Giving to Hospice of Spokane is a great way to give care, support, and excellent medical end-of-life care to the community. Because of gifts like yours, we've been able to provide care since 1977 regardless of people's ability to pay.

You can mail a check to
Hospice of Spokane,
PO Box 2215, Spokane WA 99210

If you'd like to make a memorial donation, just include a short note letting us know who your donation is honoring. We let family members know the names and addresses of people who give in memory of their loved ones. Family members often appreciate having this information. However, we do not release the amount of your gift.

Call and make a credit card donation over the phone (509.456.0438) Or use our secure online donation site.

When thinking about making a gift to Hospice of Spokane, a cash donation might immediately come to mind. But circumstances don’t always allow people to simply write the check their heart would have them write. Additionally, many financial planners would point out that cash is not always the most beneficial way to make a charitable gift for people in some situations.

Using assets like life insurance, a retirement plan, stocks, bonds or real estate can often provide you with a greater tax benefit than a gift of cash. When you gift an appreciated asset, you can avoid many taxes compared to if you realized the full value of the asset and then made a charitable gift. And you can likely take a charitable income tax deduction for the full value of the asset.

For more information on how you can make a planned or estate gift that will benefit Hospice of Spokane, click on the links below and, as always, consult your financial advisor.

Include Hospice of Spokane in your will.
Transfer shares of stocks & bonds.
Other ways of giving.

Philanthropists—like you—have plenty of opportunities to make a difference for end-of-life care in our community. Here are a few examples of things we need for the hospice house and for our in-home care programs. Your contribution toward one or several of these items can help Hospice of Spokane fulfill its mission.

Hospice house rooms available for naming
Hospice House Name
This special sanctuary for the dying and their loved ones may be named in recognition of a gift of $1 million. The named house will be a tribute to the donor and a legacy to the community demonstrating compassion and caring.

Resident Care Wings
Terminally ill people whose care needs can no longer be met at home spend their remaining days in the hospice house, rather than in a hospital or nursing home. The resident care wings include client rooms, as well as spaces and facilities for clinical staff, volunteers, and families to deliver hospice care to the residents. The resident care wings can be named in recognition of a gift of $500,000 each.

Reflection Room
The reflection room is a quiet room for individual or small group prayer, reflection or contemplation. This room may also be reserved by hospice clients for private services. The reflection room can be named in recognition of a gift of $250,000.

Garden of Harmony
A beautiful space to get out and enjoy the seasons to the northeast of the house will touch people’s lives in different ways. For some it will be a spot where they can “get away” and focus on specific thoughts. For others it will be a place where they can “come together” and talk through many of the questions and ideas that arise near the end of life. As the flora and fauna change with the seasons, residents and families will be able to enjoy easy access to a quiet walking path within steps of the house. The Garden of Harmony can be named in recognition of a gift of $250,000.

Reflection Courtyard
The courtyard, an exterior extension of the interior courtyard, is an easily accessible space for patients and their guests to get outside. A short, meandering path with water features, flowers, and other plants interspersed, the courtyard creates a place for gathering and sharing. Additionally, the courtyard welcomes all those walking to the hospice house from the parking lot. The Reflection Courtyard can be named in recognition of a gift of $200,000.

Great Room
The great room welcomes clients, families, and visitors to the hospice house. This space serves as a family room for families during their loved ones’ time in the hospice house. Family members can relax in this comfortable space to read a book, play games or cards, or visit with one another. The Great Room can be named in recognition of a gift of $100,000.

Activity Room
Children need a place where they have permission to play, engage in arts and crafts activities, listen to music or watch a movie, play video games, or just be alone. The activity room will be constructed with special acoustic materials to absorb the sounds of play, so children can enjoy the games and activities provided. The Activity Room can be named in recognition of a gift of $100,000.

Sun Room
The Sun Room will be a welcoming, cozy space where clients and families can come together to share stories, read, play board games, etc. This space, located near the entrance,is tucked away, giving it a special feeling of seclusion. The Sun Room can be named in recognition of a gift of $50,000.

Family Gathering Area
Just as most homes have more than one place where people can sit, so does the hospice house. This small seating area, located at the end of the residential wing, offers families and residents a cozy space to sit together and connect, converse, and support. The Family Gathering Area can be named in recognition of a gift of $35,000.

Items needed for the hospice house
Garden bench
A place to rest and soak in the soothing beauty and tranquility of the hospice house’s gardens, a garden bench is a wonderful way to commemorate the difference a loved one made. A limited number of benches are available for a $10,000.00 gift to the hospice house.

