Michèle has never practiced medicine. But by leaving a portion of her estate to the American Hospital of Paris, she is helping ensure that the medical excellence she has always known will continue to advance and benefit future generations.
Michèle has never practiced medicine. But by leaving a portion of her estate to the American Hospital of Paris, she is helping ensure that the medical excellence she has always known will continue to advance and benefit future generations.
As a foundation recognized in France of public interest, the American Hospital of Paris is authorized to receive bequests, donations inter vivos and life insurance policies while remaining fully exempt from inheritance tax.
Pass on to your loved ones the medical excellence you have always known while ensuring that the American Hospital of Paris has the resources to maintain the highest standards of care and service.
The Ellen Evans Society honors the generosity of our legacy donors and benefactors during their lifetime. Advantages include personalized service, priority handling of your phone calls, waived deposit requirements if you are hospitalized, and invitations to exclusive events.
The American Hospital of Paris is a centenarian institution that has always been recognized for its unparalleled medical excellence.
By choosing to make a bequest to the American Hospital of Paris, I wish to become a part of this longstanding philanthropic tradition, and pass on to future generations a Hospital unlike any other in France, combining the best of French and American medicine.”
A bequest may include assets such as movable or immovable property, money, jewelry, artwork and/or copyrights. A bequest net of fees and taxes lets you transfer part of your estate without decreasing the inheritance you leave to loved ones including siblings, nieces and nephews, cousins or friends.
A donation inter vivos allows you to transfer any type of asset (a house, land, furniture, jewelry, car, artwork or money) during your lifetime, while benefiting from a tax reduction. When you donate an asset with bare ownership, you can continue to enjoy its use. You can also donate objects.
By taking out a life insurance policy and naming the American Hospital of Paris as the beneficiary, you can, at your own pace, set money aside that will be transferred to the Hospital after your death.
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On this page, we honor the memory of those who chose to support the American Hospital of Paris over the course of its history through a legacy gift.
Glide your cursor over the timeline to learn about them.
Upon her death in 1914, Mrs. Ellen Frances Evans left her entire estate to the American Hospital of Paris. This foundational bequest contributed to the construction of the Memorial Building, the main building of the American Hospital of Paris.
A bequest from John B. Warden providentially spared the American Hospital from bankruptcy.
After 40 years of dedicated service to the American Hospital of Paris, including in her role as a Governor, Mrs. Christiane Guerlain bequeathed a large sum of money to our institution in 2016. In accordance with her wishes, her donation was invested in state-of-the-art medical equipment.
Having received treatment at the American Hospital of Paris more than once, Michèle knows our institution well. She values the high-quality care and patient services and wants to ensure that future generations will also benefit from the same medical excellence.
Mr. Ferris Thompson
Ms. Julia E. Roso
Mr. John J. Hoff
Mr. Ed. A. Sumner
Ms. Aurie Dell Black
Ms. Charlotte Pansy
Dr. Emil F. Tuchman
Ms. Edna L. Fox
Ms. Alice Florine Hayne
Mr. L. Kronberg
Mr. John B. Robinson
Mr. Henry Cachard
Ms. Amelia M. Harjes
Ms. Stella S Housman
Ms. Marie C. Smith McGrew
Ms. Theodore Rousseau
Ms. Roberta Zuhlke
Ms. G Campbell
Ms. Guernay
Ms. Ethel Keyser-Got
Ms. Dolly Hoffman
Mr. Copelin Philip
Ms. Risa Sussman
Mr. Benjamin Robinson
Mr. Jean Boissevain
Ms. Suzanne Pijonet
Ms. Margaret Amster
Mr. Guy Bjorkman
Ms. Sylvia Kaffenburgh
Mr. Daniel Plisson
Ms. Sofia Richards
Ms. Bernadette Drouin
Ms. Micheline Libaude
Mr. Michel Malezieux
Ms. Doris Festetics
Mr. André Grosperrin
Ms. Reine Marguerite Ackermann
Mr. Jacques Vannier
Ms. Stéphanie Baudron
Mr. Stanley Townsend
Mr. Aldo Kent
Ms. Lise Howard-Johnston
Ms. Françoise Piveteau
Ms. Maria Bemberg
Ms. Jadzia Fullerton
Mr. Eliott Carter
Ms. Eliane Lesseur-Stojanovic
Ms. Denise Dussaux-Faivre
Mr. Antal de Bekessy
Ms. Hélène Bugat-Pujol
Ms. Huguette Danrée
Ms. Michelle Saurel
Ms. Hélène Sass
Ms. Georgette Sauvezon Gois
Mr. David Mc Govern
Mr. James L. Buttenwieser
Ms. Denise Peyrode
Ms. Michelle Sotiault
Mr. and Ms. Zeller
Mr. Norbert Baillen
Ms. Bernadette Glomeau
Ms. Geneviève Jourdain
We respect the wishes of our legacy donors who prefer to remain anonymous.
Based on your wishes and family situation, different options are available such as a bequest, life insurance or donation inter vivos. Do not hesitate to contact our Planned Giving Manager and Civil Law Notary. He is available to answer your questions and offer estate planning guidance. Consultations are strictly confidential and aim to protect the best interests of you and your loved ones, with no obligation.
Your legacy gift may include vacant or occupied immovable property such as a condominium, house, land, farm or commercial property, or movable property including furniture, jewelry, cash, stock portfolios, bonds or copyrights.
To ensure your wishes are respected, it is important to write a will and designate a universal legatee, who will be in charge of settling your estate. Your will must be entrusted to a notary, who will add it to France’s national registry of wills.
Whether your will is holographic or notarized, it can be modified at any time and as often as you deem necessary. To ensure that only the most recent version of your will is taken into account, always begin your will with the following statement "I revoke all former wills and testamentary dispositions and declare this to be my last will and testament."
In the absence of heirs, you are required to designate a universal legatee to oversee the estate settlement process. Otherwise, your estate cannot be settled. Planning your estate and drafting a will allow you to retain the freedom to make your own decisions throughout your lifetime.
You are not required to inform the Hospital, but we advise you to do so. Not only will this help ensure your wishes are respected, it will also allow you to immediately join the Ellen Evans Society and begin enjoying the many advantages of this recognition program.
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