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The Nurse Honor Guard Southern California is a volunteer-led organization that provides every tribute ceremony at no cost to the families and colleagues we serve. Your generosity helps ensure that every nurse who dedicated their life to caring for others is honored with the dignity, respect, and gratitude they deserve.
Every donation—no matter the size—helps us continue this meaningful mission.
$20 provides flowers for a nurse's tribute ceremony.
$75 helps purchase a ceremonial cape for our loan library, allowing more volunteers to participate in honoring nurses.
$300 helps maintain our website for an entire year, connecting families, volunteers, and communities with our services.
Together, we can remove financial barriers and ensure that every eligible nurse receives this final tribute of gratitude. Donations support outreach at conferences, education, printing costs, and administrative needs.
The Nurse Honor Guard Southern California is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) public charity. We are also proud to have earned the Candid Silver Seal of Transparency, demonstrating our commitment to accountability, openness, and responsible stewardship of every donation entrusted to us.
Honor a nurse's legacy today. Your gift ensures that those who spent their lives caring for others receive the final tribute they so deeply deserve. Thank you for helping us preserve this sacred tradition for generations to come.
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Legacy Planning
Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs)
Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD). One option when receiving Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) is a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD). This allows a person to make a charitable donation from an IRA and apply it against the annual RMD. QCDs are excluded from AGI (Adjusted Gross Income). Using QCDs may be more impactful in reducing Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amount (IRMAA) Medicare premiums than other charitable giving strategies. A QCD must be issued as a check from your custodian or trustee directly from your IRA to your chosen charity. In addition, the charity must be a 501(c)(3) organization to qualify as a QCD. The Nurse Honor Guard – Southern California is a 501(c)(3) organization..
This information is provided for educational purposes and is not tax or legal advice. Because individual circumstances vary, please consult your financial advisor, attorney, or tax professional, and contact the Nurse Honor Guard – Southern California to confirm its legal name and tax identification number before completing a gift.
Matching Gifts
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Gift Planning
Gifts of Stock or Appreciated Securities. Donating stocks, bonds, or mutual fund shares you've held longer than a year is often more tax-efficient than giving cash — you can generally avoid capital-gains tax on the appreciation while deducting the full fair-market value.
Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) Grants. If you have a donor-advised fund through a provider like Fidelity Charitable, Schwab Charitable, or a community foundation, you can recommend a grant to the Nurse Honor Guard Southern California at any time, or name it to receive part of the fund's balance later.
Gifts in a Will or Living Trust (Bequests). A bequest is one of the simplest legacy gifts: a set dollar amount, a percentage of your estate, or whatever remains after loved ones are provided for. It costs nothing during your lifetime and can be updated anytime.
Beneficiary Designations. Naming the Nurse Honor Guard Southern California as a beneficiary of a life insurance policy, retirement account, or bank/brokerage account is a quick, no-cost way to give that doesn't require rewriting your will.