As a not-for profit organization, PAMF operates in a fundamentally different way from investor-owned healthcare systems. We have no shareholders or corporate officers, and any revenue remaining after we cover the cost of care is reinvested to enhance patient services, through improved facilities and equipment, health education and medical research.

PAMF's community-based, not-for-profit approach to healthcare is unique in that it allows us to offer a comprehensive array of services to meet the diverse health needs of the community. We offer many programs and services that few organizations provide, because they are not profitable.

PAMF relies upon the generosity of grateful patients and compassionate community members who make philanthropic gifts. Our philanthropic donors recognize the need to partner with PAMF in providing the highest-quality care to everyone.

Read stories from our patients and find out how you can help us continue to provide the best possible healthcare and fulfill our mission to the community.

PAMF depends on the strength of philanthropic partnerships to realize our not-for-profit mission of meeting the healthcare needs of people in our communities. By funding improved facilities and equipment, health education and medical research, we deliver the quality of care our patients expect and deserve.

Read stories from our patients and find out how you can help us continue to provide the best possible healthcare and fulfill our mission to the community.

Yes. All gifts we receive are audited annually by our Sutter Health Finance team to ensure that each gift is allocated to the program or critical need specified by the donor. Our Community Board of Trustees and our endowment committee that is made up of Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group physicians and board members also ensures that all gifts are designated as specified by our donors. We have many checks and balances in place to ensure your gifts are used in the way that you have requested.

When you give to PAMF, you become our partner dedicated to providing outstanding healthcare to the communities we serve. Your support is critical in helping us continue our leadership role in healthcare innovation.

Find out more about making a gift to a specific local program or an initiative that will have an impact throughout our organization.

Learn about our community's critical needs and how you can help.

Your entire, generous gift stays within the community. You may choose to designate your gift to a specific program or service. Learn more about our charitable projects in the local community that you can support.

You can specify which particular critical need in the community you would like to support in our online donation form. You can also designate your gift to support the greatest need in your local community. Take a look at our community’s critical needs to help you decide how you would like your gift to be used.

If you do not wish to choose a specific cause or program to support with your gift, your generous donation will be used to support the greatest critical need in the community.

Yes, this is easy to do. With our online giving form you can donate specific percentages of your gift to the critical needs that are most meaningful to you.

Learn more about the projects PAMF is supporting.

Philanthropic support is essential in helping us realize our vision of top-quality care for the communities we serve. This includes funding new facilities, continuing important medical research and providing health education for local community members.

PAMF relies on the generosity of grateful patients and compassionate community members who make philanthropic gifts. Our philanthropic donors recognize the need to partner with PAMF in providing the highest-quality care to everyone.

Learn more about the projects PAMF is supporting.

Yes. Many of our board members, executive staff, employees and physicians are long-time, dedicated donors to PAMF. All PAMF’s employee and physician donors are listed in our annual Report to the Community that is sent to all donors.

Yes, it's easy to designate a gift to PAMF in your will to help meet the critical healthcare needs of your local community.

Learn more about giving to PAMF in your will, find information for your lawyer, or click here to help find a lawyer.

Yes. Our Guardian Angel Program provides a very special way to honor a Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) caregiver who has made a difference during your healthcare visit with us. Our many caring Guardian Angel recipients are listed in our annual Report to the Community that is sent to all donors.

No, your generous gift does not support physician salaries. Instead charitable gifts enable us to purchase state-of-the-art equipment, build facilities and launch outstanding patient care and community education programs – all part of our mission to provide top quality healthcare to our local communities.

Learn more about the projects PAMF is supporting.

Your generous gift helps us purchase cutting-edge medical equipment, build well-equipped, modern facilities and support patient care programs. All of these are important components that enable your physician to provide you and all our other patients with the best possible healthcare.

No. 100% of your donation goes to the cause, critical need or program of your choice. Not a single cent of your donation will be used for administrative expenses.

Yes, you can give securities or real estate and receive a tax deduction. You can do this by setting up a charitable remainder trust. This trust will offer you many rewards including a new income, tax benefits and the ability to make a significant gift to community healthcare during your lifetime.

You can set up a trust using:

• Cash
• Stock
• Real estate

Tax benefits you will receive include:

• An income tax deduction
• Estate tax relief
• Avoiding capital gains tax by giving appreciated stock or property – such as an unwanted rental property or an unused vacation home.

You can help change lives, support excellence in community healthcare and receive a new income for life with a gift annuity.

A gift annuity is a simple one-page contract. You agree to make a gift and we agree to pay you a high-rate annuity income.

Yes. You can make either a one-time gift or a recurring gift to PAMF. You can specify the gift amount, number of payments, payment frequency (monthly, quarterly or annually). Choose the option that is most convenient for you in our online giving form.

Yes, you are always welcome to tour the facility or program that you are interested in supporting. If you would like a tour, please call (650) 853-4808.

You can endow a department chair, a clinical program, or a community benefit service to create a permanent funding source. Due to the costs of administering an endowment, the minimum amount is $500,000.

Like an endowment, a named fund can be set up to support a program or service that is dear to your heart. The minimum amount to get started is $25,000.

We would be pleased to name a building, wing, suite or another part of a clinic of your choice in your honor or as a tribute to a loved one.

Call (650) 853-4808 to speak with a gift officer.

You can certainly give any gift to the Palo Alto Medical Foundation anonymously. In our online donation form simply check the box that says "Anonymous: Please do not list my name in the PAMF annual report as a contributor."

Yes, this is easy to do. Simply use our online donation form to make a secure donation with your credit card.

We also offer many other ways to give, choose the one that is right for you.

Many employers match gifts made to not-for-profit organizations such as the Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF). These programs may double or even triple your gift. For more information, contact your company’s Human Resources Department.

All our generous donors are listed in our annual Report to the Community. PAMF’s Report to the Community is mailed to our donors so they can see how their generosity helps us fulfill our mission.

Yes, you can designate PAMF as the beneficiary of your life insurance policy, retirement plan, will or living trust.

You can use these documents to:

• Maintain control and flexibility
• Create a permanent endowment
• Honor someone with a memorial gift
• Receive a naming recognition for your gift
• Support your favorite program or service

Learn more about giving to PAMF through your life insurance policy or retirement plan.

Yes. A simple and effective way to leave a legacy is simply to name PAMF as a beneficiary to your life insurance policy.

Our funding priorities this year, listed in alphabetical order, include the following much-needed local projects and programs:

• Behavioral Health Program
• Biobank – PAMF Research Institute Initiative
• Brachytherapy
• Health Education Resource Centers
• Community Partnership Fund
• linkAges TimeBank Initiative
• Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group Scholarship Program
• Pediatric Vision Services for the Underserved
• Women's and Children's Care Initiative in Santa Cruz
• Youth Nutrition Program Extension

Yes. Our philanthropy team would be pleased to facilitate such a meeting. Our physicians and staff very much enjoy meeting our donors. Please call our philanthropy team at (650) 853-4808 to find out more.

Our Legal Name: Sutter Bay Medical Foundation, doing business as Palo Alto Medical Foundation for Health Care, Research and Education
Our Tax ID no: 94-1156581