as 20 minutes. Learn More
  • Giving by Beneficiary Designation — Designating a beneficiary for your life insurance policies, annuities, donor-advised fund and bank, brokerage and retirement accounts ensures that certain assets transfer directly to an intended recipient without the delays and costs of probate. Many financial institutions offer easy online updates, and FreeWill provides tools to help organize and track your beneficiary information. Learn How
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Make a gift that benefits you and your loved ones, while supporting our mission.

  • Charitable Giving from an IRA – If you’re required to take a distribution from your IRA in a certain tax year, but don’t need the income, a qualified charitable distribution (QCD) allows you to donate directly from your IRA, reducing your taxable income. You can even make your gift online using the FreeWill QCD tool. Learn How
  • Charitable Gift Annuity – A charitable gift annuity (CGA) allows you to make a meaningful donation while still receiving lifelong income. You can designate yourself and/or a loved one as a beneficiary, ensuring financial security while supporting the ministry or services you care about. Learn More
  • Life Income Gifts – Options like charitable gift annuities and charitable trusts provide income for you or your loved ones while ensuring lasting support for the causes you care about. Learn More

  • OneHeart/Payroll Deduction

Your planning today supports the work of the Sisters of Charity Health System tomorrow. When you make a deferred gift, you help ensure that we can continue to support the unmet needs of individuals, families and communities well into the future.

We have partnered with FreeWill, a service that makes it possible to create or update your will or living trust — for free — in 20 minutes or less! When you do, we ask that you consider including a gift to our ministries in your will. Click here to get started on your will or living trust. If you have already included a gift to us in your will or living trust, we would love to discuss the way that your gift should be used and how you would like to be.

If you want to make a gift of significance now but still need the income generated by your assets, a charitable gift annuity (CGA) may be a great option. Complete this brief form or contact Mark Cotleur at 216.696.8401 or mcoticer@sistersofcharityhealth.org to request a quote customized for you.

You can direct that holdings in retirement savings and bank accounts, such as 401(k)s, IRAs and CDs, be transferred or paid to us upon your death without going through probate. You do not need to change your will. Please consult an updated beneficiary designation form with your financial institution. Many financial institutions and plan administrators even permit making or updating these designations online. Click here for more information and a link to a FreeWill tool for tracking your beneficiary designations.

If your family no longer needs your life insurance policy, you can make us the beneficiary or even the owner. By transferring ownership, you may be able to deduct the cash value of the policy as well as the cost of the premiums in years to come. Click here for more information.

If your estate is particularly large or complex, gift instruments such as charitable lead trusts and charitable remainder trusts may be worth considering. Click here for more information.

Impact Stories

Thanks to donors, Light of Hearts Villa Resident couple lives in peace of mind

Thanks to donors, Light of Hearts Villa Resident couple lives in peace of mind

Abigail and Henry had been residents at Light of Hearts Villa for five years and both had just turned 94 ...
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Eli and Healthy Learners join forces to defeat vision loss and dental pain

Eli and Healthy Learners join forces to defeat vision loss and dental pain

When you talk with Eli, chances are he’ll ask you which is cooler, Batman or Superman. Eli is a quiet ...
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South Carolina Center for Fathers and Families helps reunite father and his son

South Carolina Center for Fathers and Families helps reunite father and his son

When Branden came to Midlands Fatherhood Coalition, he had one focus – to find a way back into his two-year-old ...
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Donor Features

Healthy Learners removes children’s health barriers to learning with love and compassion

Healthy Learners removes children’s health barriers to learning with love and compassion

“In 2024, Healthy Learners and its staff brought joy and relief to more children in South Carolina than ever before ...
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Ice Cream For Everyone In Loving Memory of Sister Elaine Eggert

Ice Cream For Everyone In Loving Memory of Sister Elaine Eggert

Sister Elaine Eggert, OP, had many fans from her days of teaching in various Cleveland and Akron Catholic schools. Regina ...
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Former “Charity Case” Funds Care for Others in Need

Former “Charity Case” Funds Care for Others in Need

Gary Storch freely admits that he would not be alive today if it wasn’t for Rosary Hall at St. Vincent ...
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Donate

Your generous donations are essential to the enduring mission of the Sisters of Charity Health System and the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine: to extend the healing ministry of Jesus Christ to God’s people, particularly the most vulnerable among us.

Volunteer

Join the Sisters of Charity Health System in continuing the legacy of compassionate care by volunteering with one of our ministries. With opportunities across health, food security, elder care, education and community outreach in Ohio and South Carolina, you can make a meaningful and lasting impact.

Participate

Join the Sisters of Charity Health System in making a difference through our fundraising events. Whether it’s a gala, golf outing, concert, or online campaign, every event helps support vital ministries and services in our communities. Get involved, give back, and be part of something truly impactful.

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