About Blessing Hospital
To improve the health of our communities.
Focus Areas
Healthcare servicesPatient assistance (financial need, transportation, lodging)Cancer care supportBehavioral health servicesScholarships for nursing and health sciencesCommunity wellness and prevention
Who They Fund
health professions students (medical/dental)medical researchers/traineesdental program participants/patients
Funding Style
general/unrestricted supportprogram-specific support
About Blessing Hospital
Blessing Hospital’s largest recent grants have gone to SIU School of Medicine, with three awards totaling more than $6 million across 2023 to 2025 for medical education and research. That pattern shows a funder that uses large institutional grants alongside smaller community awards to support health care capacity in and around Quincy. The foundation’s stated purpose is to improve the health of its communities, and its recent grants reflect that through support for medical education, dental services, patient help, scholarships, and community wellness. Alongside the medical school funding, Blessing Hospital has also backed local health-oriented organizations in Quincy and nearby communities, including Adams County Health Department and United Way of Adams County. Its grant record includes both multi-year support for the same recipients and one-time awards for local nonprofits and colleges. The mix suggests a foundation that funds hospital-connected priorities as well as broader health needs in its service area. Grant sizes range from modest community awards to major institutional commitments, with repeated support appearing in several categories.
What Blessing Hospital Funds
Medical education and research are central to Blessing Hospital’s grantmaking. SIU School of Medicine in Springfield received awards of $2,286,816 in 2025, $1,838,857 in 2024, and $1,957,013 in 2023, all designated for med ed & research. The foundation also supports training pathways more directly, including a $10,000 student scholarship grant to Culver-Stockton College in 2025. Community health infrastructure is another clear focus. Adams County Health Department in Quincy received $100,000 in both 2024 and 2025, plus another $100,000 in 2023, all for a dental program. Local general-support grants also went to United Way of Adams County and Horizons Social Services of Adamsco. Patient-facing wellness work appears in grants to Jackson Lincoln Swimming Complex for general support, reflecting support for community health and prevention. The foundation also funds faith-based and civic organizations such as Catholic Charities Dioceses of Spri and the YMCA of Hannibal.
How Blessing Hospital Gives
Blessing Hospital’s typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $24,000 at the median, and $105,254 at the 75th percentile. The distribution shows a small number of very large institutional awards alongside many smaller local grants. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including SIU School of Medicine, Adams County Health Department, United Way of Adams County, Horizons Social Services of Adamsco, Jackson Lincoln Swimming Complex, and Culver-Stockton College. The grant record also includes both general support and program-specific funding, with scholarship funding and medical education support appearing in the mix. The foundation does not accept unsolicited applications in the active grant-program description.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.5M
Total Assets
$806.6M
Total Revenue
$704.7M
Total Expenses
$687.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $105K, with a median of $24K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$24K
75th Percentile
$105K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
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