Program areas at The Blessing Foundation
The purposes for which The Blessing Foundation, Inc. is organized are exclusively charitable, scientific, or educational within The meaning of section 501(c)(3) of The internal revenue code of 1986, as amended. In furtherance of these purposes, The corporation shall promote and support, by donation, loan or otherwise, The interests and purposes of Blessing hospital, Blessing corporate services, Inc., blessingcare corporation dba illini community hospital, or other organizations which provide health care or conduct education or research, provided, however, that any such organization supported by The corporation shall in all events not be a private Foundation and be as defined in section 501(c)(3) and either section 509(a)(1) or section 509(a)(2) of The internal revenue code of 1986, as amended; and The corporation shall raise funds for any or all of The organizations described above from The public and from all other sources available, and shall receive, maintain, and administer such funds and expend principal and income therefrom in furtherance of these purposes. The following lists specific expenditures in regards to The purpose listed above. Blessing hospital - financial aid for student nurses of 1,200,000 blessing-rieman college of nursing Blessing hospital - teresa adams house capital campaign 852,392 illini community hospital - mobile health clinic 364,250 Blessing hospital - hospice and palliative care 138,000 Blessing hospital - employee crisis/caring club fund 111,877 Blessing hospital - student worker support for Blessing- 75,000 rieman college of nursing Blessing hospital - applied research for blessing-rieman 30,000 college of nursing Blessing hospital - faculty and employee development for 18,000 blessing-rieman college of nursing Blessing hospital - ecg dysrythmia monitoring course 16,950 Blessing hospital - simtics software for radiologic sciences 9,950 program for blessing-rieman college of nursing Blessing hospital - rehabilitation intern program 7,800 quincy university - frances waterkotte grant 600 Blessing hospital - caring cupboard for blessing-rieman 235 college of nursing total 2,825,054