Jefferson Healthcare Foundation

What Jefferson Healthcare Foundation does

Jefferson Healthcare Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2013 and headquartered in Port Townsend, Washington, operating as the exclusive philanthropic arm of Jefferson Healthcare — a critical access (rural) hospital system serving East Jefferson County. The Foundation's sole mission is to raise charitable contributions that fund medical equipment, capital projects, and healthcare programs for the hospital and its clinics. There is no proprietary technology platform; operations run on a standard nonprofit website with donation portals, email newsletters, event coordination, and donor stewardship tools.

The Foundation operates a diversified fundraising model spanning multiple revenue streams: individual donations (online, mail, stock, IRA rollover, matching gifts), capital campaigns, planned giving/bequests, foundation grants, employee payroll-deduction giving, and special events such as the Well Hearts Luncheon. Its customer base consists of community donors, hospital employees, legacy givers, and charitable foundations. Designated funds support specific equipment — 3D mammography, linear accelerators, colposcopes — and programs including cancer care, cardiac services, hospice, charity care, and an employee hardship fund.

The Foundation's most significant recent achievement was completing a $2.5 million capital campaign for a Linear Accelerator, making Jefferson Healthcare the first critical access hospital in Washington State to offer in-house radiation oncology, serving an estimated 300 patients annually. The Foundation is governed by a volunteer board including the hospital's commissioners and CEO as ex-officio members, reinforcing tight institutional alignment with the sole beneficiary. In November 2025, Jeffery Swanson joined as Foundation Director, succeeding Carla Caldwell and bringing 29 years of healthcare and higher-education fundraising experience.

Name

Jefferson Healthcare Foundation

Legal name

Jefferson Healthcare Foundation

Website

https://jeffersonhealthcarefoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Jefferson Healthcare Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that raises charitable contributions to support Jefferson Healthcare, a critical access hospital in Port Townsend, Washington. Funding sources include donations, grants, capital campaigns, planned giving, and special events for medical equipment and services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Philanthropy and Hospital Fundraising Services

NAICS

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

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Hospitals, Clinics & Charitable Healthcare Providers (BPAGACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Health, Prevention & Health Education (BPAGACAC), Public Health & Health Equity Organizations (BPAGACAL)

Keywords

• Healthcare philanthropy
• Community fundraising
• Charitable giving programs
• Planned giving services
• Capital campaign management

Headquarters

HQ city

Port Townsend

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Individual donors contribute funds through online donations, check payments, stock donations, and matching gifts to support healthcare programs and equipment purchases.
2. Capital Campaigns: Large-scale fundraising campaigns for specific equipment or facilities, such as the $2.5 million Linear Accelerator campaign for radiation oncology.
3. Planned Giving and Bequests: Legacy gifts through wills, beneficiary designations on retirement plans or life insurance policies, providing long-term sustainable funding.
4. Foundation Grants: Grants from charitable foundations such as MJ Murdock Charitable Trust ($400,000) and Norcliffe Foundation ($50,000) for specific equipment and projects.
5. Employee Giving Program: Payroll deduction donations from hospital employees, including hardship fund support for staff.
6. Special Events: Fundraising events such as the Well Hearts Luncheon for cardiac care.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Jefferson Healthcare Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit fundraising organization that raises and channels charitable contributions from individual donors, hospital employees, and private foundations to fund capital equipment, clinical programs, and patient services at Jefferson Healthcare, a critical access hospital serving East Jefferson County, Washington. Core offerings include annual giving, planned/bequest giving, employee giving via payroll deduction, designated funds (such as the Women's Fund), and large capital campaigns—most notably the completed $2.5 million Linear Accelerator campaign that will bring radiation oncology on-site.

