About Munson Healthcare Foundations
Support Munson Healthcare hospitals, programs and patients by raising funds to improve access to quality healthcare, advance clinical services, and provide compassionate care across northern Michigan.
Focus Areas
CancerHeart/ cardiovascularHospice and palliative carePrimary careStroke/interventional stroke programPatient assistance and bereavement servicesCommunity hospital supportMunson Manor Hospitality House
Who They Fund
nonprofit organizations/charitable institutions (recipients of operational or capital grants)individuals needing breast care services (patients, clients, survivors)
Funding Style
About Munson Healthcare Foundations
Munson Healthcare Foundations centers its giving on Munson Health care hospitals, programs, and patients across northern Michigan, with recent grants showing a strong mix of operational support and capital support. The largest recent grant in the data is $7,425,193 to Munson Medical Center for operational support in 2024, followed by another $3,081,327 operational grant to the same hospital in 2023. Those awards point to a funder that underwrites ongoing hospital operations as well as larger facility and infrastructure needs. The foundation’s grant record also shows sustained support for multiple parts of the Munson system. Munson Healthcare Cadillac, Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital, Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital, Munson Home Care, and Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital all appear among recent recipients. Several grants are earmarked for operational support, while others are designated for capital support, indicating a pattern of direct institutional backing rather than broad outside grantmaking. A smaller number of awards extend to patient-facing support, including breast care assistance through the Health Department of Northwest MI. Overall, the foundation’s funding profile is tightly aligned with healthcare delivery, patient care, and hospital capacity within its local service area.
What Munson Healthcare Foundations Funds
The foundation supports hospital operations and capital needs across the Munson network. In 2024, it gave $1,074,105 to Munson Medical Center for capital support and $692,645 to Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital for operational support, showing attention to both infrastructure and day-to-day service delivery. Cardiovascular and stroke-related care sit within the broader health focus reflected in the data, alongside cancer, hospice and palliative care, primary care, patient assistance, and bereavement services. A $334,727 operational grant to Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial H and a $617,831 operational grant to Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital are examples of support that can sustain local clinical services. The grant record also includes $18,000 to the Health Department of Northwest MI for breast care assist, tying the foundation’s work to patient-centered assistance beyond hospital budgets.
How Munson Healthcare Foundations Gives
Grant sizes range from $82,394 at the 25th percentile to a median of $323,266 and $658,456 at the 75th percentile. The distribution is shaped by a few very large hospital awards, especially for operational and capital support, alongside many mid-sized grants to affiliated facilities. The recipient list is concentrated across 2023 and 2024 and repeatedly includes the same Munson-linked organizations, which points to ongoing institutional support rather than one-time project funding. The foundation is structured as a healthcare foundation with no grants to individuals and no program-related investments in the data. The grant purposes are largely operational support, capital support, and project-specific support.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$8.4M
Total Assets
$81.7M
Total Revenue
$17.4M
Total Expenses
$9.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $82K and $658K, with a median of $323K.
25th Percentile
$82K
Median
$323K
75th Percentile
$658K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
DEBRA HENDERSON
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