Goodwin Community Health - Tax Credit Information

Time is Running Out on Tax Credits…reduce your taxes & direct tax money to local projects when you donate to the new Community Health Center through the Community Development Finance Authority (CDFA).

The new facility opens this May in Somersworth by Goodwin Community Health (formerly Avis Goodwin Community Health Center) to expand health care to 12,000 locals in need. “The new Center is coming just in time," explained Susan Fitzgerald Reichert, the agency’s Capital Campaign Officer. She states that, “The nonprofit ran out of room just when the need for affordable health care is reaching a critical point—the uninsured rate in this area is now over 15% and the number of underinsured is considerably higher. The new Center allows us to space to add doctors and care for more patients.”

“It’s a win-win,” declares Reichert. “Donating through CDFA, you keep tax money local, instead of it disappearing into the general fund, and receive significant tax credit. You reduce health costs while helping your neighbors in need and get to name a part of the new Center.”

Companies are coming onboard to keep tax money local and take advantage of tax credits before they run out in June. Dover native, business owner, and now Goodwin Community Health (GCH) board member, Dave Staples believes the CDFA challenge grant is a great way to go. He explains, “With CDFA, I'm pre-paying my BET payroll taxes, getting credit for most of it, and that money goes into the new Center. My taxes stay right here—I’m investing in my community's health.”

“GCH is a good investment. We save money. We fill a need. Our preventive system works and is cost-effective.” says Reichert. She continues, “Think about it. We help keep people out of the ER and prevent chronic disease—both major medical costs for our society. If we don’t treat the uninsured, where do they go? Who pays?”

“Federal Savings Bank is proud to support Avis Goodwin as they continue to have an extremely positive impact on families and individuals in the Seacoast area,” said President & CEO, James J. O’Neill. “This donation is a direct reflection of our commitment to improving the quality of life in our communities, especially during this time of economic uncertainty. It is our hope that the new building will allow Goodwin Community Health to provide more services to even more deserving community members,” he added

Goodwin Community Health is a Federally Qualified Community Health Center (FQCHC). The Community Health Center Model is praised by political parties, businesses, and government agencies alike as exemplary. The OMB ranks the Health Center Program as one of Federal’s the 10 most effective.

The Grand Opening for the Goodwin Community Health Center is also a Tri-Chamber event, August 18th at 311 Route 108, Somersworth. The Father’s Day 5K at Margaritas, a benefit for Goodwin Community Health is on Sunday, June 19th.

The tax credit deadline is June 30. For more information on CDFA tax credits and the Changing Spaces ~ Changing Lives Campaign, contact Susan Fitzgerald Reichert at 516-2556 or sfitzgerald@goodwinch.org