Essentia Health-East Foundations

Strengthen your community and help improve health care in the Twin Ports. Give to your local Essentia Health foundation in Duluth, Minnesota, or Superior, Wisconsin. The Essentia Health-East Foundations are comprised of:

• Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic Foundation (Duluth, Minnesota)
• Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center Foundation (Duluth, Minnesota)
• Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Hospital-Superior Foundation (Superior, Wisconsin)

Why Give?

Your contribution to Duluth Clinic Foundation, St. Mary’s Medical Center Foundation, or St. Mary’s Hospital-Superior Foundation goes to the hospitals, clinics, and people in your community. Because of you, Essentia Health facilities in Northeast Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin have been able to upgrade technology and equipment, and provide better care and support.

Areas of Giving

Give an unrestricted gift, which allows us to direct your tax-deductible donation to the area of greatest need. Or, support a cause that’s close to your heart by designating your contribution for a specific fund or program, such as:

• Newborn intensive care unit, nursery, and pediatrics — Supports the region’s largest children’s health care facilities
• Breast health program – Helps revolutionize breast cancer prevention, enhance technology, and support breast cancer survivors
• Erick Peter Person Children’s Cancer Center Fund – Pays for lodging, meals, and travel for families fighting pediatric cancer
• Grief support services – Provides grief support, education, and training to people affected by the death of a loved one, friend, or coworker
• Heart and vascular care – Grows our nationally recognized cardiac care programs
• Heltne Endowment for the Care of Patients with Heart Failure – Expands access to our heart failure program
• Scientific research – Upholds our tradition of research through scientific endowments in cancer, neuroscience or cardiovascular/pulmonary research
• Vision Northland - an inspired capital project to build a new state-of-the-art Essentia Health medical campus on the shores of Lake Superior. Support Vision Northland

About Our Foundations

As members of the Essentia Health Foundation, the Duluth Clinic Foundation, St. Mary’s Medical Center Foundation, and St. Mary’s Hospital-Superior Foundation help make a healthy difference in people’s lives throughout Northeast Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin.