BRYANLGH FOUNDATION Kim Foundation gives $300,000 to Fine Line campaign
$6 million estimated project cost
The Fine Line capital campaign received a $300,000 commitment from the Kim Foundation. This generous gift will help build a new BryanLGH Independence Center and relocate and renovate space for outpatient mental health services. The Kim Foundation is dedicated to bridging gaps in mental health services, and the organization further encourages innovation that will enhance programs, expand services, strengthen organizational systems and, most importantly, transform lives. About half of all patients Only $700,000 treated at the BryanLGH remains before Independence Center present we reach our with a dual diagnosis of goal! substance abuse with an $5.3 million underlying mental health already has been condition. The Kim Foundation committed by recognized how our upcoming BryanLGH and generous donors. construction project will advance mutual goals. For information The renovation and on how you can construction is a $6 million support the Fine Line campaign, capital project that relies heavily please contact on private support. the BryanLGH “A new home for outpatient Foundation at mental health services and 402-481-3139. inpatient and outpatient substance abuse treatment is very close to becoming a reality, with only $700,000 to go,” says Bob Ravenscroft, BryanLGH vice president for advancement and chief development officer. “The most important thing is we will be able to treat more people in need, in space that is clinically designed for the best possible outcomes, and it is wonderful to partner with organizations like the Kim Foundation that share a mission and commitment to these patients,” he adds. Although treatment for mental health and substance abuse is consistently near the top of community and state health assessments, BryanLGH is one of the few hospital-based providers in the Midwest committed to meeting the treatment needs of children, adolescents, adults and a geriatric population. Without support from generous partners like the Kim Foundation, it would be difficult to maintain — let alone enhance — a full spectrum of behavioral health services.
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On behalf of all patients, their families and the community, state and region, thank you, Kim Foundation. To learn more about the Fine Line campaign, go to www.bryanlgh.org/WaystoGiveIC or contact the BryanLGH Foundation by calling 402-481-3139.
Try this online tool for estate planning We are pleased to announce a new interactive tool called Gift Illustrator is available on our website. Go to www.bryanlgh.org/ BryanLGHFoundation; click on Gift Planning, then on Gift Illustrator. Easy-to-undersand language and an inviting design allow you to visualize the benefits of a planned gift while receiving detailed calculations of nine different gift types, such as deferred gift annuities, bargain sales and outright gifts. In the privacy of your home, you can input very basic information so that Gift Illustrator instantly calculates your tax benefit, charitable impact and personal income that various planned gifts would generate. Once you enter Gift Illustrator, you can select from three areas to begin your exploration: gifts that pay you income, gifts you make today and gifts that benefit the organization after your lifetime. It’s easy, fun and confidential. If you have questions about Gift Illustrator or making deferred gifts to BryanLGH, please contact members of the Advancement team listed on Page 39.
Here’s a sample from the Gift Illustrator interactive tool. To estimate tax benefit, charitable impact and personal income generated from various planned gifts, go to www.bryanlgh.org/BryanLGHFoundation.