Recession Slows Charitable Giving for Healthcare

AHP Board Chair J. Gregory Pope says the healthcare entities that have maintained their fundraising efforts despite the recession are the ones that will be poised to benefit as the nation emerges from the downturn. "These institutions are mainstays of the American healthcare delivery system and continue to deserve the support of their communities," Pope says.

As in previous years, the AHP Report on Giving found that funds raised for healthcare institutions in 2008 were largely used to support construction and renovation of facilities, although to a lesser extent than in 2007, followed by the purchase of equipment, general operations and community benefit programs.

AHP, established in 1967, is a not-for-profit organization whose more than 4,900 members direct philanthropic programs in 2,200 of North America's not-for-profit healthcare providers.

A copy of the AHP Report on Giving is available by contacting Kathy Renzetti at (703) 532-6243 or via e-mail at kathy@ahp.org.