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2012 Operations Overview
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D A K O TA M E D I C A L
F O U N D AT I O N
TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S
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Our Vision
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Conversation with Dakota Medical Foundation Leaders
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Cass Clay Healthy People Initiative
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Spotlight on SchoolsAlive!
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Lend A Hand Initiative
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Children’s Mental Health Initiative
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Prescription Assistance Initiative
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Organizational Effectiveness Initiative
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Breakthrough Idea Challenge
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DMF Builds a New Center for Collaborative Teams
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Spotlight on Family HealthCare Match Grant Success
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Our Staff
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Board of Directors
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Grants
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Match Grants
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Giving Hearts Day
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Named Funds
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Employee Match Grants
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Lifetime Giving Societies
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Recognizing Donors
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Special Recognition Awards
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Financial Report
Our Vision:
a region of the healthiest
people able to access
exceptional healthcare and
lead vibrantly healthy lives.
Since 1996, Dakota Medical
Foundation has invested
more than $64 million to
operate initiatives and provide
funding to more than
400 health organizations
in the region.
Dakota Medical Foundation improves the health and health care
of people in eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota by
closely working with and through hundreds of engaged partners
in the region: health-related nonprofits, healthcare facilities,
universities, public agencies, foundations, businesses, volunteers,
donors and more.
We cast a light on significant health issues, advance
better understanding around these complex challenges
and forge strong collaborative networks to address or
solve them. Obesity is the single largest and costliest threat
to America and our region, causing heart disease, diabetes
and many other chronic illnesses. Together with highly-engaged
partners, we’re creating childcare, school, work and community
settings with abundant healthy foods and physical activity in
order to reverse the obesity epidemic.
We invest our time, expertise and resources in helping nonprofit
leaders reach their highest personal potential so they, in turn,
can shape organizations that produce extraordinary health results
for the people of our region.
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A C O N V E R S AT I O N W I T H
Dakota Medical
Foundation leaders
Board Chair Dr. Richard Vetter and President Pat Traynor
Discuss the foundation’s role in
building exceptional nonprofits.
Pat Traynor: A great nonprofit achieves its mission in a
superior way. Dakota Medical Foundation, together with
Alex Stern Family Foundation, created the Impact Institute
to prepare an army of charitable top-performers, highly
skilled in fundraising and exceptional at producing results.
With hands-on training and technical assistance, we help
nonprofits clarify their missions to be distinct, focused
and compelling.
Dr. Vetter: Clarity of mission leads to accountability
for results. It inspires passion and commitment by staff,
directors, volunteers and donors. These nonprofits are able
to attract the resources necessary to go above and beyond
anything done in the past – getting exceptionally better
rather than incrementally better. Charities that become adept
at fundraising have strong economic viability. They can go
beyond merely treating problems to preventing and solving
problems in our communities.
Pat Traynor: In a sample study we conducted of
22 nonprofits who participated in our training from 2007
to 2010, we discovered an increase in financial support
from the public of 48% — rising from $32 million to a
remarkable $47 million in the three-year period. That
was an average increase of 16% per year.
Many years ago, we began talking about the difference
between “feeding for a day” and “teaching how to fish”
to feed for a lifetime. We are extremely proud of the many
committed partner organizations that have adopted new
methods of fundraising, or learned how to fish. They testify
that this challenge to grow their own bench strength has left
them dramatically better off.
PHOTO: Standing – Board Chair Dr. Richard Vetter
Seated – President Pat Traynor
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We have sharpened our own skills by testing ourselves
to understand and teach best practices. Dakota Medical
Foundation has shaped a unique, carefully-defined role
of leveraging talents of nonprofit leaders.
We create value when our foundation generates the greatest
possible societal return from our expertise, financial
investments and collaborative networks – multiplying our
impact through this leverage strategy.
Dr. Vetter: For the future, we need bold new health and
wellness ideas that break through the status quo and the
limits of current thinking. Our Breakthrough Idea Challenge
stimulates ideas that can have dramatic impact, and it’s
exciting to have Dakota Medical Foundation be a lightning
rod for health innovation in the region through this program.
We have a long history of pursuing breakthroughs,
establishing pilot projects, and then guiding them to
fruition – our Lend A Hand program and AED Initiative
are examples. It will be exciting to accomplish this in a
new way with the Idea Challenge.
$32
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2007
$35
$44
million
Pat Traynor: The future is filled with hope and
immense opportunity for health organizations that
prepare themselves to successfully tap into the wealth
transfer phenomenon. It is estimated that $308.6 billion
of wealth will transfer to heirs, charities and others in
North Dakota, and $59 trillion will transfer nationally.
In North Dakota alone, $95 billion is estimated to transfer
to charities from 2007 to 2061. We feel this figure is quite
conservative given the explosive economic expansion in
the state that has been fueled by strong growth in the
agricultural and oil industries.
How will Dakota Medical Foundation
get people thinking in new and
different ways?
FUNDRAISING RESULTS
22 Impact Institute Partners
What does the future hold?
It’s time to change our mindset from a model of scarcity and
limited resources to an ‘everything is possible’ mindset.
Our partners are developing smart fundraising systems and
acumen to tap this unprecedented $95 billion opportunity
for funding their good work. They are capturing the endless
possibilities created by the transfer of wealth in their own
back yards! These possibilities include solving problems
rather than just treating them, and achieving the greatest
quality of life in the world.
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48% I N C R E A S E
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Cass Clay
Healthy People
Initiative
The Healthy People Initiative leads community
changes to prevent chronic disease, reduce
childhood obesity and help people live longer,
healthier lives – making Cass and Clay Counties
the healthiest place to live. The initiative is a
partnership of Dakota Medical Foundation and
committed partners that are guiding strategies
at childcares, schools and elsewhere in the
community so these settings support healthy
behaviors – making the healthy choice the easy
choice. We’re seeking to reduce childhood
overweight and obesity in Cass and Clay
Counties 20% by 2020.
Already 200 of the 600 Cass-Clay childcares
have taken part in a program to teach and reward
changes to early childhood settings, ingraining
healthy habits at the youngest ages.
We’ve teamed with all local schools as they
develop successful wellness policies, find
innovative ways to improve school lunch menus,
and add 60 minutes of physical activity to every
school day. Continually improving, these changes
affect the lives of 28,000 school children in
Fargo-Moorhead annually.
The Healthy People Initiative helped bring several
national experts to Fargo-Moorhead in 2012,
including a Cornell University professor on
research-based lunch line design to nudge
students to make healthier food choices.
Specialized knowledge and models for ideal food
placement in the school lunchroom were shared
with schools during the day, and a large public
crowd eagerly gained knowledge as he interpreted
research findings for practical use at home.
We presented our own pioneering work and
approaches in regional and national webinars.
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To tap into the power of committed individuals,
we taught more than 50 volunteers of diverse
professions the compelling facts around the obesity
crisis in Cass and Clay Counties. We shared
resources and insights that they’re now using
individually to create a groundswell of active
living and healthy eating.
In the past 3 years, more than 20,000 people have attended open street events organized by Cass Clay
Healthy People Initiative and Active in Moorhead. The goal: igniting movement in our communities and
inspiring people to adopt more physically active lifestyles – and make active living the status quo. In
summer 2012, StreetsAlive! events such as pole vaulting drew crowds of 11,500 attendees.
We expect momentum for the Healthy People
Initiative to grow through the new Dakota
Medical Foundation building to be complete in
2013. For example, its teaching kitchen will
provide people essential life skills and coaching
for professionals on preparation of healthy
foods. Audiences can witness and engage with
instructors for a new depth of learning. Webinar
capabilities from our kitchen will enable rural or
distant audiences to learn healthy cooking!
Two out of every three adults are overweight or obese, and the annual cost of
illnesses related to this epidemic is $190.2 billion in America.
Healthy lifestyles can do more to improve health than any other single medical
breakthrough of the past 100 years. Worksites are rising to the challenge of
helping their workers reduce preventable diseases.
Beginning in 2009, Dakota Medical Foundation partnered with Healthy
North Dakota and Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota to help employers
begin and sustain effective, cost-efficient wellness programs across the state.
More than 200 North Dakota worksites have implemented measurable wellness
programs to improve the health of 48,000 employees and 24,000 family members.
The Worksite Wellness Initiative transitioned at
the end of 2012 to the capable hands of Blue Cross
Blue Shield of North Dakota. We invested nearly
$650,000 in this program over four years to fuel
its development.
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Recess
SPOTLIGHT ON
I N W E S T FA R G O
ROCKS!
On rare occasions, you find unexpected
champions. Dakota Medical Foundation found
three in the West Fargo school system.
In 2010, as our Healthy People Initiative was
gaining momentum, Westside Elementary
Principal Beth Slette took a closer look at the
tradition to celebrate student birthdays with high
calorie sugary snacks. These snacks created a
predictable sugar high, followed by a sugar low
and a full tummy when lunch time rolled around.
The snacks interfered with academic learning and
student health. Beth was determined to change
the culture by engaging staff and parents in
shaping a healthier future.
Today, student birthdays are announced over
the intercom and each child receives a special
birthday trinket. Once a month, birthday students
go to the gym with the principal to play his/her
favorite games until they are “red in the face.”
What Beth Slette began, Westside’s new principal,
Tabatha Joyce, continues. Tabatha has added to
the movement by welcoming a team of North
Dakota State University physical education majors
to help Westside identify and implement more
physical activity opportunities in the school day.
Tens of thousands of junk food calories eliminated
annually caught the attention of West Fargo
Assistant Superintendent Louise Dardis. She
charged ahead to revise and strengthen the
district’s school wellness policy and adopt
Westside’s classroom celebration standards. They
didn’t stop there. In 2012, West Fargo Schools
took a big leap and served as the Healthy People
Initiative’s pilot site for Active Recess training.
Typically, recess supervisors observe children and
mediate behaviors. That was about to change!
