Major gifts can fund construction of rooms or buildings, help renovate units, and go toward new equipment to ensure that all facilities are both efficient and comfortable for patients and medical staff. Periodically, major capital campaigns are planned to meet changes and needs — lifting the medical center to a new level of growth. Many people avoid capital gains tax on appreciated stocks and other securities by donating them to Saddleback Memorial Foundation. Major gifts frequently provide opportunities for name recognition of a family or individual for a specific area within the medical center.