Supporting Quality Care - The Deutsches Altenheim Foundation

Your Investment Will Make A Difference in Real Lives

The Deutsches Altenheim Foundation serves as the philanthropic arm of the German Centre for Extended Care. Gifts to the foundation make a real difference in the health and well-being of our residents, and the community at large.

A Tradition of Caring

The Annual Fund

The support of our community each year is essential to the care we provide. Since 1914 we have been providing care and comfort for German American and Greater Boston seniors.

The cost of care continues to rise as our residents come to us older and more frail than ever before. All donations, regardless of size, have an impact and help to improve the quality of our residents’ lives.

• Annual gifts are recognized in our Giving Societies in the following ways:

• $5,000+............................ Schrafft Society

• $2,500+............................ Holtzer Society

• $1,000+............................ Ludwig Society

• $500+............................... Schirmer Society

• $250+............................... Schwarz Society

• $100+............................... Aipperspach Society

• under $100...................... Friends of the Altenheim

Honor the Past, Build the Future Capital Campaign

To meet the changing needs of the senior community, the Trustees of the German Centre resolved to create much-needed assisted living apartments. In order to make this a reality, the Honor the Past, Build the Future Capital Campaign was launched in May 2000. The campaign’s goal of $1.25 million will provide a portion of the funds needed to build Edelweiss Village, a 62 unit assisted living building.

Memorial and Named Gift Opportunities are available to those who may wish to have their names or those of loved ones forever associated with Deutsches Altenheim, German Centre for Extended Care.

Naming Opportunities

Annual Deutsches Altenheim Golf Classic

Since 1993, the annual golf tournament offers golfers and volunteers the opportunity to join together to support the Foundation. Each year, the funds raised at the tournament benefit a different need at the German Centre. The most recent tournament netted $30,000 and will benefit the building of Edelweiss Village.

Honor and Memorial Gifts

Gifts to the Foundation in memory of a special friend or relative are a comforting expression of compassion and respect for the bereaved. A special condolence will be sent on your behalf to family members to inform them of the gift made in their beloved’s memory.

Celebrate the gift of life. Weddings, anniversaries, birthdays and other milestone events are wonderful opportunities to show your love, admiration, or gratitude to the special people in your life through a thoughtful gift. The Foundation notifies all individuals when gifts have been received in their honor.

Making a Gift

·         Checks may be made payable to Deutsches Altenheim Foundation, Inc.

·         For your convenience, we accept MasterCard, Visa and American Express. Simply mail, phone or fax the following information:

• Type of credit card

• Expiration Date

• Account Number

• Amount of Contribution

·         It’s easy to transfer stock through a broker to the Foundation. Notify us of the name of the stock, the number of shares, and the date you are having stock transferred. To process the transaction, we will provide you or your broker with the appropriate transfer information. In accordance with standard practice, your gift will be credited on the date it is received and will be valued at its mean stock market value on that day.

Please send your tax-deductible donation to: