Why does Cooley Dickinson matter to you?
Were you one of the more than 10,000 babies Dr. Merzbach helped welcome into the world? Or did your loved one experience compassionate care during an extended hospital stay, with a reassuring hand holding yours, saying "we're going to get you through this”? Whether joyous or challenging, your journey was filled with gratitude, and our team at Cooley Dickinson, your community hospital, stood by your side.
You can show your gratitude and honor our team or your loved one in various ways – through words, generous gifts, or a planned gift that preserves the care you experienced for future generations. Charitable gifts by will and financial plans can benefit you and your loved ones financially while shaping the future of our community’s health and well-being.
In the links below, you can learn creative ways to make gifts and get inspired reading how others have supported your community hospital. Please reach out to us when you are ready to discuss more and thank you for considering Cooley Dickinson as you update your plans.
Warmly,
Jenny Papageorge
Director of Planned Giving
Getting Started
The IRA Gift
Your IRA can provide a tax-smart way to make an impact with Cooley Dickinson Hospital now.
Make a Gift by Will
A gift in your will or living trust or retirement accounts is easy and flexible.
Creative ways to give
Your generosity will have a significant impact on Cooley Dickinson, while you continue to maintain control of your assets.
Inspiring Stories
Our donors, and the beneficiaries of their generosity, have stories to share. Read their stories.
2023: Report on Giving
Throughout 2023 so many of you, our friends and supporters, gave generously to Cooley Dickinson. Click here to download the report and learn how your gifts were put to work caring for you and the people you love.
In this report, you will read about:
- Emergency Department Project Update: A Groundbreaking Occasion
- Freedom Credit Union and Cooley Dickinson: Partners in Caring for our Community
- Richard Cooper and Catherine Kay: Keeping their Connection to Community Alive and Well
- Patrick and Lois McCabe: Preparing for Future Emergencies Now
- Michael Klare and Andrea Ayvazian: Empathy in Action
- Dr. Michelle Helms: Supporting Cooley Dickinson’s Emergency Department Campaign
- Bikes Fights Cancer Donates $46,000 to the Mass General Cancer Center at Cooley Dickinson Hospital
- Jack and Nancy Spanbauer: A Gift from the Heart
- The Childbirth Center: Updated, Upgraded, and Elevated Thanks to You!
- Lisa Ekus: Celebrating Life!
- Finck & Perras: Goes Platinum!
- Daniel Polacheck: Inspiring and Outpouring of Memoriam Gifts
- Susan Hodgkins: A Lifetime of Involvement with Cooley Dickinson Hospital
- Marcia E. Burick: Her Commitment to Community Lives On
- Jon Steinberg: A Valentine for Marilyn
- and donor listings of our many generous supporters!
