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Mercy Health Foundation Springfield

Click below to discover more about upcoming initiatives that will positively impact your community.

FEATURED

Mercy Health Foundation Springfield

Click below to discover more about upcoming initiatives that will positively impact your community.

See what we've accomplished in the past 5 years

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$1.2 million raised for the restoration of St. John’s Chapel

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$1 million+ raised for a new 3D Mobile Mammography Bus

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$2 million raised through the Colors of Hope Gala

Who We Are

If you have any questions or would like more information about how your donations will be utilized in your community, don’t hesitate to get in touch with Elaine Leinaweaver at [email protected] or call 417.820.6111.

Mercy Health Foundation Springfield is an internal supporting organization that aligns with the strategic and philanthropic direction of Mercy Springfield.

Mercy Health Foundation Springfield formed in 2001 thanks to a generous donation from J.F. Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a conservative man but when it came to helping others, he gave all he could, even after he passed away in 1999 at the age of 95. The former MFA Milling Company manager, cattle farmer and St. John’s Advisory Board Chairman left a generous amount to St. John’s for nursing education, helping many students each year with the J.F. Johnson Nursing Scholarship Fund.

Today, gifts to Mercy Health Foundation Springfield help enhance patient programs, fund life-saving equipment and capital projects and support charity care programs and services for those who need it most. Our charitable efforts in support of the hospital enhance the healthcare opportunities for the Springfield community, as well as throughout Southwest Missouri.

We are dependent on the donations and support of generous foundations, corporations, and caring individuals like you. When you donate to Mercy Health Foundation, you support critical projects in our community. Every dollar you give advances health care right here at home.

Our Focus

Women’s and Children’s: Supports a comprehensive range of services to meet women’s unique health needs, including high-risk breast care, maternity care, low-intervention births through our midwifery program and care for our tiniest patients through NICU and pediatric services. 

Cancer Care: Provides access to advanced diagnostic capabilities, therapies, leading-edge treatments and compassionate care, close to home. Funding to the cancer care program also provides patient assistance, such as gas cards, transportation and lodging for those in need, as well as resources for support groups.  

Charitable Care: Provides continued support for the Co-Worker Crisis fund, McAuley Prescription Assistance fund, MSU Care Clinic and our Hospice program in partnership with Integrity Home Care & Hospice – Springfield

Area of Greatest Need: Provides unrestricted support for high-priority needs, such as state-of-the-art equipment and technology within Mercy Hospital Springfield.  

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Tianna Legere scheduled her mammogram appointment on the mobile mammography bus because it was convenient. This screening revealed areas of concern that led to a diagnosis of breast cancer and lifesaving treatments. Because of her early diagnosis and intervention, Tianna is now cancer-free.

Striving to continue the legacy of Catherine McAuley, Women with a Mission giving society combines resources, vision and passion for helping others to support and improve health care in our communities.

Force For Good

Please make your gift today to support the immediate needs of our co-workers right here in Springfield. 

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Upcoming Events

Please join us for a fun-filled evening on November 9, 2024 at our Colors of Hope Gala.

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Annual Reports

Thank you for your generous support and partnership as we continue to carry out Mercy’s mission in the communities we serve.

Springfield Staff and Board of Directors

Foundation Staff

Alyea Alldredge

Executive Director

ELAINE Leinaweaver

Foundation Coordinator

Rebecca Lucas

Senior Annual Giving Officer

ashley walden

Senior Development Officer

Board of Directors

Dan Cobb

Chair

Amy Bacon

Bill Bretall

Gretchen Cliburn

Ricky Haase

Kim Harrington

Bill Hennessey

Greg Horton

Lacy Martin

April McClure

Melissa McGinnis, MD

Abe McGull

Gina McNabb

rick meewes

Shannon Merriman

Marie Moore

sunthosh parvathaneni, md

gary powell

Jessica Snider, MD

Nathan Tonlaar, MD

Ex Officio Officers

John Myers

President
Mercy Springfield Communities

David Argueta

President,
Mercy East Communities

William J. Roberts

Chief Financial Officer,
Mercy Springfield Communities

Contact Mercy Health Foundation Springfield

Mercy Health Foundation Springfield
3265 S National #200,
Springfield, MO 65807

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