Join Our Legacy Giving Community

With planned giving, your legacy can shape healthier communities for generations to come.

Are you considering a meaningful way to support Healthy Acadia’s mission for the long term? Through planned giving, you can make a lasting difference—ensuring that future generations in Downeast Maine have access to the resources and opportunities they need to live healthier lives.

Planned Giving Options
There are many ways to leave a legacy that reflects your values and supports the work you care about:

  • Include Healthy Acadia in your will, trust, or estate plan as a specific bequest, a percentage of your estate, or a residual gift after other obligations are met.

  • Name Healthy Acadia as a beneficiary of your life insurance policy, retirement account, bank account, or investment account.

  • Make a charitable gift annuity arrangement, which may provide you or a loved one with fixed income during your lifetime while supporting Healthy Acadia in the future.

  • Donate your Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) from a traditional IRA directly to Healthy Acadia to reduce taxable income while supporting community health. Learn more about this common way to make a planned gift during your lifetime (link coming soon).

  • Help Us Grow Our Endowed Funds. As we continue to expand and adapt our programs to meet evolving community needs, we are also focused on growing our endowed discretionary (unrestricted) funds. A strong endowment provides Healthy Acadia with long-term financial stability and the flexibility to respond swiftly to emerging health challenges. Direct your gift to one of our endowed funds, helping to sustain our work for years to come.

“Healthy Acadia’s work is so important to my community and throughout Hancock and Washington counties. So, it just made sense to want my own legacy to include making Healthy Acadia my IRA beneficiary. I’m excited to know my financial gift will help others long after my own chapter on this earth is done.”
— Sonya Connelly

Let’s Plan Together

We’d be honored to support you in developing a legacy gift that feels personal and meaningful. No matter the size or structure of your gift, your legacy will support health equity, resilience, and wellness in the communities we serve—now and in the future. If you choose to include Healthy Acadia in your estate plans, please let us know—we’d love the opportunity to acknowledge your generosity during your lifetime and welcome you into our Healthy Legacy Giving Community.

We greatly appreciate direct notification from you of any known upcoming gifts and welcome you to be in touch. To learn more about these giving options, email the Development Team at Development@HealthyAcadia.org or call Shoshona Smith, Director of Development, at (207) 667-7171 Ext. 210. Thank you for being a part of our collective effort to build thriving communities!

To learn about more ways to support Healthy Acadia’s work, visit healthyacadia.org/ways-to-give. Together, we make health happen.