When you make a gift to our Foundation, you support programs and initiatives that allow us to improve the health and wellness of the people and communities we serve. Our priority initiatives include the areas of greatest need for our patients, ensuring that your gift can make the most significant impact on those we serve. Learn more about these initiatives and how you can support them.
Blank Children's Hospital
Committed to Family-Centered Healing
You are needed to help Blank Children's fulfill the special and unique needs of being a dedicated children's hospital.
John Stoddard Cancer Center
Advanced Cancer Care, Centered on You
Your support allows the latest technology, the most comfortable surroundings and added services that take cancer care beyond just treatment of the disease at John Stoddard Cancer Center.
Heart Care
STRENGTHENING HEARTS SAVING LIVES
Your support for cardiology care helps provide advanced treatments, life-saving technology, and compassionate care for patients facing heart disease - close to home.
Neurosciences
HOPE STARTS WITH BRAIN HEALTH
Your gift to neurosciences helps deliver expert care, advanced technology, and vital therapies for patients facing stroke, brain injury, and neurological conditions - improving lives when every moment matters.
Hospice Care
COMPASSION AND COMFORT AT LIFE’S END
UnityPoint Hospice and Taylor House Hospice provide compassionate, residential and in-home end-of-life care for patients and families across Central Iowa. Your gift brings peace, dignity, and meaningful moments - ensuring every patient’s final days are filled with comfort and love.
Behavioral Health
SUPPORT MENTAL WELLNESS FOR ALL AGES
With your support, patients of all ages receive compassionate, confidential behavioral healthcare tailored to their unique needs. From crisis intervention to long-term treatment, your generosity ensures no one faces their mental health journey alone.
Compassion Funds
EASE BURDENS FOR PATIENTS
Your gift provides vital support for families facing financial stress during a medical journey. From gas cards to meal vouchers, you help meet every day needs so families can focus on what matters most - healing.
Emergency and Critical Care
PROVIDING CRITICAL CARE WHEN EVERY SECOND COUNTS
As Central Iowa’s only Level I Adult Trauma Center, Iowa Methodist Medical Center provides expert, round-the-clock care for the most critical injuries and emergencies. Your support ensures our emergency teams have the advanced tools, training, and technology to save lives - when every moment matters.
Mental Health
SUPPORT WHOLE-PERSON MENTAL HEALTH CARE
With your support, Eyerly Ball provides comprehensive, community-based care - from counseling and crisis response to care coordination and recovery support. Your generosity ensures people of all ages receive the help they need to thrive, regardless of their circumstances.
Educate Care Teams
TRAINING TOMORROW’S CAREGIVERS, TODAY
Your support for education and residency programs strengthens bedside care, communication, and clinical excellence. Your generosity ensures our caregivers are not only technically trained, but also deeply prepared to support patients and families with empathy and confidence.
Rehabilitation Care
EMPOWERING RECOVERY, RESTORING INDEPENDENCE
Your gift provides advanced therapies and personalized care for individuals recovering from injury or illness. Your generosity empowers patients and families on their journey to renewed independence and improved quality of life.