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2006 operations overview

contents 1 Message from Board Chair/President 

2 Caring for the Caregiver 

4 Women’s Heart Health Initiative 

6 Educating Healthcare’s Future Workforce 

8 Covering Kids and Families Initiative 

10 Dakota Communities Access Program 

12 Initiatives Update 

14 Grant Awards 

21 Lifetime Giving Societies 

22 Annual Giving Lists 

36 Board of Directors 

37 Staff/Investment Market Report

A MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD CHAIR AND PRESIDENT 

Dictionaries define foundation as an underlying base or support 

upon which something is built. Dakota Medical Foundation (Foundation) 

defines its role much in the same manner. We strive to be the strong base upon 

which tremendous building takes place. The Foundation supports new health 

improvement programs, facilitates stronger nonprofits and serves as a catalyst to 

encourage collaborative efforts to address community health needs. 

This year’s annual report highlights the many arenas where our organization 

is serving as the foundation to a myriad of “building projects.” The section highlighting 

our board, committee and staff members identifies the people who help 

assure that the “foundation” is strong and the “building” well-constructed. 

Additionally, we build strong relationships with our grant partners. We put 

“bricks” together in the form of programs and apply “mortar” in the form of 

funding to build stronger, healthier nonprofits and communities. 

Several pages of this year’s report are dedicated to our faithful donors, with whom 

even more bricks and mortar were added. We are proud of the tremendous 

generosity of our donors in adding over $1.4 million to both the Foundation and 

the health-related nonprofits we support. 

J. Patrick Traynor, J.D. 

President 

Walter Johnson, M.D. 

Chair, Board of Directors 

The Foundation’s grant writing program assists nonprofits in securing outside 

“construction” dollars needed to build health service programs. About $3.7 

million in outside grants has been secured since 2002 to further strengthen the 

Foundation’s work. 

The upcoming year brings to maturity some of our major initiatives: Covering 

Kids and Families, Dakota Communities Access Program and the Model School 

Nurse Program. These projects are testimonies to the Foundation’s goal of building 

“structures” strong enough to carry on even after Foundation funding has ended. 

Dakota Medical Foundation is strong and everlasting. We plan to be here in perpetuity 

to support nonprofits in the important work they do and to help them 

“weather” the elements. In the next year, as in the past, we will look to you – our 

members, directors, committees, staff, grant partners, donors and community – 

to partner with us to provide the solid base needed to ensure the good health of 

the people of our region. 

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CARING FOR THE CAREGIVER 

“ I bought these flowers for my wife. At the store she said they were 

pretty; since we’ve been home she hasn’t looked at them.” This is reality for 88-year-old 

Oliver Wahl, a caregiver for his 89-year-old wife Sarah. Oliver and Sarah have been 

married for 63 years. Four years ago Sarah was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease; 

Oliver has been providing care for her ever since. 

Symptoms of the disease came on very fast. Oliver first knew there was a problem when 

Sarah began to have difficulty with the instructions for baking a cake. Sarah is no longer 

interested in doing the things she used to do and is not able to carry on a meaningful 

conversation. Oliver provides all of the care necessary to keep Sarah safe and at home. 

Oliver’s daughter heard about the North Dakota Family Caregiver Support Enhanced 

Alzheimer’s Respite Program. In 2004, this program was funded through a $150,000 

three-year Dakota Medical Foundation match grant required to secure $783,450 in 

federal funding from the Administration on Aging. Administered by the Aging 

Services Division of the North Dakota Department of Human Services, the program 

offers training and respite care for caregivers, family members, and providers of care to 

individuals with Alzheimer’s or related dementia. Oliver’s daughter recommended he 

“make a call.” 

Oliver didn’t need to be coaxed into using the service. He uses approximately six hours 

of respite care per week. He enjoys golfing in the summer and bowling in the winter. 

The respite care allows him to take a break, socialize with others, and have some fun. 

Oliver stated, “Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease takes a lot of time and 

effort. Getting away helps me to have more patience and it helps Sarah, too.” 

His wife has a good relationship with the respite care provider who comes to their 

home. Oliver says that he has been lucky and believes that his health has not been 

affected by providing 24-hour care to his wife. He understands the value of getting out 

and taking time for himself. Oliver said he would recommend the program to anyone 

who is caring for someone with Alzheimer’s or related dementia. When asked what 

advice he would give to other caregivers he said, “As long as you can do it (provide 

care), do it. I’m going to do it as long as I can. I have no intention of putting Sarah in a 

nursing home.” 

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“ Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s 

disease takes a lot of time and effort. 

Getting away helps me to have more 

patience and it helps Sarah, too.” 

This grant not only assists families in 

keeping their loved ones at home in 

familiar surroundings, it also saves 

taxpayer dollars by avoiding or delaying 

nursing home placements. 

Other components of this grant include 

training for medical providers in early 

identification/diagnosis and community 

education. In the past two years, over 135 

medical providers and 833 individuals 

have been trained in early identification. 

507 individuals were screened for memory 

loss. Of those screened, 88 were referred to 

physicians for memory loss, 75 referred for 

depression, and 27 referred for both 

memory loss and depression. Over 100 

referrals have been made to the respite 

program. The 80 caregivers enrolled have 

received 12,739 hours of respite care. 

Surveys indicate that caregiver stress has 

been reduced and caregivers are able to 

provide care for a longer period of time 

due to the services received. 

Dakota Medical Foundation is proud 

to partner with the North Dakota 

Department of Human Services on this 

important project. For more information 

about this program, please contact the 

North Dakota Family Caregiver Support 

Program at 1-800-451-8693. 

Oliver Wahl 

Caregiver 

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WOMEN’S HEART HEALTH INITIATIVE 

More women die from heart disease than all forms of cancer 

combined, but most women aren’t aware of their high risk. In a recent survey of 

women in our region, 24.5% stated they have high blood pressure, 33.5% have 

high cholesterol, 51.6% stated they were overweight, and 19% are smokers. To 

address these critical health issues, in February 2006, the Foundation launched the 

$1.25 million three-year Go Red North Dakota initiative in partnership with the 

American Heart Association (AHA) to improve the cardiovascular health of 

women and their families. 

Amy Walters 

Coordinator 

Joan Enderle 

Director 

This initiative will: 1) educate women about their heart disease risk and healthy 

lifestyles; 2) inform healthcare providers about the unique characteristics of heart 

disease in women; and 3) offer free heart-health screenings in area communities 

and targeted interventions in Fargo/Moorhead, Jamestown and Bismarck. A formal 

evaluation will measure the impact of the initiative and participants’ health 

improvement in areas such as physical activity, nutrition, weight management, 

blood pressure, and tobacco use. 

leadership team members 

DMF 

deb magnuson, r.n., b.s.n. 

ann malmberg, r.n., m.s. 

donald matthees, m.d. 

jane skalsky, r.n. 

jennifer thompson, j.d. 

j. patrick traynor, j.d. 

deb watne 

AHA 

jodi baumgartner 

joan enderle 

lori hall 

june herman 

liz huesman 

lynne struble 

amy walters 

A Leadership Advisory Team comprised of individuals from AHA and the Foundation 

will provide guidance and direction for the initiative. Go Red Ambassadors 

are being recruited throughout North Dakota and our region to serve as initiative 

representatives. North Dakota First Lady Mikey Hoeven and State Senator (and 

Foundation member) Judy Lee are among the first to sign up as Ambassadors! 

