Our Impact
$10.1M
More than $10.1 million was raised in fiscal year 2025.
2,900
More than 2,900 gifts were received in fiscal year 2025.
$4.9M
More than $4.9 million was distributed in fiscal year 2025.
Mission
MercyOne Des Moines Foundation secures funding for MercyOne and its affiliates, transforming the health of our communities.
Key Services Provided
Since 1973, MercyOne Des Moines Foundation has raised more than $195 million from generous donors to meet community health needs. Our purpose is to secure vital funding, which ensures equal health care access, clinical excellence and high-quality care for all in Central Iowa.
Key Audiences Served
Gifts to MercyOne Des Moines Foundation serve our community’s urgent health needs with high-quality care through MercyOne Des Moines and West Des Moines Medical Centers, MercyOne Children’s Hospital, MercyOne Iowa Heart Center, MercyOne Richard Deming Cancer Center, MercyOne Ruan Neurology Care, Mercy College of Health Sciences, and House of Mercy.
Ways to give
Make a gift by visiting www.giving.mercyone.org/desmoines/give.
Provide a sponsorship or purchase tickets to the MercyOne House of Mercy Game Show Gala.
Establish a legacy gift through your will, trust or other planned gift.
Honor a loved one with a tribute gift to support health care.
Choose an item to donate from a MercyOne wishlist.
What are the most immediate needs to support your organization?
An aging population, existing workforce shortages, and the aftereffects of a global pandemic have made the need for qualified, compassionate caregivers more critical than ever. By 2030, it’s estimated that nursing will be the number one job needed in Iowa. Such a shortage of frontline workers will only lead to complications in patient care and quality of health care delivery. The Legacy of Faith Campaign for the Joyce E. Lillis School of Nursing will support nursing education for the future of our community.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Aneesa Afroze, MD
Kelly Bucher
David Chapman
Josh Cook
Susan Fitzsimmons
Erin Kuhl
Dennis Menken
Jason D. Meyers, MD
Cary R. Murphy, MD
Marc W. Scantlin
Linda Semon
Martin J. Walsh, IV
Shannon Cofield, Ex-Officio
Vanessa Freitag, Ex-Officio