About Mercy Medical Center
The Mercy Foundation raises public support to advance the mission and activities of Mercy Medical Center by funding capital equipment, construction projects, new technology and patient care initiatives, and by facilitating planned and grateful patient giving to benefit areas of greatest need.
Focus Areas
Hospice careCancer carePalliative careHeart careDementia and aging servicesGrateful patient givingCapital equipment and facilities
Funding Style
general operating supportunrestricted supportcore operations/continuity fundingflexible funding
Topics
About Mercy Medical Center
Mercy Medical Center’s grantmaking is built around continuing operations for affiliated Mercy entities in Cedar Rapids, with very large awards recurring across 2023, 2024, and 2025. The largest recent grants went to Mercy Service Corporation for continuing operations: $13.3 million in 2024 and $12.72 million in 2025. A third major operating grant of $6.75 million went to Mercycare Service Corporation in 2023. Those awards show a pattern of sustained support for internal health-system continuity rather than a one-time project-only approach. Beyond those operating grants, the foundation also funds local community organizations tied to health and human services. Recent examples include $45,000 to Willis Dady Emergency Shelter Inc for general support and $35,000 to Catherine Mcauley Center for general support. The grant record also includes support for patient- and care-related organizations in Cedar Rapids, alongside operating support for Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids Ia Endowment Foundation in multiple years. The overall picture is a funder that channels most of its resources into Mercy’s own mission infrastructure while maintaining a smaller local grantmaking stream for community partners in Iowa.
What Mercy Medical Center Funds
A central theme in Mercy Medical Center’s giving is operational continuity. In 2025, it gave $569,400 to Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids Ia Endowment Foundation for continuing operations, following $967,344 in 2024 and $1,218,025 in 2023 for the same purpose. That pattern suggests sustained support for hospital-side infrastructure over multiple years. The foundation also funds community health and social-service organizations. It awarded $20,000 to Area Ambulance Service in 2024 for general support and $20,000 to Heritage Area Agency on Aging in 2025 for general support. In food access, it gave $20,000 to Feed Iowa First in 2024 for general support. Its community portfolio also reaches family and housing needs. Grants of $20,000 to Waypoint in 2025 and $20,000 to Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity in 2025 both went as general support, showing that the foundation’s local giving extends beyond direct medical care.
How Mercy Medical Center Gives
Mercy Medical Center’s typical grant size sits at $10,000 at the 25th percentile and $20,000 at both the median and 75th percentile, which reflects a tight cluster around smaller general-support awards. The pattern is split between very large operating grants to affiliated Mercy entities and a broad set of $20,000 community grants. Recipients appear across multiple years, including Mercy Service Corporation, Mercycare Service Corporation, and Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids Ia Endowment Foundation. The foundation makes program-related investments, and its giving is local rather than national or multi-state.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$10.8M
Total Assets
$756M
Total Revenue
$524.5M
Total Expenses
$525.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $20K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$20K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
NATHAN VAN GENDEREN
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