Melissa Memorial Hospital Foundation

What Melissa Memorial Hospital Foundation does

Melissa Memorial Hospital Foundation (MMHF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Holyoke, Colorado, that exists to raise philanthropic funds for Melissa Memorial Hospital, a Critical Access Hospital serving the rural Holyoke and Phillips County community. The foundation was created in 1994 at the direction of the East Phillips County Hospital District Board of Trustees and received its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status in March 1995. Its mission is to enhance patient care and rural healthcare access by funding medical equipment, supporting hospital departments, awarding scholarships to healthcare students and employees, and underwriting community health initiatives. Since inception it has raised approximately $3 million from community donors and corporate sponsors.

Operations are organized around five annual fundraising events (Legacy Event in February, Cancer Walk in August, EMS/PT Golf Tournament in September, Pink Out in October, and Legacy of Thanks in November), a Corporate Partnership Program for regional business sponsorships, online donation channels via Zeffy and PayPal, and an Estates and Planned Giving service that accepts securities, real estate, life insurance, and IRA rollovers. Core service lines include the Equipment Funding Program, Memorial Funds Management, a Scholarship Program with seven named awards (Gloria Heinitz, Winona Rouze, MMHF Legacy, Charla Berry, Stanley Willmon, Shirley Claymon, and the Northeastern Colorado Community Foundation 'grow your own physician' program), and Donation Processing. The foundation is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors (President Sarah Bornhoft, Secretary Carrie Waln, Treasurer Kathleen Lueth, Executive Director Sophia Cortez-Holmes Longshore, and members Efrain Becerra, Jon Kleve, Katie McCannon) and operates with no external investors, parent entity, or institutional ownership. It is not a technology organization; its platforms are WordPress, Zeffy, PayPal, and Facebook, and it has no AI/ML capabilities or proprietary software.

Name

Melissa Memorial Hospital Foundation

Legal name

Melissa Memorial Hospital Foundation

Website

https://mmhfoundation.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Melissa Memorial Hospital Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that raises philanthropic funds for Melissa Memorial Hospital, a Critical Access Hospital in rural Holyoke, Colorado, supporting medical equipment, healthcare scholarships, and community health initiatives through annual events and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Foundation Philanthropy

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Hospitals (8060)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospitals, Clinics & Charitable Healthcare Providers (BPAGACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL), Chronic Disease & Health Promotion Program Funding (HLAJALAJ)

Keywords

• Nonprofit healthcare fundraising
• Hospital foundation donations
• Healthcare scholarships
• Rural critical access support
• Community health philanthropy

Headquarters

HQ city

Holyoke

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: One-time and recurring monetary donations from individuals, businesses, and community members. Donations are tax-deductible as the organization holds 501c(3) status. Includes undesignated contributions and funds for specific purposes such as equipment, memorials, and scholarships.
2. Event Fundraising: Revenue generated from annual Legacy Event ticket sales, sponsorships, and auction items. Additional events include Golf Tournament, Cancer Walk, Pink Out, and Legacy of Thanks celebration.
3. Memorial Funds: Managed memorial funds established in honor of deceased loved ones. These funds support hospital equipment and patient care improvements.
4. Scholarship Programs: Multiple scholarship programs for students entering healthcare fields and hospital employees furthering their education. Funded through Legacy Event proceeds and designated memorial contributions.
5. Planned Giving and Estate Donations: Accepts various planned giving instruments including IRA rollovers, charitable trusts, real estate donations (residential, commercial, agricultural, industrial), life estates, life insurance, and endowment contributions.
6. Securities and Investments: Accepts donations of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and other securities as charitable contributions.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Melissa Memorial Hospital Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that raises and manages charitable funds to support Melissa Memorial Hospital, a Critical Access Hospital in Holyoke, Colorado. It funds medical equipment, manages memorial gifts, awards healthcare scholarships, and hosts annual fundraising events including the Legacy Event, Cancer Walk, Golf Tournament, Pink Out, and Legacy of Thanks.