Product overview

Jefferson Healthcare Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to enhance the excellence of the region's medical services through charitable contributions and community involvement. The Foundation operates as a unified fundraising organization offering multiple giving programs including Annual Giving, Planned Giving (legacy/bequest programs), Employee Giving (payroll deduction), Women's Fund, and a Virtual Donor Wall. The Foundation conducts targeted campaigns such as the $2.5 million LINAC Campaign for radiation oncology, Cancer Care Fundraising, and Mobile Dental Clinic initiatives. Donors contribute to various designated funds supporting equipment purchases (3D mammography, LINAC, colposcope), cardiac services, hospice care, charity care, and population health programs. The Foundation recently completed its largest fundraising project raising $2.5 million for a Linear Accelerator, making Jefferson Healthcare the first critical access hospital in Washington to offer radiation oncology within its facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Annual Giving Program Recurring fundraising campaigns engaging individual donors and the broader community in ongoing charitable contributions to support Jefferson Healthcare projects, equipment purchases, and clinical programs.
• Planned Giving (Legacy/Bequest Program) Legacy giving program enabling donors to make bequests through wills, beneficiary designations on retirement accounts or life insurance policies, providing long-term sustainable funding for Jefferson Healthcare.
• Employee Giving Program Workplace philanthropy program allowing Jefferson Healthcare hospital employees to contribute through payroll deduction to support Foundation initiatives and the Employee Hardship Fund.
• Women's Fund Designated fund supporting women's health programs and equipment purchases, such as the colposcope for the Women's Health department, with contributions channeled through the Women's Fund donor base.
• Cancer Care Fundraising Program Campaign supporting oncology equipment, radiation treatment, and comprehensive cancer care services for Jefferson County patients, including support for the radiation oncology service line.
• Mobile Dental Clinic Fundraising Fundraising initiative to support mobile dental services for the East Jefferson County community.

Quantifiable outcome

• First critical access (rural) hospital in Washington to offer radiation oncology within its facility
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.

• Leave 10supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 August 2024Leave 10 is a movement encouraging people to leave 10% of their estate to charitable causes. Jefferson Healthcare Foundation participates in this initiative to promote planned giving and estate planning awareness during Make a Will Month.
• Tumor Institute Radiation Oncology Group (TIROG)coreTechnology or Integration · 10 April 2024Jefferson Healthcare is partnering with TIROG, a group that provides radiation services to Swedish Hospital. The radiation oncologist assigned to Jefferson Healthcare will be based in Port Townsend and have backup and support from being part of a larger network.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Harborview Medical Center Foundation: Philanthropic arm of Harborview Medical Center, a major Seattle-area public/safety-net hospital. Comparable as a Washington hospital foundation raising capital and community funds, though at much larger scale.
• Swedish Health Foundation: Philanthropic arm of Swedish Health (Providence), a major Seattle-area health system whose TIROG partner delivers radiation oncology to Jefferson Healthcare. Closest functional peer as a regional hospital foundation funding capital campaigns and clinical programs.
• MultiCare Health Foundation: Philanthropic arm of MultiCare Health System, one of Washington's largest not-for-profit health systems. Comparable as a multi-hospital foundation running capital campaigns, planned giving, and community fundraising across the state.
• PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center Foundation: Foundation arm of PeaceHealth, a multi-state Catholic health system with a major Bellingham, WA presence serving the North Puget Sound. Comparable in mission and Pacific Northwest regional philanthropy focus.
• UW Medicine Advancement: Philanthropy and advancement operation for UW Medicine, a major Washington State academic health system. Comparable as a regional healthcare fundraising organization running multi-million-dollar capital and research campaigns.
• Overlake Medical Center Foundation: Foundation for Overlake Medical Center in Bellevue, WA. Comparable in mission, capital-campaign focus, and Pacific Northwest healthcare philanthropy, though serving a more urban/suburban donor base.

Regional players

• Mason Health Foundation: Foundation for Mason Health in Shelton, WA — another small/rural Washington hospital. Directly comparable as a community hospital foundation of similar scale and geographic scope.
• WhidbeyHealth Foundation: Foundation supporting WhidbeyHealth, a critical access hospital on Whidbey Island, WA. Directly comparable as a rural Washington State hospital foundation raising capital and community funds for equipment and clinical services.
• Confluence Health Foundation: Foundation supporting Confluence Health in Wenatchee, WA — a rural-serving regional health system in North Central Washington. Comparable in mission, rural community focus, and reliance on regional philanthropy.
• Olympic Medical Center Foundation: Foundation supporting Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles, WA — a critical access hospital serving the neighboring Olympic Peninsula. Highly comparable in mission, rural setting, scale, and reliance on community/regional grants.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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