Dubuque Mercy Health Foundation

About Dubuque Mercy Health Foundation

Dubuque Mercy Health Foundation’s recent giving is centered on MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center, with two large grants of $1,450,210 in 2024 and $390,396 in 2025 both designated to support hospital programs and facility needs. That pattern fits the foundation’s role as a local health-care funder: it provides philanthropic support for equipment, programs, and services that benefit patients, families, and the surrounding community. The foundation’s grantmaking is tied to MercyOne Dubuque’s mission and community health priorities, and it also supports workforce development through nursing scholarships. Its active scholarship funds include the MercyOne Dubuque School of Nursing Alumni Scholarship Fund and related alumni scholarship funds, which assist people pursuing professional nursing careers and MercyOne colleagues seeking further education or credentials. Another scholarship stream, the Friends Scholarship, supports students preparing for health-related careers. Across these programs, the foundation combines hospital support with education-focused giving and community health funding. The result is a portfolio that links direct patient care infrastructure with training pathways for nurses and other health workers in the Dubuque area.

What Dubuque Mercy Health Foundation Funds

Community health is a defined part of the foundation’s work. Through the Community Benefit – Ministry Grant Fund, it supports projects aligned with MercyOne’s Mission, Values, and Community Health Needs Assessment, with priority for requests that address health inequities and show measurable improvement in community health needs. Nursing education is another clear focus. The MercyOne Dubuque School of Nursing Alumni Scholarship Fund provides financial assistance to people pursuing a professional nursing career and to MercyOne colleagues seeking advanced education or credentials. Workforce support also appears in the Friends Scholarship, which helps graduating high school seniors and post-secondary students pursuing health-related careers. That scholarship is awarded based on academic achievement, financial need, and community involvement. The foundation also backs hospital-based care through support for hospital programs and facility needs at MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center.

How Dubuque Mercy Health Foundation Gives