Episcopal Homes Foundation

We’re as good as we are today because friends like you supported us yesterday.

Founded in 1894 by Minnesota’s first Episcopal Deaconess Sister Annette Relf, Episcopal Homes enriches lives and builds community with older adults and the staff, volunteers and clergy who serve them. 

In the past 125 years, Episcopal Homes endured two world wars, the Great Depression and Great Recession, a near doubling of life expectancy, and the demise and subsequent rebirth of our St. Paul Midway neighborhood. 

While much has changed, Sister Annette’s simple vision of a dignified home for poor elderly residents remains. Today, 69 percent of our independent residences offer subsidized, affordable housing to elders with incomes below 30 percent of our area median and 40 percent of residents are people of color. We deliver equal services to all elders, regardless of ability to pay, per our commitment to building a diverse, welcoming, vibrant community. 

Your contributions in all shapes and sizes of time, talent and treasure remain pivotal to Episcopal Homes’ secure foundation and capacity to provide rich fitness, learning, art, and spiritual programming to actively engage older adults in ways that explore new talents, form community relationships and foster whole person wellbeing. 

Interesting in reading more of our history? Visit our History Timeline in celebration of our 125 years of serving others.

How you can make a difference:

Recurring Gift: Our Hearth Keepers are those friends who make a contribution to Episcopal Homes Foundation on a monthly basis. This can be done online with a credit card or through your bank account with a simple call to Mary Routhieaux (651) 632-8855. These gifts can be changed or terminated by you at any time. 

Annual Gift: We greatly appreciate being included in your philanthropic giving. You can contribute online or mail us a check.

Memorials and Honorariums: You can remember a loved one or friend or honor a significant person or special occasion.

Stocks or Securities: We can easily accept a stock transfer. Donating appreciated assets could have additional tax saving benefits for you.

Endowments: Gifts to an endowment fund will generate investment interest to continue supporting those who call us home forever. 

Planned Gifts: Planned gifts become part of our permanent endowment fund and provide forever funding through a prudent annual draw from the interest income. This is possible in a variety of ways. Contact us with questions.

Your generosity helps us provide our residents with more meaningful choices in their lives. The Sage Singers were made possible, thanks to friends like you, and we were able to hire a professional choral director from MacPhail.   

 

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