Two staff positions funded by the initiative are housed at the AHA office in Jamestown, 

ND. Director Joan Enderle and coordinator Amy Walters administer the 

project and will work together on numerous heart health strategies including: 

ensuring that women “know their numbers,” coordinating 20 Go Red luncheons, 

banquets, or other events in rural and urban areas, implementing a comprehensive 

marketing campaign to educate women and their families about heart disease, 

overseeing free heart health screenings to be offered in three targeted cities, 

facilitating healthcare provider continuing education on cardiovascular disease in 

women, and managing the delivery of results and overall evaluation of the initiative. 

The Foundation was inspired to develop this initiative as a result of the AHA’s 

National Go Red movement and is proud to partner with them to improve the 

heart health of women in our region. A Women’s Heart Health Fund has been 

established at the Foundation to raise additional dollars in support of this cause. 

To learn how your contribution can enhance this effort, contact Jennifer Thompson, 

Foundation director of development, at (701) 271-0263. 

To learn more about this exciting initiative and how you can participate, log on to 

www.americanheart.org/GoRedND. 

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EDUCATING 

HEALTHCARE’S FUTURE WORKFORCE 

Our entire nation, including this region, is experiencing a 

nurse shortage. To ensure adequate delivery of healthcare services in our region, 

the Foundation is partnering with area educational institutions and others to address 

healthcare workforce needs. Goals include: increased number of nursing student 

education slots, expanded use of simulation equipment for clinical practice, increased 

access to rural clinical sites, and support of a nurse student scholarship program. 

In 2004, the Foundation approved a $390,000 grant to Tri-College University (TCU) of 

Fargo-Moorhead to expand nursing education slots at North Dakota State University 

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(NDSU), Fargo, ND, Concordia College and Minnesota 

State University-Moorhead (MSUM), Moorhead, MN, 

by a total of 54 slots per year. This project encompasses 

unique and innovative opportunities for all types of 

students – licensed practical nurses with an associate 

degree returning to earn their Bachelor of Science in 

Nursing (BSN) degree, individuals with four-year nonnursing 

degrees who desire to earn their BSN, and a new 

BSN program that begins the nursing major in the 

students’ freshman year. Jane Giedt, R.N., Ph.D., Professor 

and Chair of the TCU Graduate Program states, “The 

support from DMF has been absolutely critical in 

enabling the TCU nursing departments to implement 

these programs as rapidly as they did. This type of partnership 

is exactly what’s required to ensure an adequate 

nursing workforce.” 

Clinical experiences for nursing students at healthcare 

facilities are also increasingly difficult to access. New 

technology in the form of simulation mannequins can 

provide nursing students with real-life health scenarios 

such as child birth, cardiac arrest, and respiratory failure. 

To expand access to simulated clinical experiences in 

our region, the Foundation has granted $214,000 over 

the past two years to fund state-of-the-art simulation 

equipment purchases at Minnesota State Community 

and Technical College, Moorhead, MN; University of 

North Dakota (UND), Grand Forks; NDSU, Fargo, ND; 

Jamestown College, Jamestown, ND and Northland 

Community College, Thief River Falls, MN. 

To address the rural nursing workforce shortage, the 

Foundation has partnered with Lake Region State 

College, Devils Lake, ND and invested $168,000 over 

the past five years to develop a LPN distance education 

program where current certified nurse assistants (CNAs) 

in rural areas can continue their current employment 

while earning their LPN degree. This “grow your own” 

program has been very successful in retaining valuable 

nursing staff in rural healthcare facilities and fulfilling 

their staffing needs. In addition, over $21,000 has been 

granted to various organizations to train new CNAs. 

The Foundation’s Scholarship Initiative has funded over 

$307,500 in scholarships over the past five years. The 

Foundation is partnering with MSUM, Concordia 

College, NDSU, UND and Jamestown College to 

administer scholarship programs that provide nursing 

and medical students with the financial resources they 

need to complete their degree. 

In late 2006, the Foundation sponsored North Dakota’s 

first statewide summit to address healthcare workforce 

issues in the state. The goal of the summit was to 

develop strategies for expanding, recruiting and retaining 

the healthcare workforce. Nearly 200 stakeholders 

attended the summit, including policy makers, government 

agency representatives, educators, healthcare 

administrators, state healthcare organizations, and 

public health representatives. 

Dakota Medical Foundation’s multi-faceted effort to 

ensure adequate healthcare in the future has already 

shown very positive progress toward impacting the 

region’s access to well-trained nursing and medical staff. 

We will continue to monitor the status of the healthcare 

workforce shortage and stand ready to implement 

additional measures as needed to address the issue. 

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North Dakota is Among Five States Reporting a Large Decline in Percentage of Uninsured Children 

The “State of Coverage” released in August 2006 by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation confirms the 

effectiveness of the DMF North Dakota Initiative. North Dakota is highlighted as one of five states reporting the 

largest decline in percentage of uninsured children since the State Children’s Health Insurance Plan (SCHIP) 

was initiated in 1997, creating a springboard for the national Covering Kids Initiative.

COVERING KIDS AND FAMILIES INITIATIVE 

The Covering Kids and Families (CKF) Initiative is a four-year, $1.3 million partnership 

between Dakota Medical Foundation and The Robert Wood Johnson (RWJ) Foundation. 

The goal of the initiative is to connect uninsured North Dakota children to existing 

free/low-cost health coverage programs. Project strategies include expansive statewide 

outreach and simplification/coordination of the application and renewal process. 

Outreach 

Since 2003, CKF coalition members have spearheaded extensive outreach in North 

Dakota. Many additional collaborative partners have created and supported opportunities 

to educate uninsured families about existing coverage programs and resources. 

The statewide toll-free 1-877-KIDS NOW Help-Line has been expanded into a central 

intake center offering information, screening and application assistance. 

Application Process Simplified 

A $92,000 Foundation grant to the Department of Human Services was a catalyst in 

implementing a new joint health coverage application form and merged computerized 

eligibility system. Now eligibility for coverage under all three programs: State Children’s 

Health Insurance Plan (SCHIP), Caring for Children and Medicaid, is 

accomplished with a single application versus three separate applications. In addition, 

the shared eligibility system has enhanced consistency of coverage for children as they 

apply for renewal. 

Since July 2005, the number of children on SCHIP has increased by 1,378 children or 

58%. These children may have previously fallen through the cracks, remaining 

uninsured until applying for coverage through a separate application process. 

Lives Impacted 

Carol is a single mother of two teenagers. When her uninsured children asked to 

participate in summer soccer camps, Carol called 1-877 KIDS NOW to learn more 

about low-cost/free health coverage programs. Carol is grateful that the health coverage 

she accessed enabled her children to participate in activities that benefited their 

physical and social development – and gave her peace of mind that coverage was also 

there for urgent and preventive healthcare. 

