When people think about supporting health care, they often picture annual donations or special campaign gifts, which are important, but one of the most powerful — and enduring — ways to strengthen health care happens quietly, often behind the scenes: through estate gifts.
Estate gifts, sometimes called legacy or planned gifts, are commitments made through a Will, trust, or beneficiary designation. While they may not make headlines right away, their impact on health care at Royal University Hospital is profound, far-reaching and deeply personal.
Many estate gifts begin with gratitude. Gratitude for a nurse who went above and beyond. For a physician who never gave up. For a breakthrough that offered more time, more hope, or a second chance.
An estate gift transforms that gratitude into action. It ensures that exceptional care continues — so that future patients and families experience the same compassion, innovation and support when they need it most.
These gifts provide RUH Foundation the freedom to think boldly and plan for the long term. They help fuel medical research, advance new treatments and bring life-saving technologies to the bedside.
By planning a gift today, donors ensure that extraordinary health care will be there tomorrow and for many tomorrows to come.
If you have been touched by the care you or a loved one received, we invite you to consider making that care part of your legacy. A gift in your Will or estate plans — of any size — can help ensure that healing, hope and compassion are there for future generations.
To learn more, or to have a confidential, obligation free, conversation about legacy giving, please contact Candace Boersma, Legacy Giving and Donor Relations Officer of RUH Foundation by calling her at 306.655.6501 or via email at candace.boersma@ruhf.org.
Your generosity reflects what matters most to you — and together, we can create a lasting impact at Royal University Hospital.
