Island Health & Wellness Foundation

What Island Health & Wellness Foundation does

Island Health & Wellness Foundation (IH&WF) is a federally recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN 01-6022815) founded on May 24, 1966, and headquartered at 354 Airport Road, Stonington, Maine. Its mission is to identify and advocate for the health and wellness needs of the Deer Isle-Stonington island community; provide financial support, guidance, and encouragement to local health and wellness organizations; and maintain the Island Medical Center for the provision of medical and dental care. The foundation operates as both a grant-making entity and a facility owner, distributing roughly $60,000-$91,000 annually to local health programs (e.g., Opiate-Free Island Partnership, Friends in Action, Memorial Ambulance Corps, Healthy Island Project, Island Community Center, school-based programs) and maintaining the only year-round primary care and dental facility on the island.

The foundation's core assets are the Island Medical Center (built 1969) and its anchor tenants — Northern Light Primary Care Stonington (medical) and Island Dental Offices / Dr. Brian van Emmerik (dental). Beyond facility management, IH&WF runs community-facing programs including Baby Welcome Bags, Fitness Bags, and Tick Kits distributed through partner providers; provider recruitment and retention services (sign-on bonuses, housing allowances, continuing education support); the 'Just For The Health Of It' community podcast (over 100 episodes since 2020); and a five-year Substance Use Prevention Plan with Deer Isle-Stonington CSD 13.

IH&WF's revenue model is donations and grants: individual donations, recurring donations, memorial/tribute gifts, and planned giving, all tax-deductible. It is governed by a community Board of Directors (~13 members) with two paid staff identified — Executive Director Pat Gross (since 2023) and Facilities Manager Matthew Betts. Headcount is listed at 11-50, though only two roles are explicitly identified. There is no external parent, no institutional investor involvement, and no disclosed technology platform, AI/ML capability, or proprietary software product.

Name

Island Health & Wellness Foundation

Legal name

Island Health & Wellness Foundation

Website

https://ihwf.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Island Health & Wellness Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1966 that funds local health programs and maintains the Island Medical Center, serving the Deer Isle-Stonington, Maine island community with medical, dental, and wellness services.

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Product category

Community Health Foundation Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Grantmaking Foundations (813211)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Chronic Disease & Health Promotion Program Funding (HLAJALAJ)

Keywords

• Community health foundation
• Medical facility management
• Grant funding programs
• Nonprofit healthcare support
• Rural dental care

Headquarters

HQ city

Stonington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: The foundation raises funds through individual donations, recurring donations, memorial/tribute gifts, and planned giving. The EIN is 01-6022815 and it is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Island Health & Wellness Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that owns and maintains the Island Medical Center, providing year-round primary medical and dental care to the Deer Isle-Stonington community. The foundation funds local health and wellness programs through grants, supports provider recruitment and retention, distributes community health items (Baby Welcome Bags, Fitness Bags, Tick Kits), and produces the 'Just For The Health Of It' community podcast.

Product overview

Island Health & Wellness Foundation operates as a nonprofit organization (501(c)(3)) providing health and wellness funding and facility management for the Deer Isle-Stonington community. The foundation's core offerings center on owning and maintaining the Island Medical Center and Island Dental Offices, which provide medical and dental care. Supporting programs include Baby Welcome Bags, Fitness Bags, and Tick Kits distributed through healthcare providers. The foundation also funds local health nonprofit programs through grants, produces the 'Just For The Health Of It' podcast featuring community health conversations, and operates provider recruitment and retention initiatives to ensure adequate healthcare staffing on the island.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Island Medical Center
• Island Dental Offices
• Grant Funding Program
• Provider Recruitment & Retention Services