Through Covering Kids and Families outreach, 12 year-old Brent enrolled in the 

SCHIP/Healthy Steps program in July 2005. One month after the family enrolled, Brent 

was diagnosed with leukemia. Brent’s father relayed that if they had not accessed the 

Healthy Steps coverage, the high cost of treatment would have bankrupted the family. 

As a result of their experience, Brent’s mom began supplying applications and providing 

application assistance to uninsured families in her community. 

These are examples of how the Covering Kids and Families project has impacted lives 

across North Dakota over the past four years. The grant ends March 31, 2007, however, 

efforts are underway to sustain long-term partnerships, processes and resources that 

will continue to help North Dakota children and families access health coverage. 

Outreach and Application 

Assistance Numbers 

Jan. 2003 – Sept. 2006 

350,000 Total outreach: events, 

presentations, media/marketing 

4,267 1-877 KIDS NOW Help-Line calls 

1,309 Family HealthCare Center (FHC) 

walk-in clients assisted 

3,437 Applications sent to ND families 

through Help-Line and FHC 

29,301 Children enrolled in ND 

Low-Cost/Free Coverage: 

Medicaid (24,808) 

SCHIP (3,745) 

CARING (748) 

2006 

635 Packets to ND food pantries, 

school district offices and 

nurses, public health 

22 Newspaper articles printed 

896 Television/radio public 

service announcements 

100,000+ School flyers, free/ 

reduced-cost lunch 

applications distributed 

2,000+ Bookmarks distributed at 

United Way backpack event 

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DAKOTA COMMUNITIES ACCESS PROGRAM 

Three years ago Dakota Medical Foundation formulated a 

plan to help people in need access affordable healthcare, dental services and 

prescription drugs. Also included was a goal to improve diabetes education so 

healthcare providers could help patients better manage their diabetes. To implement 

the plan, the Foundation applied for and received a $2.6 million grant from 

the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 

The mission of this three-year Dakota Communities Access Program (DCAP) 

initiative is to improve access to, and coordination of, healthcare services for the 

uninsured and underinsured in central and eastern North Dakota. Through this 

project, DCAP has garnered more than $10 million in reimbursement to North 

Dakota healthcare facilities. 

Community Resource 

Coordinators (CRCs) 

Health Coverage 

Community Resource Coordinators (CRCs) were placed in hospitals, clinics and 

public health departments throughout North Dakota to help people in need 

access healthcare coverage and other assistance programs. CRCs provide 

one-on-one assistance to individuals without health insurance and help them 

apply for free or low-cost health coverage programs, including Medicaid, SCHIP/ 

Healthy Steps, and the Caring for Children program. In addition to healthcare 

coverage, CRCs link people to other programs such as heating assistance, food 

stamps, hearing programs and vision assistance. CRCs also provide outreach services, 

community education, and assistance in navigating the healthcare system. 

Prescription Assistance 

CRCs help low-income people access free or low-cost medications through 

pharmaceutical company programs. Because these programs are complicated and 

the need for affordable prescriptions is so extensive, DCAP formed a statewide 

Prescription Assistance Coalition. The goal of the coalition is to find ways to provide 

more effective and cohesive prescription assistance services across the state. 

CRCs also educate seniors about Medicare’s new prescription drug benefit, 

Medicare Part D, and help them choose the plan that best fits their needs. 

Access to Dental Care 

Oral health is critical to well-being. However, many people with low incomes 

cannot afford dental care. Through this initiative, 11 CRCs partnered with 47 

dentists throughout eastern North Dakota to provide preventive and restorative 

dental care to uninsured persons. More than 80 individuals in 11 communities 

received $83,075 worth of free dental services. 

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In January 2006, DCAP invested $10,000 in Valley Community Health Centers, 

Northwood, ND, to support the establishment of a community dental clinic 

serving low income patients. The funding supported a part-time coordinator and 

grantwriting services to secure clinic funding. These efforts will culminate in 2007, 

when the Northern Dental Clinic opens in Northwood to serve thousands of 

Medicaid, low-income and uninsured patients. 

Diabetes Quality Improvement 

Utilizing a nationally recognized approach to improve diabetes management, 

DCAP established a Diabetes Collaborative with clinics in Lisbon, McVille, 

Cooperstown and Park River, ND. Using the Chronic Care Model, the collaborative 

is working to improve diabetes care through electronic disease registries. 

Through this initiative, a statewide partnership of people concerned with diabetes 

prevention and treatment was developed. In September 2006, the Dakota Diabetes 

Coalition released the results of a survey of healthcare providers on diabetes care 

within North Dakota. Survey participants identified professional education as the 

top priority and, as a result, about 300 hours of free continuing medical education 

(CME) were made available to healthcare providers. 

Additionally, DCAP’s Diabetes Supplies Voucher Program has distributed over 

$100,000 worth of medical supplies and resources to help low-income people 

properly manage their diabetes. 

Sustainability 

Over the past three years, CRCs have helped thousands of people access healthcare 

coverage and other assistance programs. CRCs have become a critical link in their 

communities, leading efforts to improve healthcare access, coordinating resources, 

and advocating for the underserved. Through these efforts CRCs have proven 

themselves to be invaluable to their communities and healthcare facilities. 

With funding from healthcare facilities and support from their communities, 13 

CRCs are being sustained without grant funds. To ensure they remain 

connected and informed, DCAP has established a statewide CRC network. The 

network will utilize a free listserve and monthly conference calls to help CRCs 

share information on new programs, existing programs and best practices. 

Access Numbers 

Feb. 2004 – Sept. 2006 

5,449 People accessed health coverage 

application assistance 

2,732 People enrolled in low-income 

health coverage 

$9,871,306 Reimbursed to North Dakota 

healthcare facilities as a result 

of health coverage enrollments 

5,579 People accessed prescription 

assistance 

$6,699,959 Worth of medications accessed 

5,230 People accessed application 

assistance for other programs 

such as heating assistance, 

food stamps and hearing programs 

2,366 Educational events such as 

health fairs, community 

presentations and media 

interviews on healthcare access 

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DMF INITIATIVES UPDATE 

Automated External Defibrillators (AED) Initiative (regionwide) 

To provide immediate emergency medical treatment to victims of cardiac 

arrest in order to improve mortality rates (over $900,000 invested over the past 

six years). 

• A total of 320 AEDs placed in public locations, police squad cars, and rural first 

responder vehicles 

• Over 1,300 persons trained on equipment usage 

• 15 lives saved 

Children’s Mental Health Initiative (Fargo, ND/Moorhead, MN) 

Seeks to facilitate the development of community resource tools, community 

education and improved collaborative efforts related to children’s mental 

health services. 

• Community input sought via provider/referral source surveys and a Children’s 

Mental Health Summit meeting to prioritize areas of need 

• Approved funding of up to $75,000 for 2007 to hire a children’s mental health 

coordinator to improve children’s mental health service delivery systems to promote 

early identification and recognition of mental illness in children ages 0-8 

• An advisory committee is structuring the position and will begin the hiring 

process in early 2007 

Dental Access Initiative (regionwide) 

Provides ongoing support to volunteer dentist urgent care clinic in 

Moorhead, MN. 

