Raise philanthropic funds to support MercyOne’s mission of providing a healing ministry and compassionate, high-quality health care to the local community by funding clinical excellence, education, charitable care and community health programs.
Mercy Medical Center - Sioux City Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by repeated support for Mercy Health Services - Iowa (dba Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center) in Sioux City, including a $1,915,449 grant in 2024 and a $594,934 grant in 2025. That pattern points to a funder closely tied to local health care operations rather than a broad, distributed grantmaker. The foundation’s stated purpose is to raise philanthropic funds for MercyOne’s mission of providing a healing ministry and compassionate, high-quality health care to the local community, with support directed to clinical excellence, education, charitable care, and community health programs. The existing focus areas reinforce that picture: healthcare delivery, patient care and comfort, cancer care, cardiac care, behavioral health, medical equipment and technology, graduate medical education and scholarships, and community health needs assessment and population health. Its funding footprint is local, and every grant in the provided recent-grants data went to recipients in Iowa. The foundation also supports education-related work through scholarship programs connected to Mercy College of Health Sciences and MercyOne Clinton Foundation, showing that workforce development sits alongside direct care and community health in its grantmaking.
Healthcare delivery is the clearest thread in the foundation’s grantmaking. In 2023, it gave $396,134 to Mercy Health Services - Iowa (dba Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center) for community support, extending the same institutional relationship seen in later years. Education and workforce development also appear through scholarship programming: Mercy College of Health Sciences Scholarships supports students of merit and financial need, and the college awards more than $300,000 a year in scholarships. The foundation also backs health-care training in Clinton through the MercyOne Clinton Foundation Health Care Scholarships, which accepts applications for individuals pursuing health care education and careers. A third area is community health partnership work. MercyOne’s Community Partnership - Donation and Sponsorship Request program provides limited financial support to nonprofit organizations that improve community well-being and align with the Community Health Needs Assessment implementation strategy.
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Most grants fall between $496K and $1.3M, with a median of $595K.
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$496K
Median
$595K
75th Percentile
$1.3M
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The foundation’s typical grant size is substantial: p25 is $495,534, the median is $594,934, and p75 is $1,255,192. The recent grants list shows a repeated relationship with the same recipient across multiple years, rather than a one-off pattern. Its structure appears tied to MercyOne’s local health system and community funding programs, with support flowing through general community support and scholarship channels. Some programs accept unsolicited requests, including the MercyOne Clinton Foundation Health Care Scholarships and the Community Partnership - Donation and Sponsorship Request pathway, while the Mercy College of Health Sciences Scholarships are awarded through the college’s scholarship process.
Giving is fully local in the provided data: 100% of grants went to recipients in Iowa. The recent-grants list places all three listed awards in Sioux City, and the scholarship programs extend to Des Moines through Mercy College of Health Sciences and to Clinton through MercyOne Clinton Foundation Health Care Scholarships. The foundation’s geographic scope of giving is described as local, with grantmaking centered on MercyOne service areas in Iowa.
Its stated focus areas include healthcare delivery, patient care and comfort, cancer care, cardiac care, behavioral health, medical equipment and technology, graduate medical education and scholarships, and community health needs assessment and population health. The mission statement also emphasizes clinical excellence, education, charitable care, and community health programs.
Yes. The provided recipient-country distribution shows 3 grants, all in the US, and 100% of grants went to recipients in Iowa. The geographic scope of giving is listed as local.
The typical grant size is large: the 25th percentile is $495,534, the median is $594,934, and the 75th percentile is $1,255,192. Recent grants include multiple awards to the same Sioux City medical center at these scales.
Yes. The MercyOne Clinton Foundation Health Care Scholarships accepts applications for health care scholarships, and the Community Partnership - Donation and Sponsorship Request program also accepts requests from nonprofit organizations that improve community well-being and align with MercyOne’s Community Health Needs Assessment implementation strategy.
Mercy Health Services - Iowa (dba Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center) appears repeatedly in the recent-grants list, with awards of $1,915,449 in 2024, $594,934 in 2025, and $396,134 in 2023, all in Sioux City.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Mercy Medical Center - Sioux City Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Nonprofit organizations improving the well-being of communities served by MercyOne. Priority is given to partnerships that qualify as community benefits and align with MercyOne’s mission, values, and Community Health Needs Assessment Implementation Strategy.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERCY HEALTH SERVICES - IOWA (DBA MERCYONE SIOUXLAND MEDICAL CENTER) | SIOUX CITY, IA | $3,021,714 | 2026 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| MERCY HEALTH SERVICES - IOWA CORP | MASON CITY, IA | $54,148 | 2026 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| MERCY HEALTH SERVICES - IOWA (DBA MERCYONE SIOUXLAND MEDICAL CENTER) | SIOUX CITY, IA | $594,934 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| MERCY HEALTH SERVICES - IOWA (DBA MERCYONE SIOUXLAND MEDICAL CENTER) | SIOUX CITY, IA | $1,915,449 | 2024 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| MERCY HEALTH SERVICES - IOWA (DBA MERCYONE SIOUXLAND MEDICAL CENTER) | SIOUX CITY, IA | $396,134 | 2023 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
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