Gift Planning Council Additional Resources

In 2018, the council raised $35,000 to establish The Donald H. Chisolm Gift Planning Council Children’s Hope Fund. To date, with member support, the fund has grown to more than $200,000! Each year this endowed fund provides support for the mission of Children's Mercy to transform the health, well-being and potential of children, with unwavering compassion for those most vulnerable.

Refer a member

Know someone who would be a great fit for the Council? Use the form below to refer a council member.

• Gift Planning Council Member Referral
  
  

Council Learning Forums

• Fall 2025 Gift Planning Council Learning Forum (Hospital Financial Readiness and more)

  

• Summer 2025 Gift Planning Council Learning Forum (Hospital Preparedness and Response)

  

• October 2023 Gift Planning Council Learning Forum (Illuminate)

  

Council materials

• Donald H. Chisholm Gift Planning Council Member Guidelines
• 2024 Donald H. Chisholm Gift Planning Council Children's Hope Fund impact report
• Sample bequest language
• Children's Mercy gift planning donor intention form
• Children's Mercy gift planning advisor intention form
• GPC Executive Committee members
• GPC member list
• Required minimum distributions (RMDs)