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Opiate-Free Island PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition addressing substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery. Partners host Island Drug Take Back Day events and collaborate on harm reduction strategies including medication training and support for patient co-pays.
• Friends in ActioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEllsworth-based nonprofit offering free medical appointment transportation. IH&WF helped create an Island Transportation Liaison position to recruit volunteer drivers and assist Island patients with transportation services.
• Memorial Ambulance CorpscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupports the Community Paramedicine program allowing EMTs to make weekly home visits to at-risk residents. IH&WF provided grant funding toward the purchase of a new ambulance in 2015.
• Healthy Island ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners on Salt Air Seniors program for adults 60+ and Winterfest Health Overhaul event. IH&WF subsidizes the seniors program promoting healthy aging and community involvement.
• Island Community CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIH&WF funds Camp Kooky scholarships for children ages 5-12 regardless of ability to pay. Camp provides health programming including hiking, swim lessons, cooking lessons, and physical activities.
• Deer Isle-Stonington CSD 13coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFive-year Substance Use Prevention Plan supporting students with social-emotional learning, counseling services, and after-school programs. Also provides twice-yearly dental fluoride treatments to elementary school students.
• Northern Light Primary Care StoningtoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTenant in Island Medical Center providing primary care services. IH&WF provides building administration at no cost and structures tenant leases to be affordable. Also partnered on Fitness Bags and Baby Welcome Bags programs.
• Island Dental OfficescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Brian van Emmerik provides dental care. IH&WF supports reduced-fee care program for uninsured/lower-income residents and provides educational services in local schools.
• Healthy AcadiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners on PROSPER Initiative and INSPIRE Recovery Center. Also partners on Island Prescription Drug Take Back Day, providing Deterra medication disposal bags.
• Hospice Volunteers of Hancock CountyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured on podcast to discuss hospice services and the Evensong music program for patients with life-limiting illness.
• Maine Seacoast MissionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured on podcast. The Sunbeam boat provides health services to island communities. IH&WF collaborates on community health initiatives.
• Next Step Domestic Violence ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners on prevention and youth education. IH&WF features the organization on podcast to raise awareness about domestic violence resources.
• Healthy PeninsulaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerServes towns including Deer Isle and Stonington through Healthy Aging, Healthy Eating, and Healthy Families programs. IH&WF collaborates on community health initiatives.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Maine Health Access Foundation: MeHAF is a statewide health-focused grantmaking foundation funding access-to-care initiatives across rural and underserved Maine — directly comparable as a peer mission, peer structure, and peer operating in overlapping geographies to Island Health & Wellness Foundation.
• The Bingham Program: A Maine-based health grantmaking trust funding rural health initiatives across the state — closely comparable in focus (rural Maine health funding) and legal form (private trust foundation) to Island Health & Wellness Foundation.
• Maine Community Foundation: Maine statewide community foundation making grants across health, education, and community vitality — directly comparable in mission (place-based grantmaking) and structure (501(c)(3) with discretionary grant cycles), though operating at vastly greater scale than Island Health & Wellness Foundation.
• Healthy Acadia: A Maine Downeast community-health nonprofit already in partnership with Island Health & Wellness Foundation (PROSPER Initiative, drug take-back). Comparable as a peer geographic and functional collaborator, addressing substance use prevention and rural community wellness in the same region.
• MaineGeneral Health Foundation: MaineGeneral Health Foundation raises philanthropic funds to support a Maine regional health system serving rural communities — directly comparable as a community-health foundation anchored by a hospital/medical-center relationship.
• Healthy Peninsula: A Maine rural community-health nonprofit already partnered with Island Health & Wellness Foundation. Comparable as a peer place-based organization funding healthy aging, nutrition, and family wellness in adjacent rural Maine communities.
• Northern Light Health Foundation: The philanthropic arm of Northern Light Health (existing tenant of Island Medical Center). Comparable as a hospital-affiliated community-health grantmaker serving rural Maine with overlapping partnership relationships, though operating across an entire health system rather than a single island community.
• United Way of Mid Coast Maine: A community-based nonprofit funding health and human services across mid-coast Maine — comparable as a place-based, donor-funded, grant-distributing organization serving overlapping geographies to Island Health & Wellness Foundation, though with a broader welfare agenda.
• Penobscot Community Health Care: A Maine community health center providing primary and behavioral health services in underserved communities — comparable in mission (rural Maine healthcare access), partnership orientation, and reliance on grant funding, though operating direct clinical services rather than grantmaking.

Broad incumbents

• MaineHealth: MaineHealth is the largest integrated health system in Maine, with a substantial foundation arm funding community health across the state. Comparable as a broader health foundation active in Maine, though operating system-wide rather than at the neighborhood/island scale of Island Health & Wellness Foundation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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