You are here: River Falls Area Hospital > Kinnickinnic Health Foundation

Print

Send to a Friend

Kinnickinnic Health Foundation

What is the Kinnickinnic Health Foundation?

Why does the hospital need my support?

How can I make a difference?

Harvest Moon barn dance

Contact Information

Health Care Careers Scholarship Program

2007 Report to the community

What is the Kinnickinnic Health Foundation?

The Kinnickinnic Health Foundation is a local nonprofit organization established in 1978 to raise funds to support the River Falls Area Hospital and other community health initiatives. The mission of the Foundation is to raise and disburse funds to enhance the health and wellness of the communities we serve.

Boards members Front (from left): Cheryl Maplethorpe, Keri Lijewski, MD, Lori Peterson; Back (from left): Steve Kelm, Jenny O'Neill, Michelle Johnson, Amy Schreiner, DC, Cindy Kleven, Debbie Griffin, Pam Deal, Bernie Abrahamson; Not pictured: Gary Donath, Randy Farrow, Donna Miller, Mike Miller.

All funds raised by the Foundation are dedicated to supporting local needs and improving the health of the area's residents. Through an established grants program, the Foundation's Board of Directors provides funding to local nonprofits. The Foundation also has a scholarship program for individuals pursuing careers in health care. Since its inception, the Foundation has awarded more than $200,000 in grants and scholarships. A contribution to the Kinnickinnic Health Foundation is an investment in your health and your community. Contributions are used to: Purchase medical instruments and equipment; Support facility enhancements; Support helath-related programs of local nonprofits; Support local community health initiatives; Support area residents pursuing a career in the health care profession.

Why does the hospital need my support?

River Falls Area Hospital is a nonprofit organization that reinvests its profits to improve its services and facilities.

As our community continues to grow at a remarkable pace, the hospital’s revenues alone will not be adequate to keep pace with our demands for bigger and better facilities, technologies and services. This is partially due to the high cost of providing care and partially due to the decreasing rate of reimbursement we receive from insurance companies. As a nonprofit hospital, we are committed to serving every person who walks through our door, regardless of their insurance coverage or financial resources.

The Kinnickinnic Health Foundation provides critical financial support to the hospital, helping us maintain the highest levels of care and service to all of our patients, whatever their situation.

How can I make a difference?

Your tax-deductible contribution will help to secure improved health care for our entire community for many decades to come. There are many ways to give:

• Cash, check, or credit card;
• Tribute gifts in honor of a friend or loved one, or in their memory;
• Gifts of appreciated stock may offer you substantial tax advantages;
• Sponsorship opportunities are available for the annual Harvest Moon Barn Dance;
• Join us at the Harvest Moon Barn Dance on Saturday, October 4, 2008 - and bring your friends and neighbors;
• Planned giving involves the gifting of one's assets (rather than current income) and can include estate planning, life insurance, charitable remainder trusts, and gifts of real estate.
• Workplace giving programs, including the United Way, often allow you to “write in” the Kinnickinnic Health Foundation when you make your commitment;
• Matching gift programs, which many employers use to encourage charitable giving by their employees and retirees; check with your employer to see if your gift can be matched.

The Kinnickinnic Health Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All contributions to the foundation are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.

The Foundation occasionally calls residents of the region to inform them of giving opportunities. Questions about these calls should be directed to foundation director Healther Logelin at 426-4503.

Harvest Moon barn dance

The Kinnickinnic Health Foundation's second annual Harvest Moon Barn Dance will be on Saturday, October 4, 2008. Complete event information will be released mid-summer. Those interested in making an early commitment to a sponsorship or silent auction donation should call foundation director Heather Logelin at 715-426-4503.

For more information, or to make a gift to the Kinnickinnic Health Foundation, please contact:

Heather Logelin
Executive Director, Kinnickinnic Health Foundation

c/o River Falls Area Hospital
1629 East Division Street
River Falls, WI 54016
(715) 426-4503
heather.logelin@allina.com

Thank you for considering a gift to the Kinnickinnic Health Foundation.

River Falls Area Hospital
1629 East Division Street
River Falls, WI 54022
715-425-6155
E-mail us