All 120 West Fargo Schools recess supervisors
attended a pilot full-day training to facilitate
20 minutes of daily moderate to vigorous physical
activity into the students’ recess time – preferably
outside and before lunch. Some who attended
said it was the best training they’ve ever received.
Assistant Superintendent Dardis also arranged
for active recess to be the topic of P.E. teachers’
professional development days and elementary
principal meetings. She is helping weave physical
activity into the fabric of the district and shares that
“SchoolsAlive! Active Recess training is practical,
engaging and highly effective!”
The future holds unprecedented joint trainings for
physical education staff and recess supervisors,
the start of Active Recess Committees, an Active
Recess Week and classroom teacher training.
Beth, Louise and Tabatha – bold champions of
change. We applaud their courage and commend
them for positively impacting the health of their
students and families.
Pioneering ways to combat inactivity: Recess rocks when kids are fully engaged in vigorous
activity for at least 20 minutes in the great outdoors! Recess supervisor Penny Eckelberg keeps
kids hopping and playing, using skills she learned at Active Recess training.
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Lend A Hand
Initiative
In fiscal 2012, $1.2 million was raised to help 44 families.
Dakota Medical Foundation’s Lend A Hand
Initiative teams with volunteers who are helping
families experiencing financial hardship due
to medical crisis. Our program director offers
experienced fundraising guidance, a detailed
event planning kit and help with community
fundraiser promotions. People are inspired to
open their wallets with match funding provided
by Dakota Medical Foundation. For those
who can’t attend dinners or events, online
giving is easy and immediate at our website
dakmed.org/lendahand.
In 2012, Lend A Hand celebrated its 5th
Anniversary and a total $5.2 million raised
for 194 families in Cass and Clay Counties.
Lend A Hand has teamed with over 5,000 caring
community members who have led fundraisers
in local communities. More than 75,000 people
attended or supported these events.
Since 2007, Dakota Medical Foundation has invested
$1.6 million in Lend A Hand, including $1 million in
match dollars to families. Ninety percent of the
families assisted have insurance coverage.
PHOTOS: Mark Loock dinner benefit and silent auction.
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Children’s
Mental Health
Initiative
Children’s Mental Health Initiative provides free
social-emotional mental health screenings of
children up to age 8 in Cass and Clay Counties
at pediatric clinics, childcares and other FargoMoorhead sites. More than 4,200 children have
been screened since 2009.
This early intervention has led to 353 referrals for
mental health services to build positive behavioral
skills preventing future difficulties in school, work
and relationships.
Prescription
Assistance
Initiative
developing emotionally healthy children
organized by the initiative in November 2012 and
led by Dr. Terrie Rose, a child psychologist and
nationally-recognized innovator and speaker on
early childhood development and mental health.
This initiative managed by our partner, Region V
Children’s Services Coordinating Committee, also
trains child care providers in the Nurtured Heart
approach to positive behavior reinforcement, with
180 providers prepared in healthy ways to support
developing kids.
Hundreds of parents and health professionals
attended a community education event on
Prescription Assistance Initiative
helps area people with low
incomes secure free and
low-cost medicine from
pharmaceutical companies.
Over 25,000 applications
for medications have been
processed for about 5,000 people, resulting
in procurement of more than $14.3 million of
essential prescription drugs since this initiative
began in 2003.
In fiscal 2012, over 600 clients accessed 5,500
healing and life-sustaining prescriptions that
would otherwise have been out of financial reach.
With a value of $4.5 million, this program
generated a $42 return for every dollar invested.
Our partner, South Central Adult Services of
Valley City, N.D., manages this initiative.
Healthy Steps
Initiative
Dakota Medical Foundation’s Healthy Steps
Initiative provides education and outreach to
families of over 13,000 uninsured children in
North Dakota, seeking to connect them to one
of three free or low-cost assistance programs:
Medicaid, Healthy Steps Children’s Health
Insurance Plan and Caring for Children. There
are 43,470 children enrolled in all three insurance
assistance programs.
Studies show that uninsured children are ten
times more likely to have unmet medical needs
and five times more likely to go more than two
years without seeing a doctor.
The initiative is funded by a $650,000 grant from
the North Dakota Department of Human Services
and $80,000 from Dakota Medical Foundation.
Over the past three years, the Healthy Steps Children’s Health Insurance Plan
has provided coverage to 24% more children who qualify.
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AED Initiative Completed
Our AED Initiative placed life-saving heartstarting automated external defibrillators in
rural ambulances, police cars, fire trucks
and community locations in our service area.
A documented 25 lives were saved as a result!
A total 548 AEDs were placed through
Dakota Medical Foundation’s investment
of $1.3 million since 2000. With this oncepioneering equipment now widely-accepted
and placed, others in the community are
prepared to teach and champion AED use.
We completed our program funding in 2012.
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Organizational
Effectiveness
Initiative
We’re building exceptional fundraising and
leadership skills among nonprofit leaders –
together with powerful tools for charity success.
Dakota Medical Foundation led the formation
of Impact Foundation and its Impact Institute
to build the capacity of nonprofits to produce
superior results in health. Expanding their fundraising capabilities creates an ability to develop
funding sources from individual donors, far
exceeding what DMF could otherwise provide.
The Institute provides a ladder upon which
aspiring organizations can rise.
With abilities to build self-sustaining capital,
charity leaders and boards create stronger
organizations better prepared to serve people
in their communities. Some 4,000 nonprofit
executives, staff and directors from more than
350 nonprofits have attended Institute professional
development courses.
In 2012, we offered training on fundraising,
personal productivity, hiring practices and other
topics to 804 attendees. Many continued their
professional development in the fundraising
curriculum developed by FundingLogic with
its founders coaching use of this well-proven
system. In a successful pilot project, deeper
build your case
get new donors
keep donors
get bigger gifts
even larger gifts
‘intensives’ were held for small groups to build
mastery of fundraising and leadership areas.
The new Dakota Medical Foundation building
will have a classroom with seating for 150 and
vastly expand the offerings of the Impact Institute.
More than 80 nonprofit board members attended
our High Impact board training to learn about their
critical role in nonprofit performance in producing
dramatically better results for the people they serve.
DMF continues to support the powerful online
resource used by more than 450 regional
charities: the impactgiveback.org website.
Since 2007, $5.5 million has been raised
online at this site.
Cyber giving is rising at a pace equal to online
shopping in America, so online donations are a
must today. We fund the continual development
and coding of new functions for the website so
that charities have an affordable, feature-rich site
for profiling their organizations, taking donations,
posting volunteer needs and taking online gala
and event registrations.
In our study of a sample 22 nonprofits who participated in training
from 2007 to 2010, fundraising increased 16% per year, surpassing
our goal of 10% annual growth.
PHOTOS: Jim and Scott Holdman of FundingLogic provide High Impact Fundraising Training.
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LAUNCH OF
Breakthrough
Idea Challenge
fosters innovations for health
Dakota Medical Foundation is investing in the
brightest new health ideas to accelerate breakthrough change.
The nonprofit sector seldom has dollars
available for risk-taking and experimentation
with entrepreneurial ideas. Yet innovation is the
most likely path to produce breakthroughs that
conquer persistent health problems. We engage
and challenge people and organizations to think
bigger and bolder, and then supply the grant
capital and guidance to explore new ideas and
launch new ventures to tackle tough issues.
In early 2012, as we celebrated our 50th
Anniversary, we launched our Breakthrough Idea
Challenge with the same spirit of our visionary
founders. We set aside $500,000 to invest in
ambitious, creative new ideas to remarkably
improve the health of people in our region – or
remove difficult hurdles that impact health
and well-being. We received submissions from
nonprofits, health organizations, medical experts
and people of all walks of life.
Ideas submitted in 2012: 74
Dakota Medical Foundation will continue to seek
fresh thinking and concepts on the frontiers of
these focus areas: ideas to see that all people are
able to obtain needed healthcare or medicine,
particularly kids; recruiting and keeping welltrained physicians, nurses and other healthcare
workers in rural areas; ways to vastly improve the
impact of organizations producing healthy results
for people of our region; and fitness, nutrition and
healthy lifestyle innovations.
“Only by doing things differently, in bold and
innovative ways, can we create new outcomes and
solve what today we may only treat.”
Pat Traynor
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DA KOTA M E D I CA L F O U N DAT I O N B U I L D S
Center for
collaborative teams
to shape a healthier future
In March 2013, Dakota Medical Foundation will
open the doors of its new conference and meeting center at 4141 S 28th Avenue in south Fargo.
“Great ideas come from convening great minds.
Visionary thinking and powerful motivation will
be inspired at retreats, conferences and health
leader gatherings at our new building,” comments
Dakota Medical Foundation President Pat Traynor.
“Courageous thinking will help solve persistent,
complex health problems we face – and help our
region attain the greatest quality of life.”
The building will be a high-tech conference and
meeting center for engaging health leaders and
other stakeholders. It will become a center for
the Impact Institute to sharpen nonprofit leadership skills so that they can have exceptional
impact. The Impact Institute helps nonprofits
forge new strategies, develop peer networks and
create organizations that better understand, meet
and exceed the needs of their communities.
An enthusiastic ground breaking celebration was
held April 30, 2012, with directors, DMF founders,
city officials, Chamber representatives, nonprofit
directors, staff and other DMF friends. Our close
partner Alex Stern Family Foundation committed
to funding our boardroom, and Essentia Health
donated the teaching kitchen in this facility.
Building features:
• 18,824 square feet with high-tech
meeting facilities
• Expected to draw 500+ nonprofit leaders in
2013 for professional development to expand
their impact and improve results for people
they serve
• 1,500+ people expected to seek healthy
lifestyle learning, attend board and project
meetings and charity fundraisers
• Conference center with town hall seating for
200, or 150 at round tables
• 3 conference rooms and a boardroom for
group strategy sessions
• Teaching kitchen for healthy food preparation
in a restaurant-quality, camera-equipped
facility able to broadcast via the Internet
• State-of-the-art telecommunications
technology ends logistical challenges and
connects local leaders with expertise from
around the U.S. and globally
• Best practices, proven strategies and new
ideas can come to the table for solving major
issues affecting our communities
• Space for donor meetings with nonprofits and
Dakota Medical Foundation experts in strategic
giving so that donors can better navigate area
nonprofits, social causes and breaking new
ideas to adopt high-impact giving.
