Bread of Healing Free Clinic

What Bread of Healing Free Clinic does

Bread of Healing Free Clinic is a faith-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2000 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that provides free comprehensive healthcare services to uninsured individuals facing financial barriers to traditional healthcare access. The clinic operates three physical locations in Milwaukee, hosted by Cross Lutheran Church, Eastbrook Church, and Traveler's Rest Ministries (Florist Clinic), delivering integrated primary care, dental, vision, behavioral health, specialty care, and pharmacy services entirely at no cost to patients. Services are supported by an Electronic Health Record system and the Community MedShare Program, which manages medication inventory and coordinates pharmaceutical patient assistance programs across the Free and Community Clinic Collaborative (FC3) network of 25 free clinics, for which Bread of Healing serves as fiscal agent.

The organization's revenue model is entirely charitable, relying on donations from individuals, congregations, and corporate partners, plus grants from foundations and healthcare organizations. All services, medications, labs, and supplies are provided free to patients. Notable financial partners include Greater Milwaukee Foundation, Aurora Health Care, Ascension Health Ministry, Froedert Memorial Lutheran, Northwestern Mutual Foundation, Evan & Marion Helfaer Foundation, Jane Bradley Pettit Foundation, Siebert Foundation, and CareSource. Volunteer healthcare professionals provide over 1,500 hours of service monthly, valued at over $900,000 in in-kind contribution. The clinic operates with a small paid staff of 1-10 employees, supplemented by volunteer providers, academic trainees from Medical College of Wisconsin and UW Madison, and community partners.

In 2024 to date, the clinic served over 600 new patients with 6,000+ primary care visits, 600+ dental visits, 1,400+ behavioral health visits, and 800+ specialty care visits, and distributed $4 million in medications ($2M to its own patients, $2M via the MedShare Program to other free clinics). An Aurora Health Care commissioned study estimated a 209-244% return on investment from care delivered to 2,000 uninsured patients. The clinic was awarded the 2025 MANDI People's Choice Award and recently received $50,000 from the CareSource Voting Challenge in October 2025. Erica Wright joined as Executive Director in August 2025.

Name

Bread of Healing Free Clinic

Legal name

Bread of Healing Clinic

Website

https://breadofhealingclinic.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bread of Healing Free Clinic is a Milwaukee-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides free comprehensive primary, dental, vision, behavioral, and specialty healthcare to uninsured individuals, operating three clinic locations and serving as fiscal agent for a 25-clinic collaborative.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Free Community Healthcare Services

NAICS

Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists (621112), All Other Outpatient Care Centers (621498)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Primary Care for Underserved Populations (e.g., migrant, homeless, refugee clinics) (HLAFAGAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) & Public Behavioral Health Providers (HLAFACAI)

Keywords

• Free medical clinic
• Primary care services
• Dental care services
• Behavioral health services
• Community health programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Milwaukee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: The clinic relies entirely on charitable donations from individuals, congregations, and corporate partners, as well as grants from foundations and healthcare organizations. All services are provided at no cost to patients.
2. Volunteer Services (In-Kind): Healthcare professionals volunteer their services, providing primary care, dental, behavioral health, and specialty care. Volunteer hours are valued at over $900,000 monthly.
3. Foundation Grants: Received $50,000 grant from CareSource Voting Challenge in 2025 for supporting free health clinic services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Bread of Healing Free Clinic provides free integrated healthcare services at no cost to uninsured individuals facing financial or other barriers to care, including primary care, specialty care, dental care, vision care, behavioral health, and pharmacy/medication access. The clinic operates through three physical locations hosted by partner churches in Milwaukee and serves as fiscal agent for the Free and Community Clinic Collaborative (FC3), a network of 25 free clinics that coordinates shared social workers, insurance enrollment support, and the Community MedShare medication-sharing program.

Product overview

Bread of Healing Clinic is a faith-based, free medical clinic that provides integrated healthcare services rather than a technology product or software platform. Their offerings consist of direct patient care services including primary care, behavioral health, dental care, vision care, pharmacy services, and health resource coordination. The clinic operates through three physical locations in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serving uninsured patients who face financial or other barriers to healthcare access. Services are provided at no cost to patients and include the MedShare program for medication access, FC3 collaborative with other free clinics, and educational programs for healthcare students.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Primary Care Services Free primary medical care including checkups and chronic disease management provided to uninsured patients at three Milwaukee clinic locations. Includes nursing, phlebotomy, and integrated social work and behavioral health support during volunteer shifts. Served over 6,000 primary care visits in 2024.

