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A Lasting Expression of Generosity
Your generosity today can create a lasting impact at Riverside for years to come.
Supporting an endowment can be a meaningful way to honor someone special, celebrate a legacy of service or invest in the future of Riverside. It continues to make a difference for generations to come.
How an Endowment Fund Works
An endowed fund is designed to last. Your gift is invested, and each year, a portion of the earnings supports the fund's purpose.
You Make a Gift
Support an existing fund, or establish a new one in your name or in honor or memory of someone special.
Your Gift Is Invested
The Foundation invests your gift so it can continue to grow over time.
It Gives Back Every Year
Each year, a portion of the earnings supports the fund’s purpose, such as education and professional growth for Riverside staff.
Ways to Support an Endowment
Choose the path that fits your goals. Our Foundation team is happy to help you decide.
Support an Existing Fund
Give to an existing endowment or scholarship fund and strengthen its support for future recipients.
Establish a New Fund
Create an endowed fund in your name or in honor or memory of someone. [PLACEHOLDER: Minimum gift to establish a named endowed fund, and whether it can be pledged over time. Delete this sentence if the Foundation prefers not to publish a minimum.]
Include It in Your Estate Plan
Including endowment support in your estate plan is a way to create a lasting legacy for Riverside and our community.
Endowed Funds at Riverside Healthcare
Each fund supports education and professional growth for Riverside staff and the next generation of healthcare professionals.
The Priscilla Lynch Health Fund
Supports professional growth for Riverside staff, both nursing and non-nursing, who are pursuing degree completion that would benefit Riverside.
The Shafer Pharmacy Fund
Supports clinical excellence for pharmacy staff pursuing pharmacist education and professional development, so high-quality pharmaceutical services continue at Riverside.
Nursing Excellence Fund
Supports nursing education and professional development, helping Riverside nurses pursue advanced degrees, certifications and other opportunities that strengthen their practice. Riverside's commitment to nursing excellence includes its Magnet® recognition.
The Walter Kambic and Martin Benoit Non-Nursing Scholarship
Supports professional growth for individuals pursuing a non-nursing certificate, apprenticeship or degree at an accredited college or university.
The William Dyon Scholarship Fund
Honors a lasting commitment to Riverside by supporting Riverside employees pursuing a non-nursing bachelor’s degree at Olivet Nazarene University.
Every Endowed Fund Has a Story
For some families, an endowment is a way to honor someone who dedicated a career to caring for others. For others, it is an opportunity to help the next generation of healthcare professionals pursue an education they might not otherwise be able to afford.
And for recipients, the impact can be transformative.
“Higher education has always represented opportunity to me, but for much of my life, it did not feel like a realistic possibility. As a first-generation college student, I grew up without the expectation of earning a bachelor's degree. It wasn't until I joined Riverside and experienced an organization that truly invests in the growth and development of its employees that I began to believe this goal was within reach.”
Amber S.
2026 Scholarship Recipient
A scholarship can help ease the financial burden of education while reminding the recipient that someone in their community believes in their future.
Start the Conversation
An endowment is more than a fund. It is a statement about what you believe should continue for generations to come.
Riverside Healthcare Foundation
Our team will work with you to understand what matters most to you and help identify an opportunity that aligns with your interests and charitable goals.
About Your Gift
Riverside Healthcare Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3); EIN 36-3166033. Gifts are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.