San Diego Hospice & Palliative Care offers exceptional opportunities to memorialize or honor your loved one, while supporting the vital programs and services that make a difference in our community. For more information on these lasting gifts of tribute, please contact the San Diego Hospice Foundation at 619-278-6440.

Lasting Gifts of Tribute Opportunities

A Thousand Words
With a gift of $500, to benefit the Center for Grief Care and Education, individuals can have a photograph tile placed on one of three columns for a two-year period. Located on the western point of the San Diego Hospice campus, each column rotates to provide viewing from any vantage point.

Memorial Point
With a gift of $2,500, a permanent 1'x 3" stone surrounding the foundation of the flagpole will be engraved with your loved one's name in t he Memorial Point and flagpole area, dedicated to those individuals who have contributed to the strength of our country.

Pillars of Inspiration
With a gift of $10,000 or more, individuals may choose one of the pre-selected inspirational messages to be engraved onto a stone plaque and mounted on one of the distinctive pillars on the grounds of San Diego Hospice & Palliative Care. The individual's name will also appear on the plaque.

Wall of Tribute
With a gift of $1,000 or more, individuals may elect to have a copper leaf plaque engraved with a personal inscription. The leaf is affixed permanently to the "Wall of Tribute," located on the San Diego Hospice & Palliative Care campus, making a beautiful and lasting remembrance of your loved one.

Tribute Garden
With a gift of $2,500, $5,000, $10,000, or $25,000, a permanent stone (varying in size depending on the size of your gift), will be engraved with your loved one's name in the Tribute Garden at San Diego Hospice & Palliative Care. The Tribute Garden is on the westernmost point of our Hillcrest campus, overlooking the Pacific Ocean and Mission Valley. The area is designed as a plaza, fully open, with plants and benches flanking its sides. A bronze sculpture of a woman and child highlights the northern end of the garden.

Additional Ways to Support Quality of Life in Our Community

Donation of Stocks
To make a donation of stock or estate planning gifts, please contact the San Diego Hospice Foundation, at 619-278-6440 or send email to

United Way / CHAD - Member ID# 5588
Does your work participate in United Way Workplace Campaigns? If so, you can designate your gift to San Diego Hospice & Palliative Care. Use our Member ID# 5588 to identify San Diego Hospice & Palliative Care as your preferred beneficiary.