Giving

A True Devotion to Healing

Since 1851, the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine (CSA) have shown their 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, grantmaking foundations and 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 by providing 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.

Your gift of any type or amount will sustain the CSA faith-based legacy of high quality, compassionate care for all of God’s people. Thank you!

Your Support Means the World to Us

Our leadership and staff, the CSAs, and the people our ministries serve are deeply grateful for every gift. CSA Sisters pray daily for our generous supporters. Click here to see our Donor Wall of Honor.

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.

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

DONATE NOW

To give by phone, call 216.694.4685 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

To give by check, make your check payable to Sisters of Charity Health System and mail it with this printable form to:

Fund Development Department
Sisters of Charity Health System
2475 East 22nd Street
Cleveland, OH 44115

Giving appreciated assets such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds or cryptocurrency is a great way to maximize your philanthropic impact and unlock potential tax advantages.

  • Appreciated Securities – Donating stocks, bonds or mutual funds 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
  • Beneficiary Designation – If you do not intend to pass your brokerage account holdings to heirs, you can designate us as the beneficiary. You do not need to change your will. Simply file an updated beneficiary designation form with your financial institution. Many financial institutions make beneficiary designation forms available on their website. Click here for more information and a link to a FreeWill tool for tracking your beneficiary designations.

If you’re required to take a distribution from your IRA 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. To learn more about giving from an IRA, click here.

If you have a Donor-Advised Fund (DAF), you can use this secure tool from FreeWill to make a grant in just a few minutes. If you prefer to make the grant by contacting your DAF administrator directly, access the information you need to provide them by clicking here.

If you do not intend to appoint a successor for your account, you can designate us as the beneficiary.

A bequest (gift in your estate plan) is a thoughtful, impactful way to craft a philanthropic legacy. All bequest donors are honored in perpetuity as members of the St. Augustine Legacy Society.

We’ve 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. 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 recognized. Please complete this form or contact Mark Cotleur, senior vice president of fund development, at 216.696.8401 or mcotleur@sistersofcharityhealth.org.

To learn more about bequest gifts, click here.

A beneficiary designation on a bank/investment account, life insurance policy, annuity or donor advised fund is an easy way to make a deferred gift without updating your will. All beneficiary designation donors are honored in perpetuity as members of the St. Augustine Legacy Society.

Many financial institutions and plan administrators allow you to update your designations online. For more information and a link to a FreeWill tool for tracking your beneficiary designations, click here.

If you would like to make an impactful gift now but you or your dependents need the income generated by your assets, a life income gift may be a great option. All life income gift donors are honored in perpetuity as members of the St. Augustine Legacy Society.

  • Charitable Gift Annuity (CGA) – A charitable gift annuity (CGA) is an agreement between a donor and a charity in which the donor makes a gift (usually cash or appreciated stock). In return, the charity agrees to make payments to one or two beneficiaries for the remainder of an annuitant’s life. To Learn More about CGA gifts, click here.
  • Charitable Trusts – If your estate is particularly large or complex, gift instruments such as Charitable Lead Trusts and Charitable Remainder Trusts may be worth considering. For more information about charitable trusts, click here.

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. All life insurance gift donors are honored in perpetuity as members of the St. Augustine Legacy Society.

One Heart is the employee giving campaign of the Sisters of Charity Health System and its ministries.

Gifts to the endowment funds of the ministries of the Sisters of Charity Health System help to extend the mission and legacy of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine to future generations. Gifts can be cash or non-cash assets and they can be outright or deferred.

Donors who contribute a total of $10,000 to any SCHS endowment fund will be honored in perpetuity as members of the St. Augustine Legacy Society. One-time gifts of at least $10,000, whether outright or deferred, can establish a new named endowment fund.

Launched in 2026 in the 175th anniversary year of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine, the St. Augustine Legacy Society recognizes the thoughtful generosity of legacy donors to each of the ministries of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine.
Qualifying legacy gifts include:

  • Estate gifts such as bequests or beneficiary designations of any amount
  • Life insurance policy gifts
  • Life income gifts such as charitable gift annuities, charitable lead trusts and charitable remainder trusts
  • Total endowment giving of $10,000

Benefits of membership include:

  • St. Augustine Legacy Society member lapel pin
  • Perpetual listing on the St. Augustine Legacy Society Donor Honor Roll
  • Lifelong invitation to the annual St. Augustine Legacy Society celebration event
  • Lifelong invitation to the annual donor gratitude event of the Sisters of Charity Health System

To see the St. Augustine Legacy Society Donor Honor Roll, click here.

Donor Portal

The Sisters of Charity Health System donor portal is a custom website you can use to view your giving history, generate giving statements, make one-time and recurring gifts, manage recurring gifts and update your payment and contact 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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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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