Ways to Donate

TRU Community Care provides more than $1 million each year in mission-related services for which we are not reimbursed. We rely on contributions from individuals, businesses, and foundations to cover expenses for those with no insurance or means to pay for our services and to close the gap between insurance reimbursement and the actual cost of our care. Our services are funded through various sources including Medicare, Medicaid, commercial insurance and private payments. All gifts, no matter the size, benefit those in our community—your friends, family, and neighbors—when they need it most. Your generosity makes a TRU difference, right here at home.

Donate Online: Make a donation today using our online donation form. You will have the opportunity to make this gift in memory of a loved one.

Donate by Phone: Make a contribution using Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express by calling 303.926.4743.

Donate by Mail: Send your check to: TRU Community Care 2594 Trailridge Drive East Lafayette, CO 80026   Please know that when you make a memorial donation or honorarium, we take care to notify family members and/or honorees.  If you have specific notifications you would like us to make, please provide contact information with your donation.  All contributions to TRU Community Care are tax deductible. We promise never to resell our mailing list to anyone. For more information, please call 303.926.4743. 

TRU Community Care offers a robust telehealth program (TRU Tele-Care) to provide uninterrupted care for our community before, during, and after the COVID-19 crisis. We enable real-time data exchange, proactively manage a patient’s disease progression over time, and make it easier for patients and families to communicate with health care providers, TRU, and one another. Please help us provide TRU Tele-Care for more patients and families in our community by making a donation to our TRU Tele-Care Fund today.

TRU has special events throughout the year which help to support our mission. You can purchase a butterfly for our Take Flight Butterfly Release and Memorial, buy a box of Palisade peaches during our Perfect Peaches community peach sale, join us for our 3rd annual TRU Cares Fundraising Luncheon, or participate in our Lights of Life Holiday Remembrance. Visit our events page for more information on any of these events!

Giving Tuesday
Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world. Please consider supporting TRU Community Care by making a donation on December 1!

Colorado Gives Day Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Colorado Gives Day is an annual statewide movement to celebrate and increase philanthropy in Colorado through online giving. Please support TRU Community Care with a donation through ColoradoGives.org. You can schedule your gift in advance or make the donation on Colorado Gives Day.

Our monthly donors make a huge impact in the lives of our patients and families right here in our community! Your monthly donation will be made each month on the 20th and you can cancel at any time. If you would like to be a part of our sustaining donors, please fill out the form below and email it to the Development Department. For more information, please call (303) 926-4743. Monthly Recurring Donor Sign Up Form

We rely on volunteers and donated items to run the TRU Thrift Shop. Proceeds from the thrift shop make it possible for us to provide compassionate care for our community. Donations are accepted on Fridays and Saturdays from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. at 5565 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder, CO 80303. Sorry, no donations on Mondays. Call the TRU Thrift Shop at (303) 604-5353 to schedule furniture donation pick up and for other large donated items. Questions about what we can accept? For your reference, please check out our downloadable donation guide.

Many employers will match a gift to TRU made by an employee or spouse of an employee. Please check with your Human Resource or Personnel Department to see if they will match your gift, obtain their form and send it to us with your donation.

Convert your unneeded car, truck, RV or motorcycle into funds to help TRU.

A bequest is often the most realistic way for donors to make a significant contribution to TRU Community Care. This thoughtful method of gifting can be created as easily as adding a paragraph to a will.

If you have remembered TRU in your Will or Revocable Living Trust, or are planning to, please let us know. We would like to thank you now and invite you to join our Legacy Circle. The TRU Legacy Circle is one way we honor and thank the generous donors who have made a gift for the future through estate and planned gifts to our organization. As members of the Legacy Circle, these valued TRU supporters receive regular updates on our programs and activities, along with invitations to intimate donor receptions throughout the year.

Our intention is to personally recognize the individuals in our community who are helping to ensure that the compassionate care we provide to those with advanced illnesses and their families endures well into the future. So if you are among these special philanthropists, please let us hear from you. And please be assured that, while we do publicly acknowledge individuals in our Legacy Circle from time to time, we will always honor a request to remain anonymous.

Each year, many of our committed donors support TRU Community Care with gifts of stock or mutual fund shares, life insurance and/or retirement plan assets. These gifts enable donors to realize tax benefits while receiving the satisfaction of helping our community's oldest, largest and most effective hospice charity.

If you own appreciated securities (stocks, bonds or mutual funds held by you for more than one year), donating them to TRU may allow you to reduce or avoid more capital gains taxes and receive a federal income tax charitable deduction.

You can also designate our organization as the beneficiary of your securities. Please contact your broker for more information about this simple way to support TRU Community Care. This type of gift can be especially appealing if you are holding shares that have appreciated significantly in value but yield a low dividend.

Volunteers are an essential part of the TRU Community Care team. Every year more than 300 volunteers assist in giving our patients and families the best emotional, spiritual, and practical support available; lend valuable administrative assistance to the organization; and play a key role at the TRU Hospice Thrift Shop. Complementary therapy volunteers provide energy work to help alleviate stress and muscle tension, aromatherapy, music, visits with their certified pet, and more. Our highly-trained volunteers also facilitate many of our grief support groups. Click here to apply to become a TRU Volunteer. Contact TRU Community Care Volunteer Services at 303.604.5226 or email volunteer@trucare.org for volunteer opportunities in Boulder County and beyond.

TRU has a "Wish List" on Amazon of items that could help with our programs and services. Please consider adding an item from TRU's wish list to your shopping cart.

Life Insurance

Similarly, if you have excess life insurance, you may enjoy tax benefits by designating TRU Community Care as the beneficiary of (primary or secondary) an existing life insurance policy.

Retirement Plans

At the time of death, qualified retirement plan assets may be subjected to both estate and deferred income tax, which combined can use up most of the funds. You can designate TRU Community Care as a tax-free beneficiary of the remainder of your IRA, Keogh, tax-sheltered annuity, qualified pension, or profit-sharing plan. A charitable gift of insurance proceeds or the remainder of retirement plan is normally deductible from the donor's estate.

Endowment Funds

Donors can pay lasting tribute to loved ones through gifts made in their names to TRU’s Endowment Fund. Unrestricted gifts to our endowment fund will sustain our core programs and help ensure the organization thrives and continues to serve all who need us. Cash, stock, mutual fund shares, life insurance, real estate, or other property may be used to fund endowment gifts.

Long-term Commitment

We can help you devise and reach your personal philanthropic goals. TRU works with individuals and families to design a personalized charitable giving plan. Gifts can be made through a will, charitable trust, life insurance policy, retirement plan, estate planning, or outright contribution to our endowment program.