About the Foundation
Cortland Memorial Foundation, established in 1978, exists to support Cortland Regional Medical Center’s effort to continue to expand services, develop new programs and bring leading edge medical technology and treatments to the people of Cortland and the surrounding communities. Through the generous support of our donors, the Foundation works to guarantee quality healthcare remains close to home.
The Foundation supports the Cortland Regional Medical Center as an independent organization with a separate board of directors. Cortland Memorial Foundation is a tax-exempt corporation pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Gifts to the Foundation are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
The Cortland community continues to provide strong financial support to Cortland Regional Medical Center. In fact, in 2011, 737 donors contributed to the Foundation. To learn more, please read ourAnnual Donor Recognition Report.
Why Give?
At one time or another, we seek medical treatment for ourselves or a loved one. We all want and deserve the best healthcare available when we need it. At Cortland Regional, we are fortunate to have a strong, not-for-profit hospital with skilled clinicians who deliver care with compassion.
Since 1891, Cortland Regional Medical Center has been the foundation of healthcare in Cortland County. Your gifts, large or small and combined with others, make an important contribution to CRMC’s effort to maintain the “margin of excellence” our patients have come to expect for today and tomorrow’s generations.
How Can I Help?
As a friend of Cortland Memorial Foundation you have the opportunity to touch the lives of generations to come. With your help, we will continue the tradition of excellence that keeps Cortland Regional Medical Center growing strong as the Center of Your Care.
If you would like to support the Foundation and Medical Center family, you may do so in several ways:
· Make a “Grateful Patient” gift in appreciation for care you or a loved one has received. Give now online…
· Make a donation to memorialize or commemorate an individual, family or group. Give now online…
· Make a contribution of $250 or more annually and earn membership in a group of donors recognized as The Higgins Society. Read more…
· Join donors who have made an investment in the future of healthcare through a planned gift as a member of the Charles Gibson Legacy Society. Read more…
· Make a corporate gift on behalf of your business.
· Make a gift of appreciated assets.
Planned Giving
Did you know therer are creative ways to support CMF...and yourself and your loved ones at the same time? Planned giving provides that option. Click here to learn more!