• Over $500,000 invested to-date 

• The Urgent Care Dental Clinic continues to provide critical dental care services 

to uninsured/low-income individuals 

• 52 dentists and 8 dental specialists volunteer time at the clinic 

• Over 2,800 patients from 113 communities have accessed services over 

the past five years 

Diabetes Prevention Initiative (Grand Forks, ND area) 

Altru Health System’s diabetes prevention pilot is designed to prevent the 

onset of diabetes in persons at-risk for developing the disease. 

• $250,000 over three years invested 

• 66 persons enrolled in prevention program: 40% have lost 5 lbs. or more, 100% 

have reached goal of fasting glucose of under 125, 34% have BP under 130/80 

• Worksite wellness and community education programs are also being delivered 

through this prevention initiative 

Model School Nurse Initiative (Cass and Grand Forks counties in 

North Dakota) 

$1.3 million five-year public/private, rural/urban school nurse pilot project 

initiated to create an efficient, cost-effective, replicable, model school nurse 

program with proven outcomes. 

• Initiative entered its fifth and final year marking the second year of decreased 

program funding. All three school systems covered the 50% decrease to maintain 

current school nurse staff, recognizing the value of the health services provided 

• Outcome data is being evaluated by NDSU Ph.D. students. In the ’05-06 school 

year, 19,852 hours of school nursing services were provided with 100,436 nurse 

office visits recorded; nearly 250,000 students and adults received health education; 

16,530 students were screened for health insurance and 767 referrals were made to 

outside providers for health issues identified by the school nurse staff 

• Program sustainability is being pursued through the North Dakota legislature 

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Nonprofit Organizational Effectiveness/Efficiency 

Initiative (regionwide) 

Funds Impact Foundation’s Institute for Innovation and Effectiveness to 

provide technical assistance to nonprofits and governmental organizations 

to improve their outcomes. The Institute provides organizational 

assessments, strategic planning, and fundraising consulting services to 

dramatically improve the effectiveness and efficiency of nonprofits over 

the long term. Through this initiative, the Foundation is building the 

capacity of health-related nonprofits to capture the tremendous charitable 

resources available from private donors. 

• The Foundation has invested nearly $300,000 to-date for nonprofit 

organizational assessments, strategic planning, and fundraising 

consulting services 

• 37 nonprofits have participated in strategic planning and/or fundraising 

consulting programs 

• Formal evaluation systems are in place to measure the outcomes of 

this initiative 

• A new board training curriculum will be available in 2007 

Go Red North Dakota Women’s Heart Health Initiative 

(state/regionwide) 

Up to $1.25 million over three years to implement a statewide women’s 

heart health initiative in partnership with the American Heart Association. 

Includes a statewide education campaign, health professional 

education, and targeted heart health interventions in Fargo, Jamestown, 

and Bismarck, ND. 

• Director and coordinator hired in June ‘06 and housed at AHA 

in Jamestown 

• Website developed: www.americanheart.org/gorednd 

• Marketing campaign, intervention group baselines, rural and urban Go 

Red events, and healthcare professional education strategies have begun 

• First Lady Mikey Hoeven and Senator Judy Lee are first to sign up as 

Go Red Ambassadors 

• Women’s Heart Health Fund developed at the Foundation 

Prescription Assistance Initiative 

(Fargo/Valley City, ND areas) 

Initiative assists low-income population in obtaining free or reduced 

cost prescription drugs from pharmaceutical companies. 

• Over $400,000 invested over past six years 

• 2,561 persons assisted 

• $3,918,336 worth of prescriptions accessed 

• Medicare Part D has not significantly decreased demand; a new 

marketing campaign will educate persons under 65 about prescription 

assistance access 

Worksite Wellness Initiative (regionwide) 

The Foundation partnered with Impact Foundation to manage a pilot 

program designed to create a model which will measurably improve the 

health of our state’s workforce. 

• $109,993 invested over two years 

• Impact Foundation partnered with Altru Health to develop, manage and 

evaluate program 

• Pilot sites include Grand Forks Schools, Jamestown College and Westward 

Products in Jamestown, ND; 655 employees targeted 

• Health screenings performed and interventions being developed at all 

three sites 

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RESPONSIVE GRANT AWARDS 

Unsolicited grant requests that seek to improve health and access to healthcare, 

with a special emphasis on children. 

119TH AIR NATIONAL GUARD 

Fargo, ND 

$250 

First aid supplies for rescue training 

4TH CORPORATION FOUNDATION 

New Rockford, ND 

$3,000 

Services for persons with disabilities 

ALTRU HEALTH SYSTEM 

Grand Forks, ND 

$100,000 

Diabetes prevention and worksite 

wellness project 

ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION-MN/ 

ND CHAPTER 

Fargo, ND 

$10,000 

Public awareness and education program 

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, INC. 

Jamestown, ND 

$386,230 

To implement Go Red North Dakota, 

a women’s heart health initiative 

$10,000 

Go Red For Women 2006 heart health events 

AMERICAN RED CROSS 

Fargo, ND 

$10,000 

Fundraising consulting services 

ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION 

St. Paul, MN 

$1,458 

Fundraising match and marketing for 

April 8th Arthritis Symposium 

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF DETROIT LAKES 

Detroit Lakes, MN 

$2,500 

Nutrition education program for children 

ages 5-18 

CHURCHES UNITED FOR THE HOMELESS 

Moorhead, MN 

$10,000 

Chair lift 

CIRCLE OF NATIONS INDIAN SCHOOL 

Wahpeton, ND 

$25,000 

On-site contracted psychiatric services for 

school-based mental health program 

CITY OF FARGO 

Fargo, ND 

$5,000 

Walk This Way-community 

walking campaign 

CITY-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT 

Valley City, ND 

$10,000 

Diabetes prevention project 

COALITION OF SERVICE PROVIDERS 

FOR THE ELDERLY 

Fargo, ND 

$2,000 

Resource guide for elders and their families 

in Cass and Clay counties 

COMMUNITY VIOLENCE 

INTERVENTION CENTER 


$10,000 

Fundraising education for board and staff 

CONCORDIA COLLEGE 

NURSING DEPARTMENT 

Moorhead, MN 

$15,000 

Nursing Scholarships 

CYSTIC FIBROSIS ASSOCIATION 

OF NORTH DAKOTA 

Fargo, ND 

$3,000 

Support for program services 

F/M COMMUNIVERSITY 

Moorhead, MN 

$1,000 

F/M Communiversity courses: Healthcare 

Crisis; Childhood Bipolar Disorder 

FAMILY HEALTHCARE CENTER 

Fargo, ND 

$22,110 

Dental equipment to serve low 

income persons 

FARGO CASS PUBLIC HEALTH 

Fargo, ND 

$90,654 (2 grants) 

Automated External Defibrillator (AED) 

equipment for first responders 

$10,000 

Colorectal cancer screening 

media campaign 

FARGO CATHOLIC SCHOOLS NETWORK 

Fargo, ND 

$4,000 (2 grants) 

Model School Nurse program expansion 

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The Building of a Foundation 

1951 

1953 

Ralph Schmierer hired as new Dakota Clinic Manager. 

Ellerbe, the firm who designed the Mayo Clinic, was contracted to construct the new clinic.