Quantifiable outcome

• 209% to 244% ROI - Study showed $4.16-$4.64M savings to Milwaukee healthcare system from care provided to 2,000 uninsured patients at cost of $1.35M
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• Cross Lutheran ChurchcoreOthersChurch facility hosting the main clinic location at 1821 North 16th Street, Milwaukee. Primary location for primary care services.
• Eastbrook ChurchcoreOthersChurch facility hosting clinic location at 5385 North Green Bay Avenue. Eye care services available at this location.
• Traveler's Rest Ministries (Florist Clinic)coreOthersHost facility for dental clinic at 5975 North 40th Street, Milwaukee.
• All People's Lutheran Church - HavenwoodsminorOthersChurch partner in Havenwoods area of Milwaukee.
• AmericarescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmericares is a health-focused relief and development organization that supports the clinic's mission of providing care to underserved populations.
• Medical College of WisconsinmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation and corporate supporter providing medical education support. Medical students and residents train at the clinic.
• Aurora Health CaremajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAurora Health Care contracted an independent consultant to evaluate the financial impact of clinic services, documenting 209-244% ROI.
• UW Madison - School of Medicine and Public HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner supporting medical education and public health initiatives.
• Free and Community Clinic Collaborative (FC3)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of 25 free clinics organized formally in 2007. Bread of Healing serves as fiscal agent. FC3 coordinates social workers, advocates for patients, assists with BadgerCare/MarketPlace enrollment, and shares volunteers. Services include diabetes education, behavioral health, specialty services (cardiology, neurology, nephrology, orthopedics, rheumatology, dermatology), nutrition education, and echocardiograms.
• ThriventmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerThrivent Choice program allows members to direct Choice Dollars grants to the clinic. Thrivent covers all processing fees for donations.
• Area Health Education CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner supporting health education initiatives.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Americares: Health-focused relief and development organization that supports free clinics with donated medications, supplies, and operational resources. Comparable as an ecosystem participant and ecosystem-enabler that Bread of Healing works with as a strategic partner.
• National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics: National membership and advocacy association for 1,400+ free and charitable clinics. Comparable as a peer of Bread of Healing's FC3 network at a national scale, providing shared services, advocacy, and benchmarking for the same volunteer-driven free-clinic operating model.

Broad incumbents

• Ascension Wisconsin: Large Catholic health system and major Bread of Healing financial partner. Comparable as a regional incumbent operating broad community-health initiatives that complement (and partly substitute for) the free-clinic services Bread of Healing delivers to the same populations.
• Aurora Health Care: Large integrated health system in Wisconsin that commissioned the ROI study of Bread of Healing and partners strategically on care coordination. Comparable as a regional incumbent serving overlapping uninsured populations through charity-care programs and community-benefit initiatives.
• Volunteers in Medicine: National network of 90+ free clinics built on volunteer-clinician models serving uninsured patients across the U.S. Comparable because it operates the same volunteer-driven free-clinic model, shares a faith-and-mission ethos, and provides BackOffice.org-style infrastructure support to member clinics.

Direct peers

• Outreach Community Health Centers: Federally qualified health center serving uninsured and Medicaid patients in Milwaukee with primary care, behavioral health, dental, and pharmacy services. Directly comparable as a Milwaukee-based safety-net provider with a similar integrated service mix targeting underserved populations.
• Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers: Milwaukee FQHC providing bilingual primary care, behavioral health, and social services to uninsured and underinsured residents on the south side. Comparable as a community-based safety-net provider with deep Milwaukee roots, immigrant health focus, and integrated medical/behavioral care.
• Progressive Community Health Centers: Milwaukee-based FQHC operating multiple clinic sites delivering primary care, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services to underserved populations. Comparable in multi-site integrated care delivery model targeting uninsured and Medicaid patients in the same metro.
• Milwaukee Health Services, Inc. Federally qualified health center in Milwaukee providing comprehensive primary care, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services to uninsured and underinsured residents. Directly comparable as a multi-site Milwaukee safety-net provider with overlapping service lines.

Regional players

• Cook County Health: Large public safety-net health system serving uninsured and Medicaid patients across the Chicago metro with a similar integrated primary/behavioral/dental care model. Comparable in serving uninsured urban populations through a publicly-financed safety-net model, though at a far larger scale and different metro.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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