Memorial Funds
Honoring a Loved One While Supporting Vital Services
A memorial fund is a charitable fund established to accept donations in memory of, or in honor of, a loved one who has passed. It is a personal way to honor their legacy while having a meaningful impact on the care we provide. Most people create a memorial fund to raise money for a cause that was important to their loved one or personal to them.
Starting a Memorial Fund with MJHS
Memorial funds have been critical in helping MJHS continue to go above and beyond for our patients and their families. Creating a named fund allows families to celebrate a loved one’s legacy while having a lasting impact for years to come.
At MJHS, many programs and services rely on ongoing support. These include Creative Arts Therapy, Caregiver Support, Dementia Care and Pastoral Care.
If you want to start a memorial, choose one of our services that speaks to you and that you feel close to your heart. After selecting an area of care to focus on, invite others to join you in honoring your loved one with a gift in their name. Some families do this yearly on their loved one’s birthday or to remember their passing. The cadence is up to you, but whatever funds you raise will be restricted to your chosen program.
We are with you every step of the way.
Our Foundation will support you from creating letters and emails to drafting the message for your peers.
If you want to memorialize your loved one with a named fund, please get in touch with the MJHS Foundation.
Start a Memorial Fund
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To celebrate what would have been our son Louie’s birthday, we established The Louis Arturo Rago Memorial Fund to ensure that all families with terminally ill children can receive the specialized, compassionate care that made such a difference for them.
As Jason’s health continued to decline, his family hired full-time home health aides to help care for him at home. Knowing that many families struggle to provide this extra care for their loved ones, they established The Jason Steadman Memorial Fund to commemorate the anniversary of his passing and raise funds to help families receive additional home health aide support.
For Trish, it was her experience with the medical ethics committee that compelled her to establish the Philip Littman Memorial Fund for Medical Ethics. Phil was a doctor committed to caring for his patients and when his ALS progressed, he and Trish needed help navigating their options. The ethics committee helped them through the challenging questions and Trish felt there was no better way to honor his legacy. The fund has raised over $18,000 to support this important work!
Meet Judy. As a way to honor her late husband Jerry, Judy Gold chose to create a fund that is dedicated to supporting family caregivers. Since starting the Jerry Gold Memorial Fund in 2017, Judy’s friends and family have generously donated over $45,000 which has provided almost 2,000 hours of Home Health Aide care to support family caregivers experiencing burnout or distress.