This new gathering site creates space for idea-sharing to transcend old ways of thinking and achieve
results through innovation, risk-taking and revolutionary problem-solving. It will foster more partnerships, more dialog and improved capacity to deliver results.
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SPOTLIGHT ON
Family HealthCare
match grant success
Family HealthCare in downtown Fargo began in
1990 with a health care site for the homeless at
the Salvation Army. Now with more than 40,000
patient visits, it serves more than 12,000 people
each year, primarily a low-income, culturally
diverse population.
In late 2012, Family HealthCare opened the
doors to a new $15 million clinic in a renovated
historic building at 301 NP Avenue. Its new
state-of-the-art facility provides excellent primary
care and dental services for adults and children,
lifestyle medicine and homeless healthcare
without barriers imposed by language or ability
to pay.
Family HealthCare features 30 medical exam
rooms, 7 dental chairs, a demonstration kitchen,
wellness center and pharmacy that dispenses
nearly 80,000 prescriptions each year, including
over $3.5 million in free and discounted
medicines. Dakota Medical Foundation is proud
to have provided technical assistance and
invested $250,000 in match funding to kick
off the building campaign that made this facility
possible. Since 1996, DMF has invested over
$1.6 million in building Family HealthCare’s growing
capacity to serve.
Family HealthCare is the only community
health center within 100 miles and the only
federally-funded homeless health program in
North Dakota and western Minnesota.
We congratulate the leaders and staff of Family
HealthCare for their bold vision and determined
spirit! We thank the many donors who have
joined in making this tremendous community
asset possible.
Family HealthCare secured over $13 million in federal, city and local foundation grants, tax credits and private contributions.
Our $250,000 in match funding kicked off local fundraising for the $1.6 million needed from community donors to build this
valuable asset for the health of area people.
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Our Staff
Board of Directors
Foundation
Committees
J. Patrick Traynor, J.D. President
David Gibb Director of Finance Rory Beil
Cass Clay Healthy People
Initiative Director
Jennifer Thompson, J.D. Deb Watne
Director of Development
Grants Director
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Cindy Eggl
Executive Assistant
Bev Gravdahl
Healthy Steps Outreach
Manager
Kim Palm Jeana Peinovich
Grants Assistant
Lend A Hand Director
Executive
David Clutter, M.D.
Jay Eisenbeis
Joel Haugen, M.D.
Chris Kennelly, J.D.
Susan Mathison, M.D.
Curt Noyes
Richard Vetter, M.D.
Jon Wanzek
Michelle Hogan
Accounting Manager
Tami Rust
Strategic Communications
Director
Governance
John Hicks, D.D.S.
Chris Kennelly, J.D.
Larry Leitner
Fadel Nammour, M.D.
Seth Novak
Jerry Skjonsby
Richard Vetter, M.D.
Hope Yongsmith, M.D.
Finance/Investment
Jay Eisenbeis
Tony Grindberg
Sindy Keller
Kevin Melicher, O.D.
Curt Noyes
Jerry Skjonsby
Jon Wanzek
Michael Warner
Access to Healthcare/
Chronic Disease Prevention
David Clutter, M.D.
Bruce Domm, M.D.
Joel Haugen, M.D.
Walter Johnson, M.D.
Debra Magnuson, B.S.N., R.N.
Ann Malmberg, M.S., R.N.
Donald Matthees, M.D.
David Rostad, D.D.S.
Jane Skalsky, R.N.
Richard Vetter, M.D.
Ron Wiisanen, M.D.
Organizational
Effectiveness/Leverage
John Bertel
Chris Kennelly, J.D.
Susan Mathison, M.D.
Eric Monson
Nancy Slotten
Amanda Thomas
Michael Warner
David Clutter, M.D.
Jay Eisenbeis
Joel Haugen, M.D.
Sindy Keller
Chris Kennelly, J.D.
Larry Leitner
Debra Magnuson,
B.S.N., R.N.
Susan Mathison, M.D.
Fadel Nammour, M.D.
Curt Noyes
Jane Skalsky, R.N.
Nancy Slotten
J. Patrick Traynor, J.D.
DMF President
Richard Vetter, M.D.
Chair
Jon Wanzek
Michael Warner
David P. Rostad, D.D.S., completes service
Dr. David Rostad has served on the Dakota Medical Foundation board and its committees for the past 15 years.
He served on the Board of Directors from 1997 until 2007, and played a key role in the Foundation’s dental
health initiatives. In addition to serving on the Nominating and Finance/Investment committees, Dr. Rostad was
a member of the Grants committee from 2002 through 2012. We appreciate and honor his dedicated service.
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Grants
Improving health and access to healthcare,
with a special emphasis on children
ALS Association
Minneapolis, MN $250
Julie Kottsick fundraising event in Fargo
American Cancer Society
Fargo, ND $2,000
Bras on Broadway fundraising event
American Heart Association
Jamestown, ND $300
Annual Heart Ball in Fargo
Anne Carlsen Center
Jamestown, ND $750 (2 grants)
Health-related programs
Arthritis Foundation
St. Paul, MN $500
Fargo-Moorhead-West Fargo
walking program
Barnesville Public School
Barnesville, MN $1,500
School wellness policy development
and implementation
Boys Scouts of America
Northern Lights Council
Fargo, ND $1,250
Healthy lunch at fundraising event
$2,500 Camp medical and
safety supplies
Catholic Charities ND
Fargo, ND $500
Guardianship Program
CHARISM
Fargo, ND $500
After school children’s programs
Child Care Resource
and Referral
Moorhead, MN $15,000
ChildcareAlive! Let’s Move! campaign
Children’s Dental Services
Minneapolis, MN $10,000
School on-site dental services for
children of low-income families in
Fargo and Moorhead
Churches United
for the Homeless
Moorhead, MN $500 (2 grants)
Homeless healthcare services
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Community Violence
Intervention Center
Grand Forks, ND $1,500
Rise and Shine for Peace fundraising event
Epilepsy Foundation of MN
St. Paul, MN $250
Stroll for Epilepsy fundraising
event in Fargo
Creative Care for Reaching
Independence (CCRI)
Moorhead, MN $250
Services for people with disabilities
Essentia Health
Regional Foundation
Fargo, ND $3,700
Breast cancer fundraising event
$2,405 Estate planning seminar
$500 Health-related projects
Cullen Children’s Foundation
West Fargo, ND $2,500
Cully’s Kids fundraising event
Davies High School
Fargo, ND $800
Fundraising event support:
camperships for students with
muscular dystrophy
$250 DECA Club Drop the Drugs
poster campaign
DMF Cass Clay
Healthy People Fund
Fargo, ND $2,000
Training costs for school
recess supervisors
DMF Lend A Hand
Fargo, ND $6,000 (2 grants)
Supports volunteer efforts to raise funds
for people experiencing a medical crisis
in Cass and Clay Counties
$1,750 (4 grants) Contributions to the
Giving Fund to help families
DMF Mission Physician Fund
Fargo, ND $2,000
Mission Physician Camp to recruit
rural high school students to careers
in medicine
Family HealthCare Center
Fargo, ND $3,500 (3 grants)
Medical care for uninsured/underinsured
Family Voices of ND
Edgeley, ND $250
Support for parents of children
with disabilities
Impact Foundation
Fargo, ND $220,000
Training programs for nonprofits
FirstChoice Clinic
Fargo, ND $1,500
Annual fundraising banquet
$3,000 Educational resources and
operations for pregnancy help program
Impact Foundation –
Cando Connection Fund
Fargo, ND $500
Health programs
FirstLink
Fargo, ND $1,000
Annual breakfast fundraising event
$500 Community Volunteer
Appreciation Night
$15,000 Program to support volunteerism
Fraser, Ltd.
Fargo, ND $500
Services for people with disabilities
Fargo Air Museum
Fargo, ND $300
Support for fundraising event
Freedom Resource Center
Fargo, ND $500
Appreciation luncheon
Fargo Cass Public Health
Fargo, ND $33,550
To place 15 AEDs with first responders
in ND and MN
$10,000 Cass-Clay school wellness
policy project
$4,000 Nurse-Family Partnership
Program-Baby Steps
Grace Lutheran School
Fargo, ND $1,500
School wellness policy development
and implementation
Fargo Marathon
Fargo, ND $500
Support for youth programming
Fargo-Moorhead Opera
Fargo, ND $500
Health-related programs
DMF ND Academy of
Family Physicians
Endowment Fund
Fargo, ND $2,000
Fargo Parent Teacher
Association
Fargo, ND $10,000
Healthy Lifestyle Initiative
Dorothy Day House
of Hospitality
Moorhead, MN $150
Annual Soup Supper fundraiser
Fargo Public Schools
Fargo, ND $100
Wellness conference
Emergency Food Pantry
Fargo, ND $750 (2 grants)
Operations
First Lutheran Church
Fargo, ND $2,000
Homeless & Hungry Program
Fargo Youth Commission
Fargo, ND $3,000
Planning grant
First Care Health Center
Park River, ND $1,350 (4 grants)
Rural health services
Grand Forks
Public Health Department
Grand Forks, ND $1,000
Worksite wellness programming
Hannaford Community Center
Hannaford, ND $500
Fitness center support
Helping Enderlin Area Residents
Thrive (HEART)
Enderlin, ND $500
Elderly home visitation program
$125 Support for fundraising event
Healthcare Equipment
Recycling Organization (HERO)
Fargo, ND $2,500
Planning grant to expand
medical equipment recycling services
to Detroit Lakes, MN
$250 Support for annual fundraising event
John Paul II
Catholic Schools Network
Fargo, ND $1,500
School wellness policy implementation
Impact Foundation –
Power Fund
Fargo, ND $250
Health programs
Lake Region State College
Devils Lake, ND $4,400
Tuition support for nursing faculty
in graduate school
Lakes Crisis & Resource Center
Detroit Lakes, MN $5,000
Mental health services for victims
of abuse
Magic Wand Foundation
Roswell, GA $5,000
Ultimate Life University
scholarships for area students
Make-A-Wish
Fargo, ND $500
Match for Fargo Youth
Commission fundraisers
Migrant Health Services, Inc.