Walking path in the NE garden area
A peaceful, secluded space, this garden area will give residents, family, loved ones, and
other guests a place where they can easily envelop themselves nature’s beauty. Strolling through this garden, or simply sitting on a bench will offer opportunity to talk, to collect ones thoughts, or to sit it quiet thought. $8,445.00

Blanket warmer
The comfort of a warm blanket often radiates beyond the physical, giving people a soulsoothing feeling of peace and wellbeing. For some clients who are having a challenging time maintaining a constant body temperature, this blanket warmer will be a particularly welcome feature. $5,023.00

Original creations by area artists
For many hospice house residents and visitors, art is a rich source of soothing calm and comfort. Local artists have already generously offered to contribute their talents to create original works for the hospice house. With your financial assistance, these artists can acquire the raw materials needed to produce their art for the hospice house. Gifts of any amount are helpful.

Art wall
This interactive feature will welcome participation from residents, family, staff, and guests alike. The art wall incorporates complementary paints and panels of wood and translucent material mounted on the wall near the clinical station, creating an ever-changing motif. $2,893.00

Hospice house teddy bears
For the special, handmade bears found on each hospice house bed, only a few special ingredients are necessary. To fill the bear, we need polyester fiberfill (Soft n Crafty is preferred, and can be found at Jo-Ann Fabrics & Crafts). We also need one yard of fabric.
Soft, used bathrobes or flannel shirts that have seen lots of washings over the years work best. Donations of either fiberfill or appropriate fabrics can be dropped off either at the hospice house (367 E 7th) or our main office (121 S Arthur).

Children’s activity room items
Anyone who has been around children knows most kids will benefit tremendously from their own space in the hospice house. Any family illness can worry kids, and a terminal illness can be particularly distressing. Additionally, children process their grief differently than
adults, and often that includes distractions such as games and TV. With all of this in mind, our list of items for the children’s activity room includes:
• Video games and Wii
• Books (ask the development team if you’d like to see the Association for Library Science Children’s “Reading Is Fundamental” list)
• Puzzles and games (ask the development team if you’d like to see a list from Uncle’s Games of recommended games)

Laptops for family use
Often times, families’ primary connection with one another is through the Internet. Having a few laptops available for family use will help them stay in contact with loved ones, providing crucial updates and relaying messages of love and support. $700 each.

Items needed for in-home care
Pulse oximeters
A pulse oximeter helps clinicians keep track of how much oxygen is in a client’s blood. The device measures a patient’s oxygen saturation and changes in blood volume in the skin. $431 each.

Hand-held digital recorders
Clients will frequently want to record an “oral history” or leave some other special recording for family members to remember them by. These digital recorders will help our social workers and volunteers record these life stories and remembrances for loved ones. $100
each.

INRatio monitor
These monitors are extremely helpful to hospice clinicians when caring for clients on oral blood thinners like Coumadin. This device is a simple, accurate tool to ensure a client’s blood thinner medication is in the proper therapeutic range. $1,247 each.

Camp Chmepa (camp for grieving children)
Camp Chmepa is Hospice of Spokane’s annual summer camp experience for children who have experienced the loss of a loved one. The camp mingles therapeutic activities with traditional camp experiences like canoeing and campfires. Camp Chmepa is open to area kids ages 7-15, and is paid for through the generosity of our donors. A $150 campership pays for the costs associated with one camper; partial and multiple camperships are always welcome and helpful.

General staff professional education
Ensuring our clients have the most up-to-date, highest quality care is very important to Hospice of Spokane. In order to offer this leading-edge care, we must ensure our clinicians are ahead of the curve when it comes to caregiving knowledge. We help our nurses, chaplains, social workers, bereavement counselors, and nurse aides improve and maintain their skills through purchasing educational resources, offering on-site talks, participating in phone and internet presentations, and by sending a limited number of staff to workshops and conferences. A donation of any amount can be used toward staff education.

Laptops for clinical teams
Keeping clients’ electronic medical records current is one of the best ways to ensure seamless care, day or night, by making sure our clinicians have up-to-date care instructions and medication information. Having laptop computers for our clinicians to access in clients’ homes is a significant help to ensuring quality care. These compact, light, efficient laptops cost approximately $1,200 each.
Updated 5.9.08

Hospice of Spokane hosts two main fundraising events each year.

Taste of Life, in late March, and The Scramble for Hospice, in August.

These events do more than just raise money. They raise awareness about Hospice of Spokane and they're a lot of fun!

Additionally, there are often items for purchase that support hospice care. Waverly's Coffee graciously supported Hospice of Spokane with the purchase of their coffee. Bruttles Candy will be available for purchase soon!