Get a credit on your income tax by supporting your local hospital.
Faced with unprecedented hardships in recent years, rural hospitals across Georgia are facing a financial crisis endangering access to adequate healthcare for many in our community.
The good news is that you can help. Through the Georgia Rural Hospital Tax Credit program, you can allocate a portion of your state tax burden directly to local hospitals and health systems. Your tax dollars can help secure the future of health care across Georgia.
Two hospitals in Northeast Georgia Health System rank among the top 10 hospitals in need across all of Georgia. Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Lumpkin and NGMC Habersham are rural hospitals and are eligible to receive funding through the Rural Hospital Tax Credit program. Your support will make a lasting impact on patients and our community.
Receive a Tax Credit
If you pay Georgia income taxes, you are eligible to receive a 100% state income tax credit for contributing to your designated Rural Hospital Organization (RHO), as follows (January through June):
- Individual Filer – up to $5,000
- Married Filing Jointly – up to $10,000
- C Corporation, Trust, or Pass-Through Entity electing to pay tax at entity level – up to 75% of Georgia Tax Liability
- Individual Owner of S-Corp, LLC, or Partnership (Pass-Through Entity) NOT paying tax at entity level – up to $10,000
How To Sign Up:
- Complete the 2024 tax credit application with Georgia HEART. Make sure to select Northeast Georgia Medical Center – Lumpkin or Habersham Medical Center.
- Georgia HEART will submit your tax credit pre-approval form on your behalf to the Georgia Department of Revenue (DOR) in the order in which it is received.
- DOR informs you and Georgia HEART of approval within 30 days, indicating the amount for which approval was granted.
- Georgia HEART emails you with detailed instructions regarding how and where to make your payment.
- You will send a check to the Georgia HEART office (made payable to the hospital) by posted deadline, which is 180 days from date of DOR approval.
- Georgia HEART will confirm your contribution to DOR through the Georgia Tax Center (“GTC”) website and will email Form IT-QEE-RHO1 for tax filing purposes.
- Claim the 100% Georgia income tax credit when you file your state income tax return for the year in which the contribution is made.
For more information about Georgia Rural hospital tax credit program, visit www.georgiaheart.org or contact Georgia HEART staff at heart@georgiaheart.org.
Thank You to our 2023 Participants!
NGHS is grateful to those who supported NGMC Lumpkin and NGMC Habersham with their tax deferment for the 2023 calendar year.
NGMC Lumpkin Participants
- Phillip Aldridge
- Keith & Lynn Alexander
- Ameris Bank
- Jeffrey & Sherry Askey
- Brian & Mary Barlow
- Mark & Lauren Bell
- Steven & Robin Bos
- Andrei & Amanda Boyarshinov
- Christopher & Molly Bray
- Bridgemill Neurological Associates
- Pepper & Clarissa Brown
- Steve & Carol Burrell
- Donald & Jennifer Campbell
- Fred & Mary Champion
- City Plumbing & Electric Supply Co, Inc
- Michael & Holli Clem
- Amelia Collins
- Roy & Leanne Cork
- Tim & Rebecca Cummings
- Mitchell & Lynn Davis
- Puya & Emily Davoodi
- Gwendolyn Delaney
- John Delzell & Heidi Chumley
- Bhumika & Samir Dhanani
- Shelby & Horace Dodd
- Carlos & Patricia Dominguez
- Michael Estabrook
- Jimmy Faulkner
- Brett & Laura Fowler
- Jason & Katherine Franklin
- Blake Fulenwider
- Marlene Graham
- Tiffany Green
- Heather Holstein
- HPD, LLC
- David & Shannon Hughs
- JE Dunn Construction Company
- Robert & Ashley Jones
- Stephen & Rachel Kelly
- KGWest, LLC
- Harini Kota & Ramesh Saketi
- Lawson Air Conditioning & Plumbing, Inc.
- Bruce & Linda Lloyd
- Thomas & Kimberly Malagon
- Nivedh Manohar & Jenny Lin
- Kevin & April Matson
- Kristopher & Cynthia Maynard
- Scott & Sonja McLendon
- Albert & Lori Mcmanes
- George & Mary Alice Mina
- Jim & Evanda Moore
- Josh & Jody Mugele
- Saba Noorali & Rafiq Merchant
- Chris & Vickie Paravate
- Peach State Bank & Trust
- Perkins Will, Inc.
- Diane Poirot Steven & Patricia Price
- Pulmonary & Sleep Specialists of Northeast Georgia
- Aubrey & Dawn Scher
- Schlieman Wealth Management, LLC
- Karl & Alice Schultz
- Theresa Sellers
- Jose Souza, Jr. & Renata Long
- Jeffrey Sprecher & Kelly Loeffler
- Brian & Chauntelle Steines
- Altaf Tadkod
- Grant & Anne Teagarden
- Jeff & Stacey Terry
- Patrick & Ellen Toms
- Daniel & Bethany Tuffy
- Ted & Michelle VerSteeg
- Vulcan Materials Company
- Jimmy & Jackie Wallace
- Alex & Shannan Wayne
- William & Jan Whatley
- John & Stephanie Williamson
- Bedri & Semira Yusuf
NGMC Habersham Participants
- Ameris Bank
- Wilson & Julianne Andrews
- Cynthia Arrendale
- Thomas Arrendale
- Jeffrey & Sherry Askey
- Zachary & Ashley Balest
- Philip & Allison Bittel
- Steve & Carol Burrell
- Dennis & Victoria Cathey
- Charlsie Churchwell
- Chad & Jennifer Copper
- Courtney Glenn DPM, LLC
- James & Alcina Dalton
- Andrew & Debbie Davis
- Travis & Ashley Davis
- Puya & Emily Davoodi
- Cory & Taylor Duncan
- Saprinna Eam
- Thomas & Deena Earnest
- EMS, LLC
- Donald & Marvel Fordham
- G & P Auto and Body Repair, Inc
- Joshua & Laura Garrett
- Habersham Family Medicine, PC
- Roy & Rebekah Hamilton
- Thomas & Jenna Hensley
- HLK Trust FBO EBK UA
- Jon & Emily Howell
- Perry Jennings
- James & Annaclair Kiger
- James & Lisa Kimsey
- Kristin L. Huber, DMD, PC
- Jeffrey & Teresa Laird
- William & Genevieve Langley
- Parker Long
- Deqiang Ma & Jingwei Yue
- Daniel & Sarah Mack
- Roger & Marie McCollum
- Kevin & Karen McGrath
- Meadows Surgical Arts, Inc
- Michael & Nancy Mixon
- Scott & Jennifer Moore
- Pinnacle Bank
- Stephen & Carol Raeber
- Christopher & Mary Galen Ratchford
- Dorothy Ritchie
- F. Stuart & Lynne Sanders
- Steven & Debra Trumbo
- William & Carlita Turk
- Janice Warner
- David & Beverly Westfall
- Philip & Mary Hart Wilheit
- William J. Jamieson DMD, PC
- James & Carolyn Williamson
- Justin & Sarah Wise
- Kam Wong & Xiao Lu
- Tracy & Melanie Worley