The Foundation for Ellis Medicine ensures quality healthcare in our community by raising, investing and distributing funds that support the lifesaving work performed at Ellis Medicine. Through the charitable gifts of individuals, corporations and foundations, our organization helps advance Ellis Medicine’s mission to serve the community and reinvent healthcare - one patient at a time.
Ellis welcomes gifts to the Foundation to meet our many needs including to purchase state-of-the-art medical equipment and supplies, support healthcare programs that serve the community including the medically underserved, upgrade and expand facilities and provide continuing education for our nurses.
Contributions can be made in a variety of ways: cash, check, credit card, stocks and bonds, life insurance, real estate, retirement plan assets, personal properties and planned gifts. Donors are encouraged to contact the Foundation Office if they have questions about a deferred gift or are considering a gift of an appreciated asset. In addition, contributions can be made as a one-time gift or can be set up as a pledge to be donated over a specified period of time, which includes months or years.
To learn more contact The Foundation for Ellis Medicine by calling 518.243.4600.
Foundation Board of Trustees
A. Emile Walraven, Chair
Carol A. Nieckarz, Vice Chair
Michael Holmes, M.D., Secretary
Thomas J. Gianatasio, Treasurer
Karen Bonadies
James Buhrmaster
Cristine Cioffi, Esq.
James W. Connolly, President & CEO, Ellis Medicine
Patty Fusco
David Glass
Neil M. Golub
David C. Horan, Jr.
Saeed Khan, M.B.B.S.
Deborah Mullaney, Chair, Ellis Medicine Board of Trustees
Michelle Ostrelich, Esq.
Anne P. Phillips, Past Chair
Pasquale M. Scisci
Scott Stevens
Emily H. Titsworth, Esq.
Suzann L. Smart, Executive Director
Julianne Oberg Weitz
To learn more contact The Foundation for Ellis Medicine by calling 518.243.4600.
VISION
Philanthropy is a strategic priority of the Ellis Medicine organization and essential to its survival. Our vision is to nurture a philanthropic environment that fosters stewardship, relationships and generosity in support of Ellis Medicine and its life saving role in our community.
VALUES
Safety
- Act to ensure no harm comes to patients, visitor and employees.
Compassion
- Treat everyone as a potential major donor
- Make donors feel special, beyond their expectations
Excellence
- Work as a collegial team with volunteers, physicians, staff and trustees
- Be an integral, visible part of the hospital family and community
Stewardship
- Be good stewards of every gift and accountable to each donor
- Use our resources (people, time, materials, money) wisely
To learn more contact The Foundation for Ellis Medicine by calling 518.243.4600.
