STEPHENS COUNTY HOSPITAL FORMS FOUNDATION FOR FUND RAISING
APRIL 24, 2008

A new Stephens County Hospital Foundation will help with fund-raising efforts at the facility. This past month, the Hospital Authority received permission to start the Foundation. Stephens County Hospital Administrator Ed Gambrell says it would serve as a way to funnel donations through the system. "Of course, nothing in life is simple and we had to apply to the Internal Revenue Service for tax-free status and to obtain a tax identification number," says Gambrell. "In the past month, they have finally responded back to us that they are granting us tax-exempt status for the Foundation."

Gambrell says this approval allows the Foundation to take shape and get up and running. He says the Authority has not decided yet how the Foundation will operate or how active of a fund-raising role it will take on down the road.