Supporting MDNA, Donating On-line
The Mount Desert Nursing Association depends on your generosity to continue its services to the community.
How can you help?
• Include us in your Planned Giving, whether it is a bequest in your will, a Charitable Remainder Trust, a Charitable Lead Trust, or more immediate contributions of stocks, bonds, art, or real property to be used to increase our endowment fund.
How is your donation used?
Your donations are used in one of two ways:
Donated funds are used for direct patient care by MDNA Registered Nurses, or for patient supplies, nursing equipment or other items related to the quality and provision of patient care. Between 75-80% of donations received go for direct care.
If donations are not needed for direct care expenses, or operating expenses, then funds are placed into the MDNA Endowment Account, with the goal of building the Endowment Account to a level where operating expenses and overhead can be funded through investment income.
About Our Support
Sliding Scale Fee
• Fees are modest commesurate with services rendered.
• No one is denied care based on ability to pay.
The Town of Mount Desert
• Some of your tax dollars support this vital community service.
Grants, Interest & Dividends
• Our careful investments help feed our budget. We continually seek new funding sources.
Public Donations
• More than 86% of our budget comes from donations from Mount Desert residents — summer and winter. We are also supported by the generosity of residents from other Mount Desert Island communities.
• Contributions to the Mount Desert Nursing Association are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law.