Morton Plant Mease Health Care Foundation

Name

Morton Plant Mease Health Care Foundation

Legal name

Morton Plant Mease Health Care Foundation

Website

https://mpmf.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Philanthropy

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

Keywords

• Healthcare philanthropy
• Charitable giving societies
• Hospital fundraising
• Community philanthropy
• Nonprofit foundation grants

Headquarters

HQ city

Clearwater

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Tax-deductible charitable contributions from individuals, including tribute gifts, memorial gifts, and grateful patient donations in honor of physicians, nurses, and caregivers
2. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees for various giving societies including President's Circle ($50+), Skip Cline Society ($250-$1,000), Nurses Giving Society ($100+), Lois Odence Planters ($100+), Women's in Philanthropy ($1,000 Pinellas/$500 North Bay), Men's Giving Circle ($1,000+)
3. Event Revenue: Revenue from signature events including Illuminate Gala ($500 individual tickets), golf tournaments, and networking events with sponsorship opportunities ranging from $7,500 (Glimmer) to $50,000 (Eternal Light)
4. Corporate Membership: Corporate Associates program with annual membership starting at $1,000, including sponsorship and partnership opportunities through events and hospital donor walls

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Morton Plant Mease Health Care Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation that raises philanthropic funds and grants them to four not-for-profit hospitals in the BayCare Health System (Morton Plant, Mease Countryside, Mease Dunedin, and Morton Plant North Bay). It operates through 13 giving societies, the Grateful Patient Program, signature fundraising events including the Illuminate Gala, donor hospitality services, and planned giving vehicles.

Product overview

Morton Plant Mease Health Care Foundation is a healthcare philanthropy organization that does not offer a traditional technology product. Instead, it provides a portfolio of giving societies and programs enabling donors to support four not-for-profit hospitals in the Morton Plant Mease network. The core offerings include 13 distinct giving societies (Arbor Vitae Society, Corporate Associates, Donald Roebling Society, Gold Circle Society, Lois Odence Planters, Men's Giving Circle, Nurses Giving Society, Planned Giving Advisory Council, President's Circle, Skip Cline Society, Women in Philanthropy, White Coat Society, and Adler Legacy Society) ranging from $50 to $1,000,000+ annual contributions. These societies fund hospital programs including nursing education, pediatric services, cardiac care, cancer treatment, and community health initiatives. Additional programs include the Grateful Patient Program for honoring caregivers, the Illuminate Gala as a signature annual event, Hospitality Services for donor recognition, and Turley Family Health Center programs including culinary medicine and exercise prescription services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Donald Roebling Society

Quantifiable outcome

• $13.3 million granted to hospitals in 2025 to fund 65 projects
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Clearwater Cardiovascular ConsultantsminorOthersCorporate Associate member at Benefactor level supporting Morton Plant Mease hospitals through annual corporate membership
• CVS/pharmacyminorOthersCorporate Associate member at Benefactor level supporting foundation and hospitals through corporate giving program
• Doyle Foundation, Inc.minorOthersCorporate Associate Benefactor member supporting Morton Plant Mease Health Care Foundation
• BayCare Medical GroupminorOthersTower of Philanthropy Corporate Associate supporting foundation through annual membership
• Tampa Bay LightningminorOthersCornerstone of Philanthropy Corporate Associate at Morton Plant Mease Health Care Foundation
• Belleair Country ClubminorOthersVenue partner for Lois Odence Planters Nursing Scholarship Luncheon and Golf Tournament events
• Bon Appétit Bar & RestaurantminorOthersVenue partner for Nurses Giving Society Reception and Women in Philanthropy events
• Safety Harbor SpaminorOthersVenue partner for Men's Giving Circle Bourbon Tasting & Recruitment Mixer events
• Opal SolcoreOthersVenue host for Illuminate Gala (October 17, 2026), foundation's signature annual fundraising event celebrating 50 years of philanthropy
• St. Petersburg CollegeminorOthersEducational partner supporting Respiratory Therapist program and nursing education through foundation grants

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Johns Hopkins All Children's Foundation: Hospital-affiliated philanthropic foundation supporting Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in the Tampa Bay region. Directly comparable as a pediatric-and-hospital-focused community philanthropy vehicle; the current MPM Foundation CEO previously led this organization's community engagement team.
• Tampa General Hospital Foundation: Tampa-based hospital-affiliated foundation supporting the region's academic medical center. Competes with MPM for regional healthcare philanthropy dollars, individual major gifts, and corporate partners across the Tampa Bay market.
• Pinellas Community Foundation: Local community foundation serving Pinellas County with overlapping geographic footprint. Competes for charitable contributions, sponsorships, and corporate giving partnerships in the same Clearwater/Pinellas market.
• St. Anthony's Hospital Foundation: Another BayCare-affiliated hospital foundation in Pinellas County supporting St. Anthony's Hospital. Sister foundation within the same parent system with directly comparable giving societies, grateful patient programs, and event-driven fundraising.

Broad incumbents

• BayCare Health System Foundation: System-wide philanthropic arm of BayCare Health System (the parent of the four hospitals MPM Foundation supports). Operates as the umbrella foundation across the broader BayCare network, making it the closest broad-incumbent peer with overlapping donor pools but broader geographic and operational scope.
• AdventHealth Foundation Central Florida: Foundation arm of AdventHealth operating across Central Florida. Comparable in operating hospital-affiliated philanthropy, signature gala events, giving society structures, and grateful patient programs at greater scale.
• Community Foundation of Tampa Bay: Large regional community foundation serving the Tampa Bay area across multiple causes including health, education, and social services. Competes for donor-advised fund assets and planned giving arrangements in MPM Foundation's service area.

Regional players

• Halifax Health Foundation: Hospital-affiliated foundation supporting Halifax Health in Daytona Beach, Florida. Comparable in operating model (single-system hospital philanthropy, signature galas, grateful patient programs) but in a different Florida market.

Others

• Mease Hospitals Foundation: Legacy/related entity within the same Morton Plant Mease family of foundations supporting the Mease hospital campuses (Dunedin and Countryside). Operationally integrated with MPM Foundation but a meaningful reference point as a dedicated sub-fund structure.

Emerging players

• Roper St. Francis Foundation: Multi-hospital health system foundation operating in the Charleston region. Comparable as a community-anchored, multi-hospital philanthropy operator with structured giving societies and capital campaigns, though geographically distinct from MPM Foundation.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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