Moorhead, MN $2,540
Prenatal education/vitamins for
pregnant migrant farm workers
MState
Moorhead, MN $3,500
Long-term care nursing
workforce development
MSUM Alumni Foundation
Moorhead, MN $7,500
Nursing scholarships
Moorhead Community and
Technical College Foundation
Moorhead, MN $6,000
Scholarships for students in health
careers programs
ND Association of
Fundraising Professionals
Fargo, ND $10,000
2011 Philanthropy conference
$5,000 2012 Philanthropy conference
ND Association of
Nonprofit Organizations
Bismarck, ND $250
Nonprofit Leadership Conference
ND Caring Foundation, Inc.
Fargo, ND $165,000
ND Worksite Wellness Initiative
$1,000 Worksite wellness programming
ND Community Foundation
Bismarck, ND $1,000
Mikey’s Women’s Wellness Expo
in Fargo
ND Roughrider Health
Promotion Association
Bismarck, ND $2,500
Health conference for
school personnel
ND Scottish Rite
Children’s Language Center
Fargo, ND $500
Free speech therapy services for
underserved children
ND State College of Science
Wahpeton, ND $5,000
Tuition support for nurse faculty
in graduate school
ND State College of
Science Foundation
Wahpeton, ND $10,000
Dental technology
ND State Hospital
Jamestown, ND $1,000
Worksite wellness programming
North Dakota State
University
Fargo, ND $7,500
Nursing scholarships
$6,500 Student Volunteerism Program
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Fargo, ND $500
Healthy snacks at camp for people
with muscular dystrophy
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Match Grants
NDSU Center For
Social Research
Fargo, ND $10,000
Community Health Needs Assessment
NDSU Development Foundation
Fargo, ND $500
BisonArts Gala
NDSU Research and
Technology Park
Fargo, ND $500
Entrepreneurship Academy and
Innovation Week
New Life Center
Fargo, ND $5,500 (2 grants)
Services to homeless people
Northlands Rescue Mission
Grand Forks, ND $600
Support for fundraising event
Oak Grove Lutheran School
Fargo, ND $2,250 (2 grants)
School wellness policy development
and implementation
$500 Healthy school lunch program
Pioneer Memorial Care Center
Erskine, MN $250
Long-term care services
Pray for Gray
Fargo, ND $500
Support for fundraising event for people
with brain tumors
Rape and Abuse Crisis Center
of Fargo-Moorhead
Fargo, ND $3,000 (5 grants)
Services for victims of abuse
$5,000 Support for Summit to Prevent
Domestic and Sexual Violence
Red River Children’s
Advocacy Center
Fargo, ND $3,545 (7 grants)
Services for child abuse victims
Red River Valley
Asperger-Autism Network
Fargo, ND $250
Autism Ride fundraising event
Red River Valley
Dental Access Project
Fargo, ND $500
Free or low-cost dental care for
uninsured/underinsured
River Keepers
Fargo, ND $500
Water quality monitoring
Ronald McDonald House
Charities of the Red River Valley
Fargo, ND $1,400 (4 grants)
Homelike accommodations for families of
hospitalized children
The Outdoor Adventure
Foundation
Fargo, ND $500
Supporting events for people with disabilities
Match grants provide a means by which Dakota Medical Foundation partners with others to leverage
existing investments and improve healthcare access for people of our region. By providing matching
funds, we are issuing a challenge to individuals and organizations to donate to a health-related program.
The Social Connextion
Moorhead, MN $500
Services for people with disabilities
Barnesville Area Helpers
Barnesville, MN $6,000
Elderly home visitation programs – Barnesville,
Rothsay, Frazee, and Pelican Rapids
Helping Enderlin Area
Residents Thrive (HEART)
Enderlin, ND $4,000
Elderly home visitation program
Red River Children’s
Advocacy Center
Fargo, ND $15,000
Services for child victims of abuse
Bluestem Center for the Arts
Moorhead, MN $10,000
STAR Program for students at-risk
Healthcare Equipment
Recycling Organization (HERO)
Fargo, ND $7,500
Healthcare equipment
recycling program
Red River Valley
Dental Access Project
Fargo, ND $12,000
Free or low-cost dental care for
uninsured/underinsured
HOPE, Inc.
Moorhead, MN $7,500
Services for children with disabilities
RiverView Health Foundation
Crookston, MN $10,000
Donor initiatives benefitting RiverView
Impact Foundation –
Fill the Dome
Fargo, ND $2,500
Ronald McDonald House
Charities of the
Red River Valley
Fargo, ND $5,000
Homelike accommodations for families
of hospitalized children
The Village
Family Service Center
Fargo, ND
$750 Wine & Dine fundraising event
$300 Bowl for Kids Sake fundraising event
St. Aloisius Medical Center
Harvey, ND $7,500
Online employee education system
TNT Kid’s Fitness and
Gymnastics Academy
Fargo, ND $750 (2 grants)
Children’s physical activity programming
St. Gerard’s Community of Care
Hankinson, ND $5,500
Fundraising consulting services
$5,000 Adaptive beds project
Ulen-Hitterdal Public School
Ulen, MN $1,500
School wellness policy development
and implementation
St. Gianna’s Maternity Home
Minto, ND $250
Support for at-risk pregnant women
United Way of Cass-Clay
Fargo, ND $5,000
Success By 6 and 35 Under 35 programs
The Salvation Army
Fargo, ND $4,000 (2 grants)
Summer food program
$1,000 Match for 2011 Realtor
Red Kettle Bell Ringing
$2,000 Match for 2012 Realtor
Red Kettle Bell Ringing
UND Alumni Association
and Foundation
Grand Forks, ND $500
Support for fundraising events
South Central
Adult Services Council, Inc.
Valley City, ND $5,000
Fargo Prescription Assistance
Program occupancy costs
$100,000 Prescription Assistance
Program-Fargo/Valley City
SouthEastern North Dakota
Community Action Agency
(SENDCAA)
Fargo, ND $100,000
Children’s Consultation Network – Year 5
Special Olympics ND
Grand Forks, ND $500
Program support
UND College of Nursing
Grand Forks, ND $7,500
Nursing scholarships
Valley Senior Services
Fargo, ND $3,000
Northern Plains Conference on
Aging and Disabilities
YMCA of Cass and Clay Counties
Fargo, ND $2,876
7 Mindsets Training
$500 Program support for
health-related activities
YWCA Cass Clay
Fargo, ND $500
Emergency shelter services for
homeless women and children
$225 Women of the Year
fundraising event
CHARISM
Fargo, ND $5,000
Youth development program
Churches United
for the Homeless
Moorhead, MN $2,000
Homeless shelter services
Community of Care
Arthur, ND $5,000
Elderly home visitation program
Community Violence
Intervention Center
Grand Forks, ND $5,000
Emergency shelter services for
homeless women and children
Creative Care for Reaching
Independence (CCRI)
Moorhead, MN $5,000
Transportation for clients
Essentia Health
Regional Foundation
Fargo, ND $100,000
New foundation seed funding
Grand Forks Parks and
Recreation Foundation
Grand Forks, ND $20,000
Kid’s Zone exercise area
Handi-Wheels
Transportation, Inc.
Fargo, ND $5,000
Transportation for persons with
physical disabilities
Impact Foundation –
Support Our ND
Veterans Fund
Fargo, ND $5,000
Lakes and Prairies
Community Action
Moorhead, MN $4,239
Health and wellness program
Mercy Hospital
Valley City, ND $6,000
Faith in Action elderly home
visitation program
ND Caring Foundation, Inc.
Fargo, ND $15,000
Caring for Children health
coverage program
ND Elks Association
Jamestown, ND $7,500
Elks Camp Grassick, a camp for persons
with disabilities
ND Scottish Rite
Children’s Language Center
Fargo, ND $2,500
Free speech therapy services for
underserved children
Rape and Abuse Crisis Center
of Fargo-Moorhead
Fargo, ND $10,000
Services for victims of abuse
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SADD
Hillsboro, ND $2,500
Healthy lifestyles programming for youth
St. Gerard’s
Community of Care
Hankinson, ND $5,000
Adaptive beds for residents
Third Street Clinic
Grand Forks, ND $5,000
Health services for low-income
individuals
TNT Kid’s Fitness and
Gymnastics Academy
Fargo, ND $5,000
Outreach fitness for children with
special needs
YMCA of Cass
and Clay Counties
Fargo, ND $17,500
Fitness program scholarships for
underserved youth
YWCA Cass Clay
Fargo, ND $10,000
Emergency shelter services for
homeless women and children
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Giving Hearts Day
Health Program Support Dollar amount is DMF match and incentive grants, not dollars raised online.
Giving Hearts Day
Together, Dakota Medical Foundation and
Impact Foundation organize and promote a
powerful Giving Hearts Day to invigorate
community charitable giving and create an
influx of donations for regional charitable
organizations through a one-day give-a-thon.
We hosted the first Giving Hearts Day in
2008, and charities raised $325,000 online
at impactgiveback.org. Donations topped
the million-dollar mark in 2011 and we
were ecstatic when they soared a staggering
40 percent in 2012: on February 14, gifts
totaling $1.6 million in over 10,850 individual
Amercian Red Cross
Fargo, ND $4,000
Anne Carlsen Center
Jamestown, ND $4,500
donations for 140 charities were received in the
24-hour period. Dakota Medical Foundation
provided up to $4,000 in matching funds to
qualifying health organizations and incentive
grants to the top seven fundraisers. Together
with other match grant partners, $504,207
in matches and incentives were provided to
Giving Hearts Day participants by DMF and
other community donors.