FARGO PARK DISTRICT 

Fargo, ND 

$10,000 

Summer program for low-income children 

providing fitness and nutrition education 

and screening for health coverage 

FARGO SENIOR COMMISSION 

Fargo, ND 

$2,000 

To partially sponsor the Northern Plains 

Conference on Aging and Disabilities 

$10,000 

Region V Medicare Part D Enrollment 

Assistance Program 

FARGO-MOORHEAD AREA FOUNDATION 

Fargo, ND 

$1,000 

Synergy on the Plains Workshop 

on Substance Abuse 

FARGO-MOORHEAD FAMILY YMCA 

Fargo, ND 

$10,000 


FIRSTCHOICE CLINIC 

Fargo, ND 

$2,000 

Prenatal education program 

$8,000 (2 grants) 

Abstinence education program 

FRASER, LTD. 

Fargo, ND 

$5,000 


$10,000 

Solutions for Families of Children 

with Special Needs 

FUTUREBUILDERS IN SUPPORT OF 

TROLLWOOD PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL 

Fargo, ND 

$17,500 (3 grants) 

Grantwriter for STAR program for at-risk 

children 

GUARDIAN AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES 

Fargo, ND 

$650 

Dementia seminar 

HANDI-WHEELS TRANSPORTATION, INC. 

Fargo, ND 

$25,000 

Transportation vehicle for physically 

disabled persons 

HEALTH AND HUMANITIES FOUNDATION 

Hillsboro, ND 

$4,000 

Donor management software system 

HEALTH EQUIPMENT RECYCLING 

ORGANIZATION (PROJECT HERO) 

Moorhead, MN 

$2,500 (2 grants) 

Support for fundraising effort 

HEART (HELPING ENDERLIN AREA 

RESIDENTS THRIVE) 

Enderlin, ND 

$10,000 


HOPE, INC. 

Moorhead, MN 

$10,000 

Magic Mobility, a mobility camp 

for physically disabled children 

$10,000 


IMPACT FOUNDATION 

Fargo, ND 

$54,993 

Worksite Wellness pilot project 

JAMESTOWN COLLEGE 

Jamestown, ND 

$17,500 

Learning lab enhancement for acute 

and maternal/child healthcare course 

$15,000 


KINDRED PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT #2 

Kindred, ND 

$4,000 

Model School Nurse program expansion 

LAKE REGION STATE COLLEGE 

Devils Lake, ND 

$84,775 

LPN Distance Education program – 

Northwood, ND 

LAKELAND HOSPICE 

Fergus Falls, MN 

$20,000 

Upgrade of records, charting, scheduling 

and billing process 

LAKES COUNTRY SERVICE COOPERATIVE 


$2,115 

First Aid/CPR training equipment 

1956 

1960 

Land purchase finalized; new clinic construction began; move into new clinic completed. 

First hospital founders meeting held; plans for a new hospital began. 

-15-

LOST AND FOUND MINISTRY 

Moorhead, MN 

$9,000 

Addiction library resources 

LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES 


Fargo, ND 

$3,500 

A home visitation program 

for elderly persons 

$10,000 


MACK TRAYNOR, M.D., SCHOLARSHIP FUND 

Fargo, ND 

$3,500 (2 grants) 

To provide scholarships for UND 

medical students 

MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION 

IN NORTH DAKOTA 

Bismarck, ND 

$10,000 

Director of Fundraising/ 

Special Events position 

MERITCARE FOUNDATION 

Fargo, ND 

$7,500 

Nutritional supplement program for kidney 

dialysis patients 

MINNEAPOLIS HEART INSTITUTE 

FOUNDATION 

Minneapolis, MN 

$5,000 

Heart health education for area 4th graders 

MINNESOTA STATE COMMUNITY 

AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE 

Moorhead, MN 

$50,000 

Dental clinic modernization project 

$17,931 

Obstetrical unit clinical 

simulation equipment 

MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY 

MOORHEAD 

Moorhead, MN 

$10,000 


$10,000 

Alcohol abuse prevention campaign 

NEUROPSYCHIATRIC 

RESEARCH INSTITUTE (NRI) 

Fargo, ND 

$50,000 

Evidence-based, best practice treatments 

for traumatized children throughout 

North Dakota (additionally, DMF wrote 

a grant for NRI to Bremer Foundation, 

resulting in $150,000 of additional support 

for this project) 

NEW LIFE CENTER 

Fargo, ND 

$2,000 

Enabling the provision of nutritional 

sustenance for homeless persons 

NOKOMIS CHILDCARE CENTER 

Fargo, ND 

$6,000 (2 grants) 

Bright Futures for Children: 

parent health education 

NORTH DAKOTA ACADEMY OF FAMILY 

PHYSICIANS FOUNDATION 


$1,500 

Don Breen Externship in Rural 

Family Medicine 

NORTH DAKOTA 

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 

Bismarck, ND 

$8,000 

Health coverage survey 

NORTH DAKOTA DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS 

Casselton, ND 

$5,000 

Medical scholarships for high school students 

NORTH DAKOTA ROUGHRIDERS HEALTH 

PROMOTION ASSOCIATION 

Bismarck, ND 

$10,000 

2006 Roughrider Health Promotion 

Conference for teachers and school staff 

NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY 

Fargo, ND 

$20,000 


$2,000 

Pandemic Flu workshop 

$4,000 

Enhancing prematurity awareness and 

educational support for families with 

premature infants 

$75,000 

Feasibility study for Radio Frequency 

Identification Detection (RFID) technology 

in healthcare settings 

$7,890 (2 grants) 

Colorectal cancer prevention program 

$35,700 

Formal evaluation of DMF/AHA 

Go Red North Dakota Initiative 

-16- 

1962 

Architect hired to draw up plans for the new hospital. Dakota Clinic physicians donated $450,000. 

Landowners included Doctors Amidon, DeCesare, Landa, Mazur, Melton, Rogers and Weible; 

cash gift donors were Doctors Houghton, Magness, Murray, Sessums, Ulmer and Wentz.

NORTHLAND COMMUNITY 

AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE 

Thief River Falls, MN 

$23,000 

Simulation lab equipment for White Earth 

nursing education outreach program 

NORTHLAND HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE 

Bismarck, ND 

$1,000 

Health Care Summit sponsorship 

OFFICE OF THE FIRST LADY 


Bismarck, ND 

$19,860 

2006 First Lady’s Women’s Health Summit 

OPERATION BIG BAND AID 

Davenport, ND 

$8,080 

Health education program for 

area first-graders 

OPTOMETRIC FOUNDATION 


Bismarck, ND 

$1,000 

Vision equipment and education for schools 

RAPE AND ABUSE CRISIS CENTER 

OF FARGO-MOORHEAD 

Fargo, ND 

$10,000 

Counseling program for sexually 

abused children 

RED RIVER VALLEY DENTAL ACCESS PROJECT 

Fargo, ND 

$500 

Urgent Care/Walk-in Dental Clinic 

RIVERVIEW HEALTH 

Crookston, MN 

$10,000 


RURAL ENRICHMENT AND COUNSELING 

HEADQUARTERS, INC. (REACH) 

