Our Impact
$12,829,480
Distributed for UnityPoint Health - Des Moines programs and services in 2024.
8,377
Gifts made to support the foundation.
100%
Of your donation is put to the area of your choice.
Mission
To develop community and financial resources necessary to support UnityPoint Health – Des Moines in providing premiere quality health care for the communities we serve, now and into the future.
Key Services Provided
We are dedicated to serving our community. The UnityPoint Health – Des Moines Foundation is the fundraising entity for Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Iowa Lutheran Hospital, Blank Children’s Hospital, Methodist West Hospital, John Stoddard Cancer Center, Eyerly Ball Community Mental Health Services, Taylor House Hospice, UnityPoint at Home and UnityPoint Clinic.
Key Communities Supported
Charitable gifts to the UnityPoint Health – Des Moines Foundation enable us to provide high-quality, compassionate care to patients and their families; add new technologies, treatments and therapies; enhance programs and services; and ultimately deliver the best care possible.
Ways to Give
Make a contribution over the phone, through the mail or online at www.unitypointfoundation.org.
Join our Legacy Society by establishing a future gift through your will, trust or other planned gift.
Provide a sponsorship or purchase tickets to one of our signature annual events.
Become a volunteer by visiting www.unitypoint.org/desmoines/volunteers.
Throw a fundraiser and become a Shining Star for Blank Children’s Hospital at give.unitypoint.org/bchshiningstars.
Key Services Provided
Iowa ranks second nationally for new cancer cases, with more than 21,000 diagnoses expected in 2025. To meet this rising need, UnityPoint Health – Des Moines has opened a new Medical Oncology and Hematology Clinic at John Stoddard Cancer Center, offering expanded chemotherapy infusion and expert-driven care under one roof. Patients now have seamless access to multidisciplinary cancer services, from diagnosis through survivorship. As cancer cases climb, so does the need for compassionate, comprehensive care. Your support helps us continue delivering hope and healing to thousands of Iowans facing cancer.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chair: Rose Mitchell
Vice Chair: Tim Billerbeck
Treasurer: Georgia Van Gundy
Secretary: Mark Wiskus
Erica Axiotis
Laurence J. Baker, DO
Charles Colby III
Reynolds Cramer
Amy Friedrich
John Ghrist, MD
Devon Goetz, MD
Linda Grandquist
Christine Halbrook
Carma S. Herring, RN
Randall Hertz
Tom Houser
Burton “Toby” Joseph
Shelley Kolz
Mike Kammerer
Michael R. McCoy
Todd Millang
James M. Myers
Rick Pertzborn
Mike Richardson
Tony Rogers
Jon Rozenfeld