Ways to Donate to Lightways
Your support is much needed and greatly appreciated. Every gift to Lightways matters. Whether large or small, your donation makes an impact on the patients, clients and families in our care.
Online Donations
Types of Donations to Lightways Hospice & Serious Illness Care
Donations for Direct Patient Care
As a nonprofit, community-based independent hospice, we seek donations for direct patient care that is not covered by any insurance. Learn more about what your donation to the general fund supports.
Memorial Gifts
Loved ones, family, friends and supporters of hospice often choose to memorialize or honor a special person (living or deceased) by making a gift in their name.
Little Lights Fund Established to Support Sick Children
The Little Lights Fund was established to support our newly-expanded pediatric program at Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care. Funds donated to this restricted account will be used to cover non-reimbursed expenses.
Memorial Pavers
Engraved Bricks are a beautiful way to pay tribute. Memorialize your loved one with one of several options that provide a tangible remembrance of a life well lived.
Memorial Bears
Remember your loved ones by ordering a hand-crafted memorial bear.Bears are made from fabric provided by the family from an article of clothing* of the person being remembered.
Planned Giving
Support Lightways through a legacy gift to assure that we can continue to provide unwavering guidance and support to families throughout northern Illinois.
Matching Gifts
A corporate matching gift is an easy way to increase the impact of a personal contribution to Lightways.
IRA Charitable Gifts
The charitable IRA rollover has become a favorite of philanthropic taxpayers who have embraced the opportunity to transfer up to $100,000 each year to charity without it being treated as a taxable distribution.
Friends of Hospice
Our Friends of Hospice are organizations or groups who donate the proceeds from their events and other fundraising ventures to Lightways.