Bluestem Center for the Arts
Moorhead, MN $4,000
CHARISM
Fargo, ND $4,000
Churches United
for the Homeless
Moorhead, MN $5,500
Since 2008, Dakota Medical Foundation has provided
$2.4 million in match and incentive funding, and another
$4.7 million has been raised in Giving Hearts Day
online donations at impactgiveback.org.
Total raised online
Total individual donations
DMF match & incentive funds
$325,000
1,450
$165,266
$701,000
3,350
$285,000
2010
2011
2012
$882,000
5,350
$285,000
$1,165,386
7,089
$320,551
$1,631,000
10,850
$318,008*
Rape and Abuse Crisis Center
of Fargo-Moorhead
Fargo, ND $4,500
HOPE, Inc.
Moorhead, MN $4,000
Red River Children’s
Advocacy Center
Fargo, ND $4,500
RiverView Health Foundation
Crookston, MN $14,000
Creative Care for Reaching
Independence (CCRI)
Moorhead, MN $4,500
Lakeland Hospice
and Home Care
Fergus Falls, MN $4,000
Ronald McDonald House
Charities of the Red River Valley
Fargo, ND $5,000
Cullen Children’s Foundation
West Fargo, ND $4,000
Lakes Crisis & Resource Center
Detroit Lakes, MN $4,000
St. Gerard’s Community of Care
Hankinson, ND $4,500
Dorothy Day House
of Hospitality
Moorhead, MN $4,000
Lutheran Social Services of ND
Fargo, ND $4,000
The Village Family
Service Center
Fargo, ND $4,000
FirstChoice Clinic
Fargo, ND $25,000
Healthcare Equipment
Recycling Organization (HERO)
Fargo, ND $4,000
John Paul II
Catholic Schools Network
Fargo, ND $4,000
First Care Health Center
Park River, ND $4,000
2009
Prairie Learning Center
Foundation
Raleigh, ND $4,000
Cooperstown
Medical Center Foundation
Cooperstown, ND $4,000
Family HealthCare Center
Fargo, ND $4,000
2008
Helping Enderlin Area
Residents Thrive (HEART)
Enderlin, ND $4,500
Impact Foundation –
Support Our ND Veterans Fund
Fargo, ND $1,357
Faith in Action
Northern Plains
Cavalier, ND $4,000
Prairie Harvest Human
Services Foundation
Grand Forks, ND $3,599
Community of Care
Arthur, ND $4,000
Essentia Health
Regional Foundation
Fargo, ND $4,000
Giving Hearts Day fundraising success by regional nonprofits
Grand Forks Parks and
Recreation Foundation
Grand Forks, ND $4,000
Nelson County
Health System Foundation
McVille, ND $4,000
ND Autism Center
Fargo, ND $5,500
ND Caring Foundation, Inc.
Fargo, ND $4,000
ND Elks Association
Jamestown, ND $4,000
Red River Valley
Dental Access Project
Fargo, ND $4,000
Third Street Clinic
Grand Forks, ND $4,000
TNT Kid’s Fitness and
Gymnastics Academy
Fargo, ND $9,000
YMCA of Cass and Clay Counties
Fargo, ND $4,000
YWCA Cass Clay
Fargo, ND $11,500
ND Scottish Rite
Children’s Language Center
Fargo, ND $4,000
FirstLink
Fargo, ND $4,000
Northwood Deaconess
Health Center
Northwood, ND $4,000
Fraser, Ltd.
Fargo, ND $7,000
Oak Grove Lutheran School
Fargo, ND $19,500
While we do not list Giving Hearts donations from individuals due to
space constraints, we are truly grateful for all gifts made.
Incentive Grants
Humane Society
Fargo-Moorhead
Fargo, ND $1,000
Impact Foundation –
Cando Connection Fund
Fargo, ND $500
*DMF match; does not include matches provided by other community donors.
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Named Funds
Named Funds enable donors to establish a fund at the Foundation and recommend grants from their fund
to qualified health-related charitable organizations. The recommendations are non-binding; however, the
Foundation gives each recommendation full consideration, provided that the suggested recipient is eligible
to receive such a grant. The Foundation oversees administration of the fund, allowing the donor to focus
on developing strategies to achieve the greatest possible impact. At this time, the Foundation does not
charge to administer these funds.
Altru Health System Foundation
Grand Forks, ND $1,000
Support for NICU – Kevin and Courtney
Ritterman Family Charitable Fund
American Cancer Society
Fargo, ND $500
Relay for Life – Rural Cass County –
Casselton Community Foundation
Medical Fund
Casselton United Methodist Church
Wheatland, ND $1,000
Health-related support for children in
Casselton, ND – Sinner Bresnahan Healthy
Kids Initiative Fund
Central Cass School District
Casselton, ND $2,000
Health-related support for children
in Central Cass School District –
Sinner Bresnahan Healthy Kids
Initiative Fund
CHARISM
Fargo, ND $5,000
General operating support –
Larry and Julie Leitner Family Fund
$1,000 General operating support –
Goldmark Charitable Fund
Churches United for the Homeless
Moorhead, MN $1,000
General operating support –
E and S Charitable Fund
Community of Care
Casselton, ND $2,000
Support for medical needs in rural
Cass County – Casselton Community
Medical Foundation Fund
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Community Violence
Intervention Center
Grand Forks, ND $2,000
General operating support –
Kevin and Courtney Ritterman
Family Charitable Fund
$2,000 (2 grants) General operating
support – Robert and JoAnn Vollrath
Family Charitable Fund
Concordia College
Moorhead, MN $1,500
Student scholarship in a health-related
field – Dr. Kevin and Jean Melicher
Family Fund
Cullen Children’s Foundation
West Fargo, ND $74,834
Children’s health-related activities –
Kid’s Health Fund
DMF Lend A Hand
Fargo, ND $1,000
Support for medical crisis; Harley Smith
Benefit Fund – E and S Charitable Fund
Emergency Food Pantry
Fargo, ND $1,000
General operating support –
E and S Charitable Fund
Fargo Public Schools
Fargo, ND $134,283
RTI-B Tier III training for staff
working with students with challenging
behaviors – Region VI CSCC Fund
FirstChoice Clinic
Fargo, ND $3,500 (2 grants)
General operating support –
Dr. Walter and Renee Johnson
Family Fund
$2,000 (2 grants) General operating
support – E and S Charitable Fund
Grand Forks
Family Medicine Residency
Grand Forks, ND $8,500
Support for Mission Physician summer
camp – Mission Physician Fund
Grand Forks Parks and
Recreation Foundation
Grand Forks, ND $25,200 (2 grants)
Support for Grand Forks Choice
Health and Wellness facility –
Mark E. and Trish Paulson
Family Charitable Fund
$14,400 (3 grants)
Support for Grand Forks Choice
Health and Wellness facility –
Robert and JoAnn Vollrath
Family Charitable Fund
$13,000 (2 grants)
Support for Grand Forks Choice
Health and Wellness facility –
Jayant and Rohinee Damle
Family Charitable Fund
$12,000 (2 grants)
Support for Grand Forks Choice
Health and Wellness facility –
Kevin and Courtney Ritterman
Family Charitable Fund
HOPE, Inc.
Moorhead, MN $500
Support health-related programs
for children with disabilities –
Sinner Bresnahan Healthy Kids
Initiative Fund
Impact Foundation
Fargo, ND $10,000
Fill the Dome –
Doug Burgum Family Fund
$1,000 Venture Youth Alliance –
Doug Burgum Family Fund
Jeremiah Program
Fargo, ND $5,000
General operating support –
Dr. David and Janice Glatt Family Fund
$1,000 General operating support –
Dr. Susan Mathison and Steven Johnson
Family Fund
Martin’s Lutheran Church
Casselton, ND $4,000 (2 grants)
Health-related support for children in
Casselton, ND – Sinner Bresnahan
Healthy Kids Initiative Fund
North Dakota State University
Fargo, ND $5,000
Nursing scholarships – Hauge Memorial Fund
$3,000 Two $1,500 student scholarships in
a health-related field – Dr. Kevin and
Jean Melicher Family Fund
NDSU Development Foundation
Fargo, ND $5,000
Health-related support for the Bison
Athletics Complex – Dr. Kevin and
Jean Melicher Family Fund
$1,500 Student scholarship in a
health-related field – Dr. Kevin and
Jean Melicher Family Fund
Rape and Abuse Crisis Center
of Fargo-Moorhead
Fargo, ND $2,000
General operating support – Rust Sales, Inc.
Charitable Endowment Fund
Red River Valley
Dental Access Program
Fargo, ND $10,000
Urgent Care Walk-in Dental Clinic –
Doug Anderson Family Fund
$10,000 Urgent Care Walk-in Dental Clinic –
Swanson Health Products Healthy
Community Fund
St. Gianna’s Maternity Home
Minto, ND $15,000 (2 grants)
General operating support –
Jon and Lori Wanzek Family Fund
$6,000 (2 grants) General operating support –
Dr. Walter and Renee Johnson Family Fund
$3,000 (3 grants) General operating support –
E and S Charitable Fund
SouthEastern North Dakota
Community Action Agency
(SENDCAA)
Fargo, ND $17,350 (2 grants)
Support for Children’s Services Coordinating
Committee (CSCC) – Region V CSCC Donor
Advised Fund aka Joining Hands for Kids Fund
Specialisterne Minnesota
Hanover, MN $2,500
To support a technology training program
for individuals with autism in the FM area –
Dr. Susan Mathison and Steven Johnson
Family Fund
United Way of Cass-Clay
Fargo, ND $1,000
YWCA women’s shelter –
Dr. Kevin and Jean Melicher Family Fund
UND Alumni Association
and Foundation
Grand Forks, ND $2,000
Scholarship for medical student –
Mack V. Traynor, M.D., Family Endowment Fund
$2,000 Scholarship for medical student –
Robert G. Rogers, M.D., Scholarship Fund
YWCA Cass Clay
Fargo, ND $5,000
General operating support for the emergency
shelter – Goldmark Charitable Fund
Red River Youth for Christ
Fargo, ND $2,000
Support for youth health programming –
Goldmark Charitable Fund
Ronald McDonald House
Charities of the Red River Valley
Fargo, ND $500
General operating support – Dr. Walter
and Renee Johnson Family Fund
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Employee/Member Match Grants
DMF’s Board of Directors established the Employee/Member Match program to encourage employees and members to
partner with DMF in financially supporting important health-related programs in our region. All funds awarded become
grants that the Foundation actively manages and monitors to ensure the dollars invested are having the desired impact.
