The Marshfield Clinic Health System Foundation concentrates its philanthropy almost exclusively on regional health care delivery and capacity-building, primarily funding Marshfield Clinic and affiliated hospital entities to support clinical services and system operations. It also invests in local health workforce development and small community health initiatives in central and northern Wisconsin. Grants are highly targeted and locally focused, reflecting a mission to sustain and strengthen the Marshfield health system and its pipeline of clinicians.
Marshfield Clinic Health System Foundation Inc’s largest recent grant went to Marshfield Clinic Inc for general support, a pattern that shows its core role in sustaining the Marshfield health system rather than funding outside projects. The foundation’s recent giving is centered on Marshfield Clinic and affiliated hospital entities, with repeated support for system operations, clinical services, and regional inpatient capacity. That same operating emphasis appears in grants to Mchs Hospitals Inc and Marshfield Clinic Health System Inc, along with a smaller but visible stream for local health and youth initiatives. The foundation also uses a designated fund to support healthcare workforce development, including grants to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Foundation. Across the recent grants list, the recipients are Wisconsin organizations, and the dollars are tightly aligned with health system infrastructure and the clinician pipeline in central and northern Wisconsin. The result is a grantmaking profile built around one regional health network, its hospital partners, and the workforce needed to keep that network functioning.
In health system support, the foundation gave $1,744,594 to Mchs Hospitals Inc for general support, adding to a broader pattern of grants for affiliated hospital operations and inpatient services. For clinical and organizational priorities, it awarded $80,629 to Marshfield Clinic Health System Inc for general support in 2025, following $73,868 in 2024 to the same recipient. Workforce development is a separate, recurring theme: the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Foundation received $1,046,201 in 2025 and $242,133 in 2023 through the Healthcare Workforce Development Fund. Local community health and youth work also appears in the record, including $7,456 to Marshfield Area Community Foundation Inc for the Marshfield Area Coalition for Youth.
Grant sizes are highly uneven, with a p25 of $12,554, a median of $242,133, and a p75 of $1,474,324. That spread reflects a mix of very large operating grants and much smaller community-level awards. The same recipients appear across multiple years, especially within the Marshfield health system and its affiliates, which points to recurring support rather than one-time project funding. The foundation is a public charity and does not fund individuals or program-related investments. The recent record also shows a defined funding channel, the Healthcare Workforce Development Fund, alongside general support grants.
$7.1M
$161.3M
$19.4M
$7.2M
Most grants fall between $13K and $1.5M, with a median of $242K.
25th Percentile
$13K
Median
$242K
75th Percentile
$1.5M
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Highly concentrated giving: a small number of very large, repeat grants to core institutional partners (Marshfield Clinic and MCHS hospitals), supplemented by occasional smaller awards to regional hospitals, a university workforce fund, and local community health initiatives.
Notable grantees: MARSHFIELD CLINIC INC, MCHS HOSPITALS INC, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN–STEVENS POINT FOUNDATION (Healthcare Workforce Development Fund), MARSHFIELD CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM INC, LAKEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER INC OF RICE LAKE
Grantmaking is local and entirely in Wisconsin: 100% of recent grants went to recipients in the HQ state. Marshfield, WI is the dominant recipient city, with grants also landing in Stevens Point, Rice Lake, and Park Falls. The recipient map is tightly regional, with no non-U.S. countries represented in the recent grants list. This distribution matches a Wisconsin-centered health system and nearby workforce and community partners.
The recent grants list is dominated by Marshfield Clinic entities and affiliated hospital organizations in Wisconsin, including Marshfield Clinic Inc, Mchs Hospitals Inc, and Marshfield Clinic Health System Inc. Smaller grants also go to workforce-development and local community partners such as the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Foundation and Marshfield Area Community Foundation Inc.
Typical grant size is wide-ranging: the 25th percentile is $12,554, the median is $242,133, and the 75th percentile is $1,474,324. That indicates a structure that includes both small community awards and much larger operating grants.
Yes. The Healthcare Workforce Development Fund appears in the recent grants record, including $1,046,201 in 2025 and $242,133 in 2023 to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Foundation. That makes workforce development a recurring part of the grantmaking profile.
All recent grants in the data went to recipients in Wisconsin, and the top recipient city is Marshfield. Other recipient cities in the list include Stevens Point, Rice Lake, and Park Falls.
No. The foundation is listed as not funding individuals and not making program-related investments.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARSHFIELD CLINIC INC | MARSHFIELD, WI | $4,267,831 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MCHS HOSPITALS INC | MARSHFIELD, WI | $1,744,594 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT FOUNDATION | STEVENS POINT, WI | $1,046,201 | 2025 | HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND |
| MARSHFIELD CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM INC | MARSHFIELD, WI | $80,629 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LAKEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER INC OF RICE LAKE | RICE LAKE, WI | $8,350 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MARSHFIELD CLINIC INC | MARSHFIELD, WI | $4,134,981 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MCHS HOSPITALS INC | MARSHFIELD, WI | $1,688,048 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MARSHFIELD CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM INC | MARSHFIELD, WI | $73,868 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LAKEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER INC OF RICE LAKE | RICE LAKE, WI | $12,618 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FLAMBEAU HOSPITAL INC | PARK FALLS, WI | $10,293 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MARSHFIELD AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | MARSHFIELD, WI | $7,456 | 2024 | MARSHFIELD AREA COALITION FOR YOUTH |
| MARSHFIELD CLINIC INC | MARSHFIELD, WI | $3,843,667 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MCHS HOSPITALS INC | MARSHFIELD, WI | $1,260,600 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MARSHFIELD CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM INC | MARSHFIELD, WI | $290,442 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT FOUNDATION | STEVENS POINT, WI | $242,133 | 2023 | HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND |
| LAKEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER INC OF RICE LAKE | RICE LAKE, WI | $12,490 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
MCHS HOSPITALS INC
$1,744,594GENERAL SUPPORT
HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND
LAKEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER INC OF RICE LAKE
$8,350GENERAL SUPPORT
GENERAL SUPPORT
MCHS HOSPITALS INC
$1,688,048GENERAL SUPPORT
LAKEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER INC OF RICE LAKE
$12,618GENERAL SUPPORT
FLAMBEAU HOSPITAL INC
$10,293GENERAL SUPPORT
MARSHFIELD AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC
$7,456MARSHFIELD AREA COALITION FOR YOUTH
MCHS HOSPITALS INC
$1,260,600GENERAL SUPPORT
HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND
LAKEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER INC OF RICE LAKE
$12,490GENERAL SUPPORT