Foundation
St. Joseph's Foundation was established in 1990, with a mission to provide charitable gifts on behalf of St. Joseph's Medical Center. In 1996, the mission expanded to also raise funds for collaborative initiatives that improve health of the St. Joseph's Medical Center service area.
Each year, hundreds of individuals and businesses have generously given to the Foundation. These gifts have enabled the Foundation to support St. Joseph's Medical Center by granting funds to purchase new technology and launch new services. For example, the daVinci Surgical Robotics System was made possible with a grant from St. Joseph's Foundation. Emergency Department training and equipment, grief support, nursing education, and most recently, a $4 Million Heart of the Community capital campaign for the new Heart and Vascular Center, are other examples of Foundation funding. Additionally, community health grants, and an annual Community Health Symposium, are ways we extend our outreach to area organizations and communities.
Leave a Legacy
Support St. Joseph's Foundation through gifts and estate planning. Gifts of appreciated assets such as stock or land can benefit both the donor and the community.
Donors to the Foundation include:
- Individuals and families
- Hospital patients, families and friends
- Physicians, employees and boards
- St. Joseph's Medical Center Auxiliary
- St. Joseph's Medical Center
St. Joseph's Foundation, its donors, and the hospital share a singular mission — "to care for the sick as though they were Christ." It is not a simple task, and to do it well takes determination, compassion and hard work. The reward for these efforts is simple: giving improves the health of our community and makes it a better place for all of us to live.
St. Joseph's Foundation is Mission, Vision and Values Driven:
Mission:
"To enchance fundraising efforts and encourage philanthropic support for its primary beneficiary, which is St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd"
Vision:
"To make the Brainerd Lakes Area a healthier community." By: Grant awards through collaborative initiatives, independent community-based programs and projects that benefit populations served by St. Joseph's Medical Center.
Benedictine Values:
Hospitality, Stewardship, Respect and Justice