NOTE: Employees/members do not accept solicitations for grants.
American Heart Association
Jamestown, ND $250
MState
Moorhead, MN $600
Anne Carlsen Center
Jamestown, ND $1,200 (3 grants)
MSUM Alumni Foundation
Moorhead, MN $500
Boys and Girls Club of Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes, MN $250
ND Caring Foundation, Inc.
Fargo, ND $1,200 (2 grants)
CHARISM
Fargo, ND $1,750 (3 grants)
ND Elks Association
Jamestown, ND $750 (2 grants)
Churches United for the Homeless
Moorhead, MN $2,500 (2 grants)
ND Scottish Rite
Children’s Language Center
Fargo, ND $500
Community of Care
Aurthur, ND $500
Concordia College
Moorhead, MN $1,000
Cullen Children’s Foundation
West Fargo, ND $24,000 (4 grants)
Emergency Food Pantry
Fargo, ND $1,200 (3 grants)
Essentia Health Regional Foundaton
Fargo, ND $3,300 (8 grants)
FirstChoice Clinic
Fargo, ND $2,450 (7 grants)
FirstLink
Fargo, ND $750 (2 grants)
Healthcare Equipment
Recycling Organization (HERO)
Fargo, ND $2,500 (2 grants)
HOPE, Inc.
Moorhead, MN $500
John Paul II
Catholic Schools Network
Fargo, ND $700 (2 grants)
Lakes Crisis & Resource Center
Detroit Lakes, MN $500
Lisbon Area Health Services
Lisbon, ND $250
Lutheran Home of the
Good Shepherd
New Rockford, ND $500
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North Dakota State University
Fargo, ND $5,800 (3 grants)
Rape and Abuse Crisis Center
of Fargo-Moorhead
Fargo, ND $1,450 (4 grants)
Red River Children’s
Advocacy Center
Fargo, ND $3,950 (8 grants)
Red River Valley
Dental Access Project
Fargo, ND $4,850 (6 grants)
Ronald McDonald House
Charities of the Red River Valley
Fargo, ND $4,500 (3 grants)
The Salvation Army
Fargo, ND $4,250 (6 grants)
St. Gerard’s Community of Care
Hankinson, ND $500
St. Gianna’s Maternity Home
Minto, ND $2,300 (2 grants)
St. Joseph’s Area
Health Services Foundation
Park Rapids, MN $1,000
TNT Kid’s Fitness and
Gymnastics Academy
Fargo, ND $1,750 (4 grants)
Lifetime Giving Societies
April 1, 1999, through September 30, 2012
Dakota Medical Foundation honors supporters for their cumulative generosity with membership in
the Foundation’s Lifetime Giving Societies. We recognize and express our deepest gratitude to all the
Lifetime Giving members and thank you for investing in our mission.
Champions
$1,000,000+
Region V Children’s Services
Coordinating Committee
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services –
Health Resources and Services Administration
Visionary
$500,000 - $999,999
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Innovators
$250,000 - $499,999
City of Northwood, ND
United Way of Cass-Clay, Inc.
Benefactors
$100,000 - $249,999
Alex Stern Family Foundation
Cullen Children’s Foundation
Terry Cullen
Don Goering
Goldmark
Phil and Dianna Hansen
Noridian Mutual Insurance Company
Noridian Mutual Insurance Company –
Employee Contributions
Region VI Children’s Services Coordinating
Committee
Jon and Lori Wanzek – Wanzek Family
Foundation
Founders
$10,000 - $99,999
Anonymous
Douglas Anderson­
Thomas Anderson
Anne Carlsen Center
Mike* and Julie Barner
Bell State Bank & Trust
Dr. Lance and Ruth Bergstrom
BNC National Bank
Border States Electric Supply
Elaine Boucher
BPO Elks No. 995 – Jamestown, ND
Judge Paul and Mrs. Dorothy Brown
Art* and Norene Bunker
Doug Burgum
Matt and JoAnn Butler
Al and Sharon Carlson
Casselton Community Medical Center
Clay County, MN
J. Michael* and Linda Collins
Matthew and Bridget Cullen
Dakota Specialty Milling
Dr. Jayant and Rohinee Damle
Dan’s SuperMarket
Ishmael Diede
Sheldon Ellig*
Eyecare Associates
Farmers Union Insurance
First Care Health Center
First Community Credit Union
First Lutheran Church of Fargo
First United Bank
Florentina Herding Estate
Forum Communications Company
Gate City Bank
Gladys Krinke Estate
Grouser Products
Dr. Brent and Maureen Holman
Paul and Connie Horn
Larry and Kathy Houser
Jamestown Elkettes
William and Marjorie Jensen
Mark and Mary Johnson
Dr. Walter and Renee Johnson
Kenneth and Maxine Johnston
Katherine Kilbourne Burgum Trust –
Heartland Trust Company
Dr. Michael and Sarah Keim
Dr. Thomas and Mary Kay Kempf
Dr. Emmet and Diane Kenney
Harlan Klefstad
LaMoure Community Development
Corporation
Doug and Sally Larsen
Larry and Julie Leitner
Dale Lian
Dr. William Mann
Dr. Susan Mathison and Steven Johnson
Dr. Donald and Jane Matthees
Dr. James and Margo McCulley
McDonald’s – Red River Valley Coop.
Dr. Kevin and Jean Melicher
Microsoft Matching Gifts Program
Dr. Fadel and Heidi Nammour
National Children’s Alliance
Robert Nelson
Dr. Stephen and Jane Nelson
Dr. Alonna Norberg
Dr. Jon Norberg
North Dakota Academy of Family Physicians
North Dakota Academy of Family
Physicians Foundation
North Dakota Association of Telephone
Cooperatives
North Dakota Department of Human Services
North Dakota Veterans Medical Education
Foundation
Mary Odegaard
Old Lutheran, Inc.
Otter Tail Power Company
Gary and Lyla Paulson
Mark and Trish Paulson
Pepsi Americas, Inc.
Dorothy Prafcke
Prairie St. John’s
Kenneth and LuAnn Regan
Beatrice Ricke
Kevin and Courtney Ritterman
Helen Rogers
Rust Sales, Inc.
Dr. Casey and Beverly Ryan
Scheel’s All Sports
SEI Investments
Sinner Bros. & Bresnahan
Michael and Charleen Solberg
Souris Valley United Way
State Farm Mutual Automobile
Insurance Company
St. Joseph’s Community Health Foundation
Swanson Health Products
The City of Fargo Board of Education
The Junior League of Fargo-Moorhead
The Sheltering Arms Foundation
The Tom and Frances Leach Foundation
Turtle River Lions Club
Robert and JoAnn Vollrath
Sr. Donna Welder
West Acres Development
James Wieland
* Denotes donor is deceased.
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND $1,200 (2 grants)
YWCA Cass Clay
Fargo, ND $16,300 (7 grants)
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Recognizing Donors
Fiscal Year 2012 Giving List (October 1, 2011, through September 30, 2012)
DMF AED Initiative Fund
Darold and Judy Peterson
Peterson Mechanical, Inc.
DMF General Health Fund
Dr. William and Jane Bond
In Memory of Sylvia Hansen and
Gordon Halcrow
David and Janet McNair
Park Co. Realtors
In Memory of Michael Mullaney
Tim Pederson
Jerald Reinhardt
Peter Thoreen and Janet Marshall-Thoreen
Jean Wightman
In Memory of Kay Leclerc
DMF Lend A Hand Initiative
Anonymous
Alex Stern Family Foundation
Candice Allar
Roger and Elizabeth Anda
David Bang
Richard Barnett
Bell State Bank & Trust
Penny Betteen
BlackRidge Bank
The City of Fargo Board of Education
Jeff Brunsberg
Rick and Jodi Buchholz
LeRoy and Marvita Busching
Cabinetmakers, Inc.
Catalyst Medical Center
Cole Papers, Inc.
Terri Collins
Cullen Children’s Foundation
Trisha DeSautel
Dilworth Loco Ladies Lions Club
Kathy DuCote
Ellenson Caulking
Jeff and Mary Erman
Eyecare Associates
Brianna Faul
Matt and Lisa Faul
Dan Fischer
Flament-Ulman, Inc.
FM Builders Exchange
Josh and Jenna Frost
Cody Furstenau
Fusion Fabrication
Gate City Bank
General Equipment & Supplies, Inc.
David and Jane Gibb
In Memory of Keith Hanson
Craig Geron
Pamela Gruchalla
Jeni Hansen
Phil and Dianna Hansen
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Ann Hawley
Laurel Hawley
Pat Hawley
Hawley Volleyball Program
Denise Herding
Alan Himley
Margaret Horne
Timothy and Joanne Huckle
Drs. Stanley and Godela Iverson
Veena Iyer
Jorin and Lynette Johnson
Mark and Mary Johnson
Johnson Controls – Blue Sky Involve Program
Ryan and Jocelyn Kolle
Jared Krieg
Dwight and Becky Krueger
Janelle Leiseth
Magnum Electric, Inc.
Troy Mallow
David Markel
Tim and Lorene Mathern
Dr. Susan Mathison and Steven Johnson
David and Janet McNair
McNeilus Steel, Inc.
Melberg Church Supply, Inc.