Hawley, MN 

$10,000 

Contracted psychiatric nurse services for 

psychiatric medication management 

SAINT GIANNA’S MATERNITY HOME 

Minto, ND 

$4,000 

Prenatal education for residents 

SHAREHOUSE 

Fargo, ND 

$7,500 

Medical equipment for the health office 

SOUTH CENTRAL ADULT SERVICES 


$22,382 

Fargo Prescription Assistance Program 

$26,973 

Valley City Prescription Assistance Program 

$10,000 


SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA 

COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY (SENDCAA) 

Fargo, ND 

$5,000 

Helping Hand planning project to develop 

a business plan to help families who 

experience medical crises 

$10,000 

Fundraising consulting services for the Red 

River Children’s Advocacy Center 

ST. GERARD’S COMMUNITY NURSING HOME 

Hankinson, ND 

$4,880 

Special needs accommodation project 

ST. JOSEPH’S AREA HEALTH SERVICES 

Park Rapids, MN 

$100,200 

Community dental services for uninsured, 

low-income persons 

$10,000 

A program to prevent diabetes and other 

obesity-related diseases 

THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD 

SAMARITAN SOCIETY 

Casselton, ND 

$10,000 

Home visitation program for elderly 

and/or disabled persons 

THE NORTH DAKOTA ASSOCIATION 

FOR THE DISABLED 


$13,997 

Medical equipment for disabled persons 

THE VILLAGE FAMILY SERVICE CENTER 

Fargo, ND 

$43,400 

Development officer for Nokomis Child 

Care Center 

1963 

Groundbreaking ceremony for new hospital held, with a clinic line of credit used for financing. 

Fundraising efforts began with 40 new members of Foundation. 

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UNITED WAY OF CASS-CLAY 

Fargo, ND 

$10,000 

Children’s Success By 6 program 

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA 


$100,000 

Clinical Simulation Learning 

Center equipment 

$10,000 

Genetics & Healthcare Conference – 

Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome 

$15,000 


$1,500 

Women’s Health CORE Conference 

$2,000 

Medical student scholarship 

$12,500 


WEST CENTRAL INITIATIVE 


$43,300 

Early Childhood Dental Project 

YWCA CASS CLAY 

Fargo, ND 

$10,000 

Emergency shelter services for women 

and children 

MATCH GRANTS 

Leveraged Foundation resources to 

improve health and access to healthcare, 

with a special emphasis on children. 

Match grants foster greater financial 

giveback by attracting new donors and 

encouraging existing donors to increase 

their support. One half of the amount 

of each match grant is derived from the 

generosity of donors throughout 

the region. 

BETHANY HOMES 

Fargo, ND 

$17,288 

Incontinence training for residents 

COOPERSTOWN MEDICAL CENTER 

Cooperstown, ND 

$20,000 

Hospital room renovation project 

FIRST CARE HEALTH CENTER 

Park River, ND 

$20,000 

Computed radiography project 


Fargo, ND 

$50,000 

Strong Start Campaign for Children 

HEALTH EQUIPMENT RECYCLING 


Moorhead, MN 

$30,000 

Fundraising system implementation 

HEART (HELPING ENDERLIN AREA 

RESIDENTS THRIVE) 

Enderlin, ND 

$15,000 

Fundraising kickoff campaign project 

JAMESTOWN HOSPITAL 

Jamestown, ND 

$20,000 

HomMed telemonitor project 

LIDGERWOOD AMBULANCE SERVICE 

Lidgerwood, ND 

$125,000 

New ambulance/medical equipment project 

MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION 

IN NORTH DAKOTA 

Bismarck, ND 

$65,000 (2 grants) 

Mental Health Help-Line 

NELSON COUNTY HEALTH SYSTEM 

McVille, ND 

$20,000 

Computer upgrade project 

NORTH DAKOTA CARING FOUNDATION 

Fargo, ND 

$200,000 (2 grants) 

Caring For Children health 

coverage program 

NORTHWOOD DEACONESS HEALTH CENTER 

Northwood, ND 

$30,000 

New ambulance and hospital 

remodeling project 

OAKES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 

Oakes, ND 

$20,000 

Multipurpose emergency bay project 

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1964 

D. D. Wightman hired as new hospital administrator – new hospital opened on November 2. 

Because of high occupancy rates, the 4th floor of the hospital was completed, bringing the hospital 

capacity to 116 beds.

RED RIVER DENTAL ACCESS PROJECT 

Fargo, ND 

$50,000 


RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES- 

Fargo, ND 

$100,000 

Ronald McDonald House expansion project 



Fargo, ND 

$20,000 

Red River Children’s Advocacy Center – 

sevices for abused children 

HELPING HAND 

A DMF member/employee matching 

gift grant program encouraging greater 

“giveback” to health-related nonprofits 

supported by the Foundation. 

AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION 

Fargo, ND 

$700 

Camp Sioux 2005 and 2006, a diabetes 

management camp for children 

DMF WOMEN’S HEALTH FUND 

Fargo, ND 

$500 

Go Red North Dakota women’s heart 

health initiative 


Fargo, ND 

$200 

Strong Start Campaign for Children 

FUTUREBUILDERS IN SUPPORT 

OF TROLLWOOD PERFORMING ARTS 

Fargo, ND 

$200 

Students at Risk (STAR) Program 

HEALTH EQUIPMENT RECYCLYING 


Moorhead, MN 

$300 

Fundraising system implementation 

IMPACT FOUNDATION 

Fargo, ND 

$1,000 

Institute for Innovation and Effectiveness 

JAMESTOWN COLLEGE 

Jamestown, ND 

$500 


JAMESTOWN HOSPITAL 

Jamestown, ND 

$500 

Community-wide physical activity 

promotion campaign 

MACK TRAYNOR, M.D., SCHOLARSHIP FUND 

Fargo, ND 

$2,100 

Scholarships for UND medical students 

NORTH DAKOTA CARING FOUNDATION 

Fargo, ND 

$500 

Caring For Children health 

coverage program 

NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY 

Fargo, ND 

$10,000 

Benefiting students pursuing health 

administration careers 

OPTOMETRIC FOUNDATION 


Bismarck, ND 

$2,000 (2 grants) 

Vision equipment and education 

for schools 

RAPE AND ABUSE CRISIS CENTER OF 

FARGO-MOORHEAD 

Fargo, ND 

$100 

Counseling program for sexually 

abused children 

RED RIVER VALLEY DENTAL ACCESS PROJECT 

Fargo, ND 

$1,100 


RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES 

Fargo, ND 

$1,000 

Ronald McDonald House expansion project 



Fargo, ND 

$1,500 

Red River Children’s Advocacy Center 

1967 

1969 

A kidney dialysis unit was opened – the first in the region. 

The physical and occupational therapy departments were expanded to meet service demand. 

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THE VILLAGE FAMILY SERVICE CENTER 

Fargo, ND 

$500 

Development officer for Nokomis Child 

Care Center 

UNITED WAY OF CASS-CLAY 

Fargo, ND 

$1,000 

Children’s Success by 6 program 

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA 


$500 

Medical student scholarship 

VALLEY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS 

Northwood, ND 

$500 

Marketing and patient service 

improvement project 

YWCA Cass Clay 

Fargo, ND 

$300 

Emergency shelter services for women 

and children 

DONOR ADVISED 

GRANTS 

Foundation grants based on recommendations 

received from donors with 

named funds within the Foundation. 

