About Mary Lanning Hospital Trust
The Mary Lanning Hospital Trust concentrates almost all of its grantmaking on sustaining Mary Lanning Healthcare and closely affiliated charitable operations in Hastings, Nebraska. Grants are large, operational and capital-oriented awards directed to the hospital and its related service arm (Sunnyside), indicating a primary mission of supporting local hospital operations, property/maintenance, and community health services. The foundation appears highly place-based and tightly focused on a single healthcare system rather than diversified philanthropy.
Focus Areas
Operational support and facility maintenance for Mary Lanning Hospital (Hastings, NE)Funding of affiliated charitable healthcare programs and service lines (Sunnyside/Mary Lanning Healthcare)Local community healthcare capacity and continuity of hospital services in Hastings
Who They Fund
hospital patientslocal community/residents served by the hospital
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated: very few, large grants directed to two repeat recipients (Mary Lanning Healthcare and Sunnyside). Funding is place-based, recurrent, and focused on operations/property needs rather than many small or diverse grantees.
Funding Style
About Mary Lanning Hospital Trust
Mary Lanning Hospital Trust gives almost entirely to one healthcare system: Mary Lanning Healthcare and its affiliated charitable arm, Sunnyside, in Hastings, Nebraska. The largest recent award was $6,943,432 to Mary Lanning Healthcare for general support, operations of the hospital, and maintaining hospital property, showing a clear emphasis on core institutional needs rather than broad external philanthropy. A second large grant of $3,250,200 went to Sunnyside Inc for the charitable activities of Mary Lanning Healthcare, reinforcing that the trust backs both the hospital’s operating base and its related service work. The pattern is consistent with a place-based hospital trust that uses large grants to keep essential services running, preserve facilities, and support connected community health activity. The trust also shows continuity over time, with grants to the same two recipient organizations appearing in multiple years. Beyond operating support, its active grant programs include scholarships for nursing and radiologic technology students, capital campaign support, community programs support, endowment funding, and equipment support for Mary Lanning Healthcare departments.
What Mary Lanning Hospital Trust Funds
A major theme in the trust’s giving is hospital operations. It awarded $2,250,627 to Mary Lanning Healthcare in 2023 for general support, operations of the hospital, and maintaining hospital property. The same organization also received large support in 2024 for those same purposes, indicating sustained backing for core healthcare infrastructure. Another area is affiliated charitable activity: Sunnyside Inc received $165,000 in 2023 and $3,250,200 in 2025 for the charitable activities of Mary Lanning Healthcare. The active program list also shows support for healthcare workforce development through scholarships for nursing and radiologic technology students. In addition, the trust funds capital projects and equipment purchases, including medical office building work and clinical tools such as vein visualizers, baby bassinets, pediatric rehab equipment, and sterilizing tools.
How Mary Lanning Hospital Trust Gives
The trust’s recent grants are large by size, with a 25th percentile of $1,729,220, a median of $2,750,414, and a 75th percentile of $4,173,508. The recent record shows repeated support to the same recipients across multiple years, especially Mary Lanning Healthcare and Sunnyside Inc, pointing to recurring institutional funding rather than one-off philanthropy. The foundation is organized around a hospital trust structure, and its grantmaking is operational and capital-oriented. It also does not fund individuals and makes no program-related investments. Unsolicited applications are not part of the listed programs.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$12.6M
Total Assets
$17.8M
Total Revenue
$3M
Total Expenses
$3.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $1.7M and $4.2M, with a median of $2.8M.
25th Percentile
$1.7M
Median
$2.8M
75th Percentile
$4.2M
Geographic Reach
Leadership
MIKE ALLEN
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