Dr. Kevin and Jean Melicher
In Memory of Orville E. Kelly, Gordon Hefta,
Konnie Chaffee, Pat Forest, Kathleen Kvaale,
Marven G. Tufte and Muriel Crocker
Microsoft Matching Gifts Program
Amy Mielke
Alicia Miller
Mobile Giving Foundation
Mike Monson
Perry Montplaisir
Lyn Narum
Karen Nelson
Karna Nelson
Pamela Nelson
Gerald and Jane Noble
Daniel and Sara Noreen
Northern Improvement Company
Trent Ochsner
Larry and Linda Odegaard
Olaf Anderson & Son Construction Co.
Arland and Susan Olerud
In Memory of Joshua Sirjord and
Chase Christianson
Donna Olson
Jesse and Sarah Opsal
Ron Paulson
Sharon Pederson
Joel Poole
Leonard and Jenny Pulkrabek
Red River Fabricating, Inc.
Timothy and Catherine Rice
Robert Gibb and Sons, Inc.
Tami Rust
Bjarne and Kathleen Rustad
Alison Sandvik
Miriah Sannes
Bruce and Jody Saum
Karen Schroeder
Smashburger
Marlene Smith
Corey and Trisha Sorenson
Stephenson Drywall & Lathing, Inc.
Thomas and Stephannie Stiel
Jaci Stofferahn
Team Chip
The Washington Post Company Matching
Gifts Program
J. Patrick and Jamie Traynor
Mrs. Rita Traynor
In Memory of Jean Wold
Valley Landscaping
Justin Walock
Kevin Wangen
Gary and Deb Watne
Francine Webber
Bob and Brenda Weisenberger
Douglas and Melanie Wendel
West Acres Development
Paul and Susan Willard
Grace Wolf
In Memory of Justin Jay Wolf
Troy and Mary Wolf
Xcel Energy Foundation Matching Program
Employer Match/Church/
Memorial Gifts
Alexa’s Hope
Microsoft Matching Gifts Program
Mary Vigen
In Memory of David Vigen
American Red Cross
Microsoft Matching Gifts Program
FirstChoice Clinic
Microsoft Matching Gifts Program
John Paul II
Catholic Schools Network
Health Program
Microsoft Matching Gifts Program
Make-A-Wish
Microsoft Matching Gifts Program
Nokomis Childcare Center
Microsoft Matching Gifts Program
ND Autism Center
Microsoft Matching Gifts Program
ND Elks Camp Grassick
Dr. James and Margo McCulley
In Memory of Pete Hoge
Dr. Lance and Ruth Bergstrom
Family Fund
Dr. Lance and Ruth Bergstrom
Red River Children’s
Advocacy Center
DMF/Impact Staff Jeans Day
Dr. Susan M. Mathison and
Steven D. Johnson Family Fund
Emily Deal
Ronald McDonald House
Charities of the Red River Valley
Herby Lutheran Church ELCA
Drs. Hope Yongsmith and
Christian Albano Family Fund
Drs. Hope Yongsmith and Christian Albano
YMCA of Cass and Clay Counties
Microsoft Matching Gifts Program
E and S Charitable Fund
Dr. Thomas and Mary Kay Kempf
YWCA Cass Clay
Microsoft Matching Gifts Program
First Care Health Center
Charitable Endowment Fund
First Care Health Center
Charitable Funds
We host charitable funds at Dakota
Medical Foundation so that donors can
enjoy the tremendous rewards of focused
giving, while DMF manages donations to
qualified charitable organizations, tax and
legal responsibilities and other oversight.
A charitable fund can be established with
a tax-deductible, irrevocable contribution
of $20,000 or more. At this time, it is the
Foundation’s practice not to charge
expenses to administer these types of
funds other than the direct costs of external
investment management services. We
recognize and appreciate the generosity of
Charitable Fund donors listed below:
3 Boys Fund
Matthew and Bridget Cullen
Charitable Champions Fund
Phil and Dianna Hansen
Tim Pederson
Doug and Sally Larsen
Family Fund
Doug and Sally Larsen
Doug Anderson Family Fund
Doug Anderson
Robert and Carol Kratcha, Josh Jorgenson,
Diane Smith, Di Stenso, Sam Jacobs,
and Pam O’Neill
Christmas Contribution in Honor of
Doug Anderson
Doug Burgum Family Fund
Doug Burgum
Tim Pederson
Dr. Kevin and Jean Melicher
Family Endowment Fund
Dr. Kevin and Jean Melicher
Goldmark Charitable Fund
Goldmark
Huntington’s Disease
Northern Prairie Advocates Fund
The Home Depot Foundation
In Memory of Tania Poyzer
Mark E. and Trish Paulson
Family Charitable Fund
Don Dvorak Gravel
Marlene Dvorak
Gregg Halverson
Butch Riske
Roger Woods
ND Academy of Family
Physicians Foundation
Endowment Fund
Dr. John Fishpaw
ND Academy of Family Physicians
ND Academy of Family Physicians
Foundation
Dr. Roger and Janet Schauer
Pam Solseng Ovarian Cancer
Endowment Fund
Pat and Carla Bellmore
Phil and Dianna Hansen
Family Fund
Phil and Dianna Hansen
North Dakota Poultry Industries
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Fargo Chapter
Impact Institute Program Fund
Bell State Bank & Trust
Jayant and Rohinee Damle
Family Charitable Fund
Dr. Casey and Beverly Ryan
Jon and Lori Wanzek
Family Fund
Wanzek Family Foundation
Katherine Kilbourne
Burgum Fund
Katherine Kilbourne Burgum
Charitable Lead Unitrust –
Heartland Trust Company
Kevin and Courtney Ritterman
Family Charitable Fund
McKinnon Co., Inc.
Mikkelson Consolidated
Kevin and Courtney Ritterman
Shawn and Ronna Schreiner
Dan and Connie Syrup
Kid’s Health Fund
Terry Cullen
Mack V. Traynor, M.D.
Family Endowment Fund
George E. Haggart Foundation, Inc.
Julie and Mark Haugen
Scott Holdman
Mack V. Traynor, Jr. Estate
Microsoft Matching Gifts Program
Rita Traynor
J. Patrick Traynor
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Prairie St. John’s Mental Health
Charitable Endowment Fund
Anonymous
Randy and Tammy Cook
Tim and Lorene Mathern
James Pfeifer
Shannon Rieman
Lori Schmidt
Marilyn Schock
The Bush Foundation
Linda Zimmerman
Robert and JoAnn Vollrath
Family Charitable Fund
David and Denise Britton
Finest Auto Trim, Inc.
Lonnie and Pam Laffen
Allan and Bonnie Nipstad
Kenneth and Arlene Paulson
Laura Jane Paulson
Wilbur and Barbara Stolt
The Bun Lounge
Robert and JoAnn Vollrath
Rust Sales, Inc.
Charitable Endowment Fund
Rust Sales, Inc.
Sinner Bresnahan
Healthy Kids Initiative Fund
Ellery and Jeanne Bresnahan
Tom and Roxanne Bresnahan
In Memory of Jamie Satrom
Laurie Erickson
Hope Lutheran Church/Foundation
Brenda Hoye
Lillians
Maple River Grain and Agronomy
A. Jane Sinner
Hon. George and Jane Sinner
Joseph and Therese Sinner
Sinner Bros. & Bresnahan
In Memory of Francis B. (Hans) Weber
Jonathan and Amy Jo Warrey
Swanson Health Products
Healthy Community Fund
Swanson Health Products
Whitney Fund
Mark and Pam Bourdon
Dakotas United Methodist Foundation, Inc.–
Gordon Endowment
Lee Schwartz
Rev. Marc and Dr. Linda Well Nagel
DMF Member/Employee
Matching Gifts
Dakota Medical Foundation’s Board of
Directors established the Member/Employee
Matching Gift Program to encourage members
and employees to partner with DMF in
financially supporting health-related
programs in our region. In fiscal year 2012,
DMF members and employees contributed
up to $4,000 to DMF and recommended that
their gift, plus a DMF match, be granted to
up to two approved DMF grant recipients,
Donor Funds or Initiatives during the fiscal year
(October 1 - September 30). All funds awarded
under the Member/Employee program become
grants that the Foundation actively manages
and monitors to ensure the dollars invested
achieve the desired impact.
American Heart Association
Dr. Dale Ernster
Anne Carlsen Center
Eric Monson
J. Patrick and Jamie Traynor
In Memory of Senator Tom Fischer
Boys and Girls Club of Detroit Lakes
Dennis Fuhrman
ND Caring Foundation, Inc.
Dr. Brent and Maureen Holman
James and Jeana Peinovich
Doug Anderson Family Fund
Doug Anderson
Dr. Fadel and Heidi Nammour
Family Fund
Dr. Fadel and Heidi Nammour
Dr. Kevin and Jean Melicher
Family Endowment Fund
Dr. Kevin and Jean Melicher
Dr. Lance and Ruth Bergstrom
Family Fund
Dr. Lance and Ruth Bergstrom
Dr. Walter and Renee Johnson
Family Fund
Senator Mark and Mrs. Mary Andrews
E and S Charitable Fund
Dr. Thomas and Mary Kay Kempf
Cass Clay Healthy People Initiative
Dr. Joel and Debra Haugen
In Memory of Lucille Grotelueschen
Dr. Daniel and Lisa Ostlie
Emergency Food Pantry
Mark and Bonita Leier
Dr. Kristina A. Schlecht
Nancy and Dean Slotten
CHARISM
Dennis Fuhrman
Larry and Julie Leitner
Terry and Mary Beth Stroh
Essentia Health Regional Foundation
Robert and Georgia Bakkum
Dr. Michael and Eleanor Briggs
Dr. Greg and Cheryl Glasner
Kalynn and Neal Larson
Marty and Ann Malmberg
Kevin and Mary Pitzer
Randy Skalsky and Jane Skalsky, R.N.
