Program areas at Beacon Health Foundation
On November 23, 2011, Beacon Health System, Inc. (the "Corporation") was established as the parent corporation of Memorial Hospital of South Bend, Inc. ("MHSB") and Elkhart General Hospital, Inc. ("EGH") to develop a full spectrum of health-related services for North Central Indiana and Southwestern Michigan. The Corporation is community-owned and not-for-profit. Along with its subsidiaries, the Corporation serves the greater community throughout the continuum of care from health promotion and sickness prevention to diagnosis, inpatient, outpatient and home health services. The Corporation controls MHSB, EGH, Community Hospital of Bremen, Beacon Medical Group (BMG), Beacon Health Foundation (BHF) (f/k/a Memorial Health Foundation, Inc. (MHF)), and Beacon Health Ventures, Inc. (BHV), collectively referred to as the "System". Beacon Health Foundation, Inc., (BHF) is a tax-exempt, non-private foundation. It was established in 1982 to provide philanthropic support to MHSB, and continues to provide this support to the newly created Corporation through contributions and management of endowment funds. Beacon Health Foundation's mission is to support the work of Beacon Health System by inspiring generosity and commitment to our cause. BHF exists to allow people to generously support Beacon in a way that connects them with the impact they are having on our work in the community. Beacon Health Foundation works to support Beacon Health System in three key ways: . Creating relationships . Inspiring investment . Stewarding resources Creating Relationships Beacon Health Foundation (BHF) raises funds for Beacon Health System. Our job is to ensure that charitable support for Beacon is used to create the most significant impact possible in a way that is most meaningful to each donor. We build relationships with those who want to make a difference and connect them with a cause within our system that inspires them. Our health system is reliant on the support of our community to ensure that we are always able to provide the highest quality services for every patient. Inspiring Investment: In 2021, fund raising at Beacon Health Foundation focused upon the following areas: . Corporate Fundraising . Grant Writing, focusing on private, corporate, and family foundations . Online Giving . Major gift fundraising . Direct Mail Fundraising Funds available at BHF to support Memorial's mission as of December 31, 2021: Clinical & Patient Care Programs $ 2,630,744 Beacon Children's Hospital $ 3,771,953 System Priorities $ 1,334,194 Education $ 271,585 Stewarding Resources: In 2021, funds from Beacon Health Foundation went to support the following areas at Beacon: Community Impact $ 212,838 Patient Care Programs $ 43,954 Clinical Innovation $ 20,000 Cardiovascular Services $ 28,816 Physician Philanthropy Council $ 48,276 Continuing Education $ 46,741 Scholarships $ 71,321 Support Services $ 92,220 System Priorities $ 359,692 Children's Hospital Capital $ 156,256 Children's Services $ 166,941 Children's Support Services $ 106,510 Women's Services $ 49,172 Events $ 68,816 Elkhart General Hospital Legacy Fund $ 36,019 Education Endowments Spendable $ 29,078 Total 2021 Distributions $ 1,536,648