Our mission is to advocate for dignity, quality of life, and quality of care for all residents in long term care facilities.

As a non profit organization, Long Term Care Ombudsman Services of Santa Barbara County must take advantage of enhancement opportunities to keep pace with the growing need for our services. Your unrestricted gift can provide this kind of flexibility, by helping to defray operational costs and salaries or help launch innovatice programs and key projects.

Some forms of giving are more beneficial to both you and the Ombudsman Services. We encourage you to consult your financial planner.

Gifts of cash are deductible for the year the contributions are made. You may make an outright cash donation, or express your ongoing support with a tax-deductible donation through our annual giving campaign.

Our Unitied Way designation allows you to make payroll-deducted contributions directly to the Long Term Care Ombudsman Services.

Appreciated property such as real estate or securities is a particularly beneficial way to give, because you may be able to avoid capital gains tax.

For you, deferred giving may mean substantial savings in income, as well as an enhanced income base. For the Ombudsman Services, your gift helps establish a solid financial base from which we can draw upon in the future. Once again, we highly recommend you speak with your financial or estate planner. The only way to guarantee your possesions are passed on according to your wishes is to have a written will.

Bequests allow you to leave a legacy of concern for the services provided by the Ombudsman Services. You may designate the Ombudsman Services as a direct recipient or contingent beneficiary. Whether your bequest is in the form of cash, securities or other properties, it is fully deductivle from estate taxes.

Charitable Remainder Trusts are individually created and managed, and can pay income to you, or another beneficiary, for life. Payments can be fixed or as a variable with investment results. Once income payments are completed, assets remaining in the trust pass on to the Ombudsman Services.

Life insurance gifts allow a sizeable future contribution with a minimum investment today. The Ombudsman Services can be designated as a beneficiary of new or existing policies. The cash surrender value at the time of transfer as well as any subsequent premium payments will be tax deductible. The Long Term Care Ombudsman Services of Santa Barbara County does not provide legal or tax advice to donors. The Ombudsman Services does, however, work with a significant number of real estate planning attorneys, certified public accountants and certified financial planners and will be pleased to provide you with a referral to these professionals upon request.