Circle of Life Hospice Foundation

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“The circle of giving, our non-profit foundation has four primary initiatives: community education, caregiving support, complimentary therapies and a hospice house. These initiatives are ways we have served and continue to serve the community since 1999. In addition to educating the public, we aim to support the patients on-site caregivers to keep the patient in the comfort and familiarity of his/her own home when possible. Federal regulations limit the scope of direct caregiving support a given hospice is able to provide, so we rely on our foundation to support us in helping the family acquire the resources they need to care for their loved one. The foundations funding will ultimately provide a positive alternative for individuals unable to die at home. This alternative is called a hospice house. We have initiated the circle of life hospice foundation hospice house project for the washoe county area, an establishment that is the first of its kind here in northern nevada as well as the entire state of nevada. Medicare, medicaid, and commercial insurance policies do not cover the residential services of a social hospice house, a non-medical, home away from home model. Many dying in our community do not have the means to pay for room and board at a facility, nor have a caregiver to care for them. It is our goal that this house will be free to those in need. It is only through charitable giving to the foundation that the hospice house project continues to move forward. Our mission is to enrich the quality of life for our patients and their families. We believe that death is a natural part of life, and we aspire to improve the physical, social, emotional, spiritual care and wellbeing of not only those at the end of life, but their loved ones as well.”

“The colhf hospice house project is to provide end-of-life care in a home setting for underserved individuals who cannot remain in their own home. The purposes is to be formed are to (i) receive and maintain a fund or funds of real or personal property, or both, and (ii), subject to the restrictions and limitations set forth in its articles or bylaws, use and apply the whole or any part of the income from such funds and the principal of such funds exclusively for scientific, educational or charitable purposes either directly or by contributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations within the meaning of section 501(c) (3) of the internal revenue code of 1986 and its regulations as they now exist or may subsequently be amended (collectively, the "code"), (iii) specifically provide hospice care to indigent, terminally ill patients, and (iv) specifically provide education to the community .on the benefits of hospice care.”

“Facilities expense 5,570 0 0 other expense 1,569 0 0 total 7,139 0 0”