Product overview

Melissa Memorial Hospital Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization established in 1995 that supports Melissa Memorial Hospital, a Critical Access Hospital in Holyoke, Colorado. The foundation operates as a unified fundraising and community support organization offering four core service areas: Equipment Funding (providing medical equipment for hospital departments), Memorial Funds Management (managing memorial donations for specific equipment), Scholarship Program (funding healthcare education through multiple named scholarships including Gloria Heinitz, Winona Rouze, MMHF Legacy, Charla Berry, Stanley Willmon, Shirley Claymon, and the Northeastern Colorado Community Foundation program), and Donation Processing. The foundation also organizes annual fundraising events including the Legacy Event (February), Cancer Walk/Soccer Tournament (August), EMS/PT Golf Tournament (September), Pink Out (October), and Legacy of Thanks (November). Additional offerings include a Corporate Partnership Program for business sponsorships and an Estates and Planned Giving service for legacy donations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Equipment Funding Program Provides funding for medical equipment needs at Melissa Memorial Hospital, including pediatric packs, surgery headlamps, endoscopy equipment, high-low exam tables, iPads, lab equipment, and therapy department equipment.
• Memorial Funds Management Manages memorial funds that have provided treadmill and cardiac rehabilitation equipment, patient information white boards, medicine supply carts, and Physical Therapy equipment in honor of deceased loved ones.
• Scholarship Program Awards scholarships to graduating high school students entering healthcare fields, hospital employees furthering their education, and has funded nurses achieving Master's degrees. Named scholarships include Gloria Heinitz, Winona Rouze, MMHF Legacy, Charla Berry, Stanley Willmon (paramedic training), Shirley Claymon, and the Northeastern Colorado Community Foundation 'grow your own physician' program.
• Legacy Event Annual flagship fundraising event held in February, featuring themed dinners, auctions, and community celebration to raise funds for hospital support.
• Cancer Walk Annual cancer walk combined with a soccer tournament held in August, supporting cancer awareness and fundraising for hospital programs.
• EMS / PT Golf Tournament Annual golf tournament held in September supporting EMS and Physical Therapy departments, which also funds the Stanley Willmon Paramedic Scholarship.
• Pink Out Breast Cancer Awareness Month event held in October, supporting cancer-related hospital services and awareness.
• Legacy of Thanks Annual appreciation celebration held in November recognizing donors, supporters, volunteers, and community members with business casual attire and room setup volunteering.
• Corporate Partnership Program Corporate partnership program offering sponsorship, gift matching, scholarship creation, and exclusive partnership opportunities for businesses to support the foundation.
• Estates and Planned Giving Estate planning services allowing donors to set up planned giving arrangements including contributions, life estates, and legacy giving to support the foundation's mission.

Quantifiable outcome

• $3 Million raised to support hospital and community health initiatives
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Morgan Community College (MCC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational institution partner supporting healthcare workforce development and scholarship programs.
• Holyoke Futures Council (HFC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal community organization partnering on future healthcare planning and initiatives.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Avera Foundation: Avera Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Avera Health, a large rural hospital system across the Upper Midwest. It directly compares to MMHF as a nonprofit foundation raising charitable funds to support rural hospital equipment, scholarships, and community health programs.
• Sanford Health Foundation: Sanford Health Foundation raises charitable funds for Sanford Health, a rural and regional health system serving the Upper Midwest. It is directly comparable to MMHF in mission: community-driven fundraising for equipment, programs, and healthcare scholarships in rural geographies.
• Carle Health Foundation: Carle Health Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Carle Health, a rural and regional health system serving central Illinois. It closely mirrors MMHF's model of hospital-affiliated fundraising, scholarship support, and rural community health programming.
• St. Luke's Foundation: St. Luke's Foundation supports St. Luke's Health System, which includes community and Critical Access-style rural hospitals in Idaho and surrounding states. It is comparable in mission, donor-event-driven model, and rural community focus.

Broad incumbents

• CommonSpirit Health Foundation: CommonSpirit Health Foundation is the national philanthropic arm of CommonSpirit Health, one of the largest nonprofit, faith-based hospital systems in the U.S. It is comparable as a large-scale hospital foundation with rural community health programs, but operates at much greater scale than MMHF.
• Banner Health Foundation: Banner Health Foundation supports Banner Health, a large nonprofit health system with significant rural and community hospital operations. It is broadly comparable in raising charitable funds for hospital equipment, capital projects, and community health across rural geographies.

Emerging players

• Community Foundation of Northern Colorado: The Community Foundation of Northern Colorado is an existing partner of MMHF and a regional grantmaking organization. It is comparable as a healthcare-supportive grantmaker operating in the same geography, but differs by distributing funds across many causes rather than a single hospital.
• Susan G. Komen Foundation: Susan G. Komen Foundation runs Pink Out-style breast cancer awareness events and direct hospital equipment grants. It overlaps with MMHF's cancer-walk and Pink Out fundraising model and equipment-funding mandate, though at vastly larger national scale.

Others

• American Heart Association: The American Heart Association is a national health nonprofit funding cardiovascular research and community health programs. It is adjacent to MMHF as both run community events (walks, awareness campaigns) and fund healthcare equipment and education, but operates as a disease-specific research funder rather than a single-hospital foundation.
• National Rural Health Association: The National Rural Health Association is a nonprofit advocacy and resource organization supporting rural healthcare providers and Critical Access Hospitals. It is comparable in mission alignment with MMHF's rural healthcare focus, but is an industry association rather than a fundraising foundation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/melissamemorialhospitalfoundation

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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