BUFFALO VALLEY RED CROSS 

Jamestown, ND 

$3,000 

Safety education for children and parents 

BUFFALO VALLEY SPECIAL EDUCATION UNIT 

Jamestown, ND 

$9,850 

Educational program for students 

with disabilities 

CITY-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT 


$5,000 

Healthy Moms and Babies project 

DICKEY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT 

Ellendale, ND 

$700 

Community and School Wellness project 

JAMESTOWN PUBLIC SCHOOLS 

Jamestown, ND 

$2,600 

Early Childhood Learning program 

LAKES AND PRAIRIES COMMUNITY ACTION 

Moorhead, MN 

$9,360 

Health and safety program for child care 

providers 

PATH ND, INC. 

Jamestown, ND 

$5,000 

Bridge Builders program 

SHEYENNE VALLEY SPECIAL 

EDUCATION UNIT 

Fargo, ND 

$20,000 

Regional alternative education 

feasibility study 



Fargo, ND 

$31,900 

Region V Coordination of Services for 

Children and Families project 

WISHEK PUBLIC SCHOOL 

Wishek, ND 

$3,850 

Children’s psychological abuse 

prevention project 

Total grants Fiscal Year 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,894,876 

(Grants approved in Fiscal Year 2006) 

Total grants paid Fiscal Year 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,385,710 

(Includes 2006 awards paid in 2006 and grants awarded prior to 2006 

with payments in 2006) 

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1972 

Continued high occupancy required another expansion – a new south wing brings the hospital 

capacity to 154 beds.

LIFETIME GIVING SOCIETIES April 1, 1999 through September 30, 2006 

Dakota Medical Foundation honors supporters for their cumulative generosity 

with membership in the Foundation’s Lifetime Giving Societies. We recognize 

and express our deepest gratitude to all the members of our Lifetime Giving 

Societies and thank you for a lifetime of financial investment in Dakota Medical 

Foundation’s mission. Dakota Medical Foundation offers strategic innovative 

approaches to charitable giving which enable donors to carefully design plans 

that will produce a more substantial, positive societal impact. Leverage strategies 

DMF currently employs to maximize the impact of charitable contributions 

include: writing grants, building nonprofit/governmental capacity, attracting 

others to support health-related programs, and advancing lessons learned/ 

best practices. 

champion $1,000,000+ 

visionary $500,000 - $999,999 

innovator $250,000 - $499,999 

benefactor $100,000 - $249,999 

founder $10,000 - $99,999 

Champion 

Region V Children’s Services Coordinating Committee 

U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services – 

Health Resources and Services Administration 

Visionary 

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 

Innovator 

United Way of Cass-Clay, Inc. 

Benefactor 

Goldmark 

Region VI Children’s Services Coordinating Committee 

Founder 

Alex Stern Family Foundation 

Thomas Anderson 

Anonymous 

BNC National Bank 

BPO Elks No. 995 - Jamestown 

Judge Paul and Mrs. Dorothy Brown 

Art and Norene Bunker 

J. Michael and Linda Collins 

Dan’s SuperMarket 

Ishmael Diede 

First Community Credit Union 

Forum Communications Company 

Gate City Bank 

Gladys Krinke Estate 

Dr. Brent and Maureen Holman 

William and Marjorie Jensen 

Dr. James and Margo McCulley 

McDonald’s – Red River Valley Coop. 

National Children’s Alliance 

Noridian Mutual Insurance Company 

Noridian Mutual Insurance Company – Employee Contributions 

N.D. Association of Telephone Cooperatives 

N.D. Department of Human Services 

Otter Tail Power Company 

Dorothy Prafcke 

Beatrice Ricke 

SEI Investments 

Special recognition to all of DMF’s original founders 

State Bank & Trust 

St. Joseph’s Community Health Foundation 

Swanson Health Products 

The Junior League of Fargo-Moorhead, Inc. 

The Sheltering Arms Foundation 

The Tom and Frances Leach Foundation, Inc. 

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ANNUAL GIVING LIST October 1, 2005 through September 30, 2006 

DMF/DMC General Health Funds 

Each year DMF and its donors support programs designed to improve 

health and access to healthcare services. In addition, DMF has identified 

health initiatives to address specific health needs including Children’s Mental 

Health, AEDs, Prescription Assistance and the Model School Nurse Program. 

Children’s Mental Health Initiatives 

Dr. Jack and Bonnie Lind 

In Memory of Jack and Vera Lind 

& Gordon and Caroline Oster 

Dr. Donald and June Mestery 

In Memory of Caden Allen Mestery 

DMF General Health Fund 

Dr. Roland and Carolyn Barden 

Dr. Burton Belknap 

Dr. Dale Ernster 

Michael Fitzgerald and 

Heidi Olson-Fitzgerald, PA 

Dr. John and Ginny Hicks 

In Memory of Johanna Soens, 

Myrtle Hellerud, Alice Emery 

and David Hetland 

Dr. Paul Iverson 

In Memory of Alice Emery 

Drs. Vartan and Lucy Malkasian 

Dr. Thomas and Melissa Mohs 

Morgan Stanley 

Curt and Trish Noyes 

Darold and Judy Peterson 

Robert and Michelle Schmieg 

Dr. Gustav and Mary Staahl 

Dr. Emil and Kathy Steinke 

Jean Wightman 

In Memory of Gloria Krause 

and Dorothy Waite 

Don and Carol Wold 

In Memory of Dorothy Waite 

Hospice of the Red River Valley - 

Capacity Building 

Goldmark 

DMF Donor Advised Funds 

Donor Advised Funds enable the donor to establish a fund or account 

at the Foundation and recommend grants from their fund to qualified 

charitable organizations. The recommendations are non-binding, however, 

the Foundation gives each recommendation full consideration, provided 

that the suggested recipient is eligible to receive such a grant. The Foundation 

oversees administration of the fund, allowing the donor to focus on 

researching and evaluating health-related organizations and programs to 

support. A Donor Advised Fund can be established with a tax-deductible, 

irrevocable contribution of $10,000 or more. At this time, it is the Foundation’s 

practice not to charge expenses to administer these types of funds 

other than the direct costs of external investment management services. 

Fadel E. Nammour, M.D., Donor Advised Fund 

This fund supports programs designed to improve the health of persons in Dakota 

Medical Foundation’s service area, specifically programs or projects designed to 

address awareness, education or treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. Projects 

supported by this fund will also enhance medical education and/or the recruitment 

and retention of highly skilled physicians in Dakota Medical Foundation’s service area. 

Fadel E. Nammour, M.D. 

-22- 1978 Hospital expansions included emergency facilities, physical medicine, 

rehabilitation services and operating rooms; total beds at 184.

DMF Match Grant Programs 

Through the match grant program, DMF partners with nonprofit organizations 

to conduct joint fundraising campaigns for health-related projects. We 

provide dollar-for-dollar matching funds to jumpstart fundraising campaigns 

and to attract and challenge others to donate to programs designed to 

improve health and access to healthcare serices for people in our region. 

