Meet Our Donors

Affinity for Quality Care Encourages Wards to Give

Doug and Linda Glantz Ward have always appreciated the role the medical center plays in serving their community. Find out how giving back provides them tax benefits at the same time.

Inspiring, Supporting the Next Generation of Caregivers

Elaine Hieber was impressed by the many dedicated Mary Greeley Medical Center care providers who juggle work, family duties and more in order to pay for education that advances their careers. She was determined to give back to these exemplary employees, and one way she is doing so is through her estate plan.

Enabling Excellent Care at the End of Life

Joy Lang and her husband, Dr. Allen Lang, are passionate about end-of-life care. They’ve generously designated their life insurance policy to support Mary Greeley Hospice so patients and their families are able to receive the compassionate care they need for years to come.

Compassionate Care Compels Planned Gift

Richard Warwick has been helping doctors improve the lives of patients for decades. When he found himself in the care of a team at Mary Greeley Medical Center, he was so grateful for their compassion that he decided to pay his life’s work forward through a gift in his will.

Improving Their Community

Mary Ann and Jim Black’s planned gift recognizes the quality care and service-oriented culture at Mary Greeley.

Gift in Support of Garden a Win-Win

The Kitchells designated their required minimum distributions to help establish a special space on Mary Greeley Medical Center campus for patients to feel refreshed and restored.

Finding the Good

Lynn and Ellen's story could have been one that ended in tragedy, but it didn't thanks to the cancer care Ellen Rasmussen received at Mary Greeley. To show his gratitude, Lynn Miller is giving back.

Taking Care of Each Other

It's often natural to mimic good practices we experience as a child later in life. For Greeley Society member Sandy Searl that includes giving back.

Gifting an Insurance Policy Makes Sense for Donors

Ted and Joanie Tedesco were able to make a significant gift for a hospice endowment at Mary Greeley Medical Center by transferring a life insurance policy to the Foundation.

Generosity Leads to Lifetime Income

In her retirement, Joan Grabenstetter, M.D., has made a gift that will one day pay her an income stream and also benefit Mary Greeley Medical Center.

It’s Good to Be Prepared

When Dr. Jon Fleming was 15 years old, he experienced an F5 tornado that devastated his hometown of Charles City, Iowa. Ever since then, he has been fascinated with the weather and believed in the importance of being prepared.

Giving With Intent

Dr. Claire Andreasen is a professor and director of One Health in the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine. She eats healthy, raises her own vegetables, exercises regularly and takes good care of herself.

Future Gift Is a Win-Win

Larry and Ruth Neppl have not lived in the Ames area since graduating from Iowa State University in the mid-1960s. Despite living closer to other health care facilities, they have chosen Mary Greeley Medical Center and McFarland Clinic for their health care for more than 30 years.

Extending a Legacy

"One thing we’ve tried to instill in our kids, grandkids and great grandkids is to pay it forward and help others whenever we can."