Since its founding in 1983, the BRC Foundation has raised funds to support our mission to care for residents who have exhausted their financial resources. And it continues to grow! The Foundation now supports expanded on-campus programming, raises capital funds for major infrastructure projects, and provides support for team members with scholarship opportunities and emergency relief.
The BRC Foundation provides stability and security for our entire community.
When you or a loved one becomes a BRC resident, the BRC Foundation ensures that our community is your Home No Matter What—providing support so that no resident who has exhausted their financial resources is ever asked to leave.
Today, around one-third of Assisted Living and Nursing residents receive world-class, compassionate care through the support of the Forever Family Endowment.
Over the years, the Foundation has also helped BRC expand its capacity for service and its physical footprint by raising funds to construct and renovate buildings across our campus. Today, the Foundation also supports wellness programming to improve resident quality of life, provides scholarships, emergency support, and wellness benefits to team members, and even gives back to our greater community.
All of this is made possible through the generosity of donors who give annually and include the BRC Foundation in their estate plans.
See a few of the projects supported by the BRC Foundation this year here.
Impact Opportunities
The BRC Foundation plays a vital role in enriching life at BRC by supporting a wide range of activities, programs, and initiatives. These initiatives touch nearly every aspect of life and work within the community, from enhancing resident well-being to improving facilities and services.
By choosing to contribute, you have the unique opportunity to direct your support to a specific fund that aligns with your personal values. Whether you are passionate about enhancing care for residents, advancing educational programs, or ensuring financial security for those in need, your gift will have a meaningful and lasting impact.
Other Ways To Support BRC
Become an Energizer
One of the best ways you can support our mission to care for residents who have exhausted their resources and create an engaging lifestyle for our residents is by becoming a monthly donor. It’s safe, convenient, and paperless!
Annual Fund
Our Annual Fund is composed of unrestricted gifts that allow us the greatest flexibility to designate funds where they are most needed—whether it’s for employee education, transportation, activities, or resident programming.
Good Neighbor Fund
The Good Neighbor Fund helps BRC keep its Home No Matter What Promise for residents in Independent Living who have exhausted their financial resources, allowing them to remain in their homes for the remainder of their lives.
Easter Basket Project
The Easter Basket Project is an annual BRC tradition! We personalize Easter baskets for every resident in AL, Memory Support, and Nursing Households. Local 5th graders interview residents to customize the baskets and return to deliver them.
Ways to Give
Donate Online
Click the button below to donate with a credit card or call the BRC Foundation office at (540) 828-2652.
Gifts by Check
Make your check payable to the BRC Foundation and specify how you wish your gift to be used on the memo line, i.e., Annual Fund, Forever Family, Spiritual Life.
Please mail your check to:
BRC Foundation
302 North Second Street
Bridgewater, VA 22812
Stock or Securities
Making a gift by donating stock is an easy and convenient way to support the mission of BRC. By transferring stock, donors do not pay capital gains tax or brokers’ sales commission. The amount of the deduction is based on the stock’s fair market value on the date the shares transfer to BRC Foundation. Download Stock Transfer PDF.
Qualified Charitable Distribution (transfer from IRA)
You may be able to make a direct distribution from your IRA to a charity. This allows you to make a donation to the BRC Foundation, and it will not be shown as income for tax purposes. You can also name BRC Foundation as a beneficiary of your IRA, 401(k) or other qualified plan.
Corporate Match
Many organizations offer a matching gift program in which gifts from current or retired employees are matched. You can double or even triple your gift by completing your employer’s matching gift form (available through your Human Resources office) and mailing it to:
BRC Foundation
302 North Second Street
Bridgewater, VA 22812
Planned Giving
A planned gift is a thoughtful way to leave a lasting legacy to benefit the residents of BRC. A planned gift may consist of a:
Bequest
You can include language in your will to indicate that you would like to leave a set amount or a percentage of your estate to the BRC Foundation. You may choose to direct your gift to a particular fund or project or leave your gift undesignated.
Charitable Gift Annuity
Taking out a charitable gift annuity with the BRC Foundation, you can have a set income for life while enjoying a tax deduction.
Life Insurance Policy
If you have a life insurance policy that you no longer need, you may designate the BRC Foundation as the owner of the policy or your beneficiary.
Charitable Trust
Charitable trusts can be an excellent option for donors who wish to make a current or deferred gift while retaining an income from the asset. Charitable trusts can provide donors with regular payments, current charitable income tax deductions and may help with the avoidance or reduction of estate taxes and capital gains taxes. Charitable trusts can be funded with a variety of assets including cash, appreciated securities, or real estate.
Real Estate Gifts
Real estate gifts such as a commercial property, farm, primary residence, rental property, or a vacation home may be used to fund a charitable gift.
The Legacy Council
The Legacy Council, established in 1993, recognizes those individuals who have made a planned gift. Download the Legacy Council Statement of Intent.
Contact the BRC Foundation Team
The BRC Foundation does not provide legal, tax, or financial advice. We strongly recommend that you consult professional advisors on all legal, tax, or financial matters, including gift-planning considerations. To ensure compliance with certain IRS requirements, we disclose to you that this communication is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of avoiding tax-related penalties.
Meet the BRC Foundation Team
To remain eligible for the Home No Matter What Promise, residents must fulfill their obligations in turn as citizens of the BRC community and not give away the resources needed to meet financial obligations to BRC.