Churches United for the Homeless
Dr. John and Christal Hutchison
John and Liz Lyngstad
Community of Care
Barbara Burgum
Concordia College
Dr. Larry and Mary Leadbetter
Cullen Children’s Foundation
Dale Lian
Kenneth and LuAnn Regan
James Wieland
DMF General Health Fund
Drs. Stanley and Godela Iverson
Peter and Ann Jacobson
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DMF Lend A Hand Initiative
Monique Andresen
Dr. Bruce and Sharon Domm
Dr. Susan Mathison - Catalyst Medical Center
Jay and Kim Eisenbeis
Roger and Nancy Gress
Dr. Joel and Debra Haugen
Marty and Ann Malmberg
Randy Skalsky and Jane Skalsky, R.N.
J. Patrick and Jamie Traynor
In Memory of James R. McLaughlin, Armond
Erickson, Donna Larson, and Jean Wold
FirstChoice Clinic
Drs. Steve and Therese Johnson
Dr. Emmet and Diane Kenney
Thomas and Betty Mausbach
Dr. Thomas and Melissa Mohs
Dr. Michael and Tracy Sheldon
J. Patrick and Jamie Traynor
Dr. Richard and Sharmae Vetter
FirstLink
Dr. Jeffrey and Joanne Knutson
Judith Lee
HOPE, Inc.
M. Donald Larsen
Impact Institute
Kent Blickensderfer
Eric Michel
J. Patrick and Jamie Traynor
North Dakota State University
Drs. Hope Yongsmith and Christian Albano
Timothy Flakoll
Dr. Donald and Jane Matthees
John Paul II
Catholic Schools Network
Health Program
Nola and Shawn McNeally
Dr. Thomas and Kimberly Noah
Phil and Dianna Hansen Family Fund
Phil and Dianna Hansen
Jon and Lori Wanzek Family Fund
Jon and Lori Wanzek – Wanzek Family
Foundation
Kid’s Health Fund
Terry Cullen
Lakes Crisis and Resource Center
Dr. Clayton Jensen
Lisbon Area
Health Services Foundation
Dr. Thomas and Melissa Mohs
Lutheran Home of the
Good Shepherd
John and Patti Cosgriff
Mack V. Traynor, M.D.
Family Endowment Fund
Dr. Dave and Denise Akkerman
Cynthia J. Eggl
In Memory of Theodore Swiontek
Chris and Nan Kennelly
J. Patrick and Jamie Traynor
In Memory of Jennifer Gladden, Theodore
Swiontek, Bob Stenehjem, Lucille Gallagher,
Ludwig “Bud” Coleman, Josephine Martinson,
and Orville E. Kelly
Minnesota State University
Moorhead
Earl Magnuson and
Debra Magnuson, B.S.N., R.N.
Mission Physician Fund
Dr. William Mann
Dr. Richard and Sharmae Vetter
MState - Moorhead
Dr. John Hicks – State of Minnesota - MState
Healthcare Equipment
Recycling Organization (HERO)
Dr. Mark Jensen and Leah Fujimoto
Dr. Christopher and Mie Pierce
Rape and Abuse Crisis Center
of Fargo-Moorhead
Dr. Jeffrey and Joanne Knutson
Rob and Karla Lyngstad
James and Jeana Peinovich
Peter Stenehjem
Red River Children’s
Advocacy Center
Forrest “Chip” and Kristi Ammerman
Monique Andresen
Dr. David and Linda Clutter
Rob and Karla Lyngstad
James and Jeana Peinovich
Clifton and Karen Skjonsby
John and Amanda Thomas
Ronald McDonald House
Charities of the Red River Valley
Drs. Hope Yongsmith and Christian Albano
Katrina Turman Lang and Darin Lang
Dr. Thomas and Kimberly Noah
The Salvation Army
Dr. William and Jane Bond
Erv and Linda Inniger
M. Donald Larsen
Dr. Jack and Bonnie Lind
Dr. Gustav and Mary Staahl
Dr. James and Sally Wagner
TNT Kid’s Fitness and
Gymnastics Academy
Brian Dees and Dr. Jenifer Jones-Dees
Drs. Steve and Therese Johnson
Dr. Melissa McCulley –
McCulley Optix Gallery
University of North Dakota
Dr. Bruce and Sharon Domm
Timothy Flakoll
Dr. Stacey and Jennifer Smith
YWCA Cass Clay
Brad and Sindy Keller
John and Liz Lyngstad
James and Jeana Peinovich
Dr. Lori Scheel
Nancy and Dean Slotten
John and Amanda Thomas
J. Patrick and Jamie Traynor
* Denotes donor is deceased.
Red River Valley
Dental Access Project
Dr. William and Jane Bond
Peter and Katherine Haug
Dr. John and Ginny Hicks
Dr. Brent and Maureen Holman
Dr. Daniel and MaryAnne Hunt
Dr. David Rostad
Rust Sales, Inc.
Charitable Endowment Fund
Rust Sales, Inc.
St. Gerard’s Community of Care
Dr. Duane and Kim Strand
Norberg Family Fund
Dr. Alonna Norberg
St. Gianna’s Maternity Home
Dr. Walter and Renee Johnson
Nola and Shawn McNeally
ND Elks Camp Grassick
Anonymous
Dr. Dale Ernster
St. Joseph’s Area
Health Services Foundation
Dr. Larry and Mary Leadbetter
ND Scottish Rite
Children’s Language Center
Dr. Michael and Tracy Sheldon
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Special Recognition Awards
Dakota Medical Foundation honors people and organizations who demonstrate exemplary leadership
in maximizing health improvement results and/or strengthening nonprofit organizational capacity.
2012
2008
Star Awards
Tracy Ekeren, HEART
Paul Finstad, YMCA of Cass and Clay Counties
Cheryl Harlow and Northern Plains Rail Services
Linda Lembke and Sonya Fisher, Child Care Resource and Referral
Star Awards
First Care Health Center
HOPE, Inc.
Mary Ann Delisle, Nancy Leith and Mary Beth Traynor,
Model School Nurse Program
Carly Nelson, Angels of Courage
Red River Valley Dental Access Program
Guiding Star Award
Joel Haugen, M.D.
Star Collaboration Award
Brent Holman, D.D.S.
2011
Star Awards
Kent Bruun, RiverView Health Foundation
Dr. Rick Buresh, Debra Laber and Lois Mauch,
Fargo Public Schools
William Mann, M.D., Wanda Cary and Heidi Collison,
Mission Physician
Star Collaboration Award
Anna Frissell and the Board of Directors of Red River
Children’s Advocacy Center
2010
Star Awards
American Red Cross
Joan Enderle, Go Red North Dakota
The Salvation Army
Timothy Mahoney, M.D.
Holly Scott, Fargo Cass Public Health
Star Collaboration Awards
David Clutter, M.D., Linda Getz-Kleiman, M.D.
and Nita Sherwin, Essentia Health
Shawna Croaker, Children’s Consultation Network
FirstLink
Essentia Health Pediatrics Team
2009
2007
Star Awards
Vicky Forster, Lidgerwood Ambulance Service
Healthcare Equipment Recycling Organization (HERO)
ND Department of Human Services, Healthy Steps
Tri-College University, Nursing
GiveBack Awards
Rebecca Bakke
Jim Brosseau, M.D.
Senator Tom Fischer
Senator Judy Lee
Rep. Clara Sue Price
Annual financial and
investment report
For the 12-month period ended 9/30/2012
The Foundation’s market value of its portfolio of cash and investments at September 30, 2012,
increased to $91,032,016 from the September 30, 2011, balance of $85,051,373. The net change
includes the effect of expenditures for grants, initiatives and other expenditures totaling $4,166,790.
The Foundation’s composite return for the twelve months ended September 30, 2012, was a positive
12.1% compared with the prior year’s positive return of 3.4%.
The improved return for 2012 is the result of improved market conditions and changes implemented
to the portfolio structure in the first quarter of 2011 allowing for a more dynamic management of
portfolio investments by the investment manager, permitting a quicker response to volatility in rapidlychanging market conditions.
The Foundation’s board approved the construction of a new office building in 2011. The Foundation
obtained a 10-year $4 million tax-exempt bond issue and committed approximately $1 million as
an equity contribution to finance the building construction and equipment. Construction began in
April 2012 and is expected to be complete by March 2013.
Financial Facts
FY 2012
FY 2011
Star Awards
Becker County Human Services
FirstChoice Clinic
Red River Children’s Advocacy Center
Cash and Investments
Return on Investments
$91,032,016
12.1%
$85,051,373
3.4%
Total Assets
$93,497,240
$85,262,086
2005
Long-term Debt
$1,619,272
$10,000
Star Awards
Prescription Assistance Program
RiverView Diabetes Center
Valley Community Health Centers
Revenues, Investment Income
and Capital Gains (Losses)
$10,367,881
$2,422,497
Functional Expenses
Program Costs
Operating Expenses
$3,678,789
$482,579
$3,812,256
$480,867
Total Expenses
$4,161,368
$4,293,123
(per FY 2012 audit)
2006
Lifesaver Awards
Chief Chris Magness and Officer Sherry Nelson,
Fargo Police Department
Justin Schaub, YMCA
Holly Scott, Fargo Cass Public Health
Star Awards
Lisa Faul, Caring for Children Program
Kathy Hogan, Cass County Social Services
Dan Mimnaugh, ND Elks Camp Grassick
Patricia Patron, Family HealthCare Center
Lifesaver Awards
Mark Grothe, Wanzek Construction
Gilbert Schumacher
Jon Wanzek, Wanzek Construction
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Purpose
Dakota Medical Foundation
is dedicated to measurably
improving health and access
to healthcare services, with a
special emphasis on children.
Vision
Our vision is a region of the
healthiest people able to access
exceptional healthcare and
lead vibrantly healthy lives.
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D A K O TA M E D I C A L
F O U N D AT I O N
4152 30th Avenue South, Suite 102
Fargo, ND 58104
Address after March 1, 2013
4141 28th Avenue South
Fargo, ND 58104
701.271.0263
www.dakmed.org
This is a combined report of Dakota Medical Foundation
and Dakota Medical Charities. Dakota Medical Charities
exists to support the mission of Dakota Medical Foundation.