DMF Helping Hand Member and Employee Matching Gift Program 

In August 2005, the Dakota Medical Foundation board of directors established the 

Helping Hand Matching Gift Program to encourage members to partner with DMF 

in financially supporting important health-related programs in our region. Through 

the Helping Hand Matching Gift Program, DMF members and employees may 

contribute up to $5,000 to DMF and recommend that their gift, plus a DMF match, 

be granted to up to four current active DMF grant recipients and/or scholarship 

funds during the fiscal year (October 1 – September 30). All funds awarded under 

the Helping Hand program become grants that the Foundation actively manages and 

monitors to ensure the dollars invested are having the desired impact. 

American Diabetes Association 

Amanda and John Thomas 

Caring for Children Program 

Judy Lee 

DMF Women’s Heart Health Fund 

Rick Berg and Dr. Tracy Martin 

FirstChoice Clinic 

J. Patrick and Jamie Traynor 

Impact Foundation 

Rick Berg and Dr. Tracy Martin 

Julie and Mark Haugen 

Jamestown College 


Jamestown Hospital 


Mack V. Traynor M.D., Scholarship Fund 

Dr. Lance and Ruth Bergstrom 

Mitch and Jennifer Burris 

Cynthia Eggl 


In Memory of Robert Giauque, 

Dr. Bill McCullough, Adam Aberle 

and Larry Cochrane (four gifts) 

North Dakota State University 

Paul and Connie Horn 

Optometric Foundation of ND 

Dr. Kevin and Jean Melicher 

Project HERO 


Rape and Abuse Crisis Center 

Dr. Linda Getz-Kleiman 



Drs. Hope Yongsmith 

and Christian Albano 

Red River Valley Dental Access Project 

– Urgent Care Clinic 

Dr. Todd DeBates 

Dr. Daniel and MaryAnne Hunt 


Ronald McDonald House Charities 

Drs. Hope Yongsmith 

and Christian Albano 

Trollwood Performing Arts School 

Cynthia Eggl 

United Way of Cass-Clay, Inc. 

Dr. Kevin and Jean Melicher 

University of North Dakota 

Dr. Stacey and Jennifer Smith 

Valley Community Health Center 

Gail and James Hand 

Village Family Service Center 

John and Sherri Stern 

YWCA Cass Clay 


Access of the Red River Valley, Inc. Behavioral Management Service Program 

Access provides services to children and adults who have developmental disabilities, 

mental illness and other related conditions. The children’s behavior management 

project helps children with severe behavior problems learn to follow rules and cooperate 

with others by providing parents and caregivers with the tools to successfully 

decrease difficult behavior and increase appropriate behavior. 

The Sheltering Arms Foundation 

1980’s 

Final expansions bring the hospital capacity to 265. 

New super specialties added to clinic services. 

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Bethany Homes Bladder Scanner Fund 

Bethany Homes provides a full range of quality residential and healthcare services to 

elderly individuals so that they can live in comfort and dignity. The Bladder Scanner 

project provided funding for two new bladder scanners. The bladder scanners reduce 

the need for catheterizations, resulting in fewer urinary tract infections and decreased 

incontinance. 

Wayne and Pamela Anderson 

Cole Papers, Inc. 

Heartland Trust Company 

Lawrence and Kathryn LeClerc 

MinKo Construction Inc. 

Paul and Mary Jo Richard 

State Bank & Trust 

YHR Partners 

Caring for Children 

The Caring for Children program provides health and dental coverage to eligible 

children at no cost to their families. Health and dental benefits include: physician 

office visits and routine physicals, emergency accident care, diagnostic tests, well 

child care and immunizations, limited inpatient and surgical services, mental health 

and chemical dependency care and preventive dental services with limited restorations 

and extractions. The annual per child cost of this health and dental coverage 

is $356.40. 

Affiliated Employees Credit Union 

Pat and Carla Bellmore 

Blessed Sacrament Church 

Border States Electric Supply 

Buffalo Lutheran Church WELCA 

Art and Norene Bunker 

C.R.E.W. 

Cole and Laura Carley 

Dr. D. A. Carlsen 

Chapter V PEO 

Thomas and Karla Cross 

Stacy Dawkins 

Dickinson Lions Club 

Dickinson Roughrider Kiwanis Club 

Eagles Kindergarten Center PTA 

H. Harrison and Irene Eelkema 

Eide Bailly LLP 

Teresa English 

Kip and Diane Erickson 

Fargo Moorhead Sertoma Club 

Fargo Southpointe Kiwanis Club 

Finley WELCA 

First Lutheran Church of Fargo 

Fisher Industries 

F-M Cosmopolitan Club 

FPM Insurance 

Anna Frissell and Jay Gibson 

Larry and Debi Hagen 

Richard and Geneal Hall 

Bradley and Lisa Hedstrom 

Dr. John Helmers and Mary Helmers, RN 

Stephen and Elizabeth Hogberg 

J.R. Expressions 

Jamestown Sertoma Club 

Jamestown United Way 

Dr. Clayton Jensen 

In Memory of Gloria Jensen 

Geraldine and Thomas Kennedy 

Knights of Columbus - Wahpeton 

Council #2205 

Judith Lee 

In Memory of Mickey St. Aubyn 

Mable’s Taste of Home 

Maintenance Engineering 

Kathleen Mangskau 

R. L. Mason 

Mayville Lutheran Church Women 

Mercy Health Care Foundation 

Messiah Lutheran Churchwomen 

Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative 

Guy and Sandra Moos 

Margaret Mowery 


Noridian Mutual Insurance Company– 

Employee Contributions 

Normanna Lutheran Church Trust Fund 

North Dakota Credit Union League 

and Affiliates 

Norma Odland 

Marie Olson 


Our Saviors Lutheran Church WELCA 

Rolf and Linda Paulson 

Peace WELCA 

James and Jeana Peinovich 

Printer Solutions 

Chad and Jennifer Raan 

Howard and Mary Reinke 

William and Tami Roder 

Ronald McDonald House Charities – 

Bismarck 

Roseglen Immanuel Lutheran 

Church Women 

Rotary Club of Devils Lake 

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1980’s 

Ralph Schmierer retired as Dakota Clinic administrator in 1982 and 

secretary/treasurer of the Foundation in 1988.

Caring for Children (cont.) 

Rough Riders Kiwanis Club 

Dennis and Kimberly Seeb 

Sertoma Club of Minot 

Kevin and Lonna Skoog 

Souris Valley United Way 

Southwest Optimist Club of Fargo 

St. Luke Lutheran Church – 

Women of the ELCA 


Robert and Linda Tonolli 

Trinity Lutheran Church – 

Selma Alexander Foundation 

Dr. Paul and Amy Tronsgard 

United Way of Cass Clay, Inc. 

United Way of Jamestown 

Universal Services 

Darrell and Dena Vanyo 

Vincent Gaffney Foundation 

Walle WELCA 

WELCA of Immanuel 

Paul Werner 

Michael and Mary Ann Wetzell 

Winmar Diagnostics North Central 

Wyndmere Women of the ELCA, 

Wyndmere Lutheran Church 

FirstChoice Clinic - Strong Start Campaign for Healthy Choice Children Fund 

FirstChoice Clinic is a nonprofit women’s healthcare clinic that provides education 

and health services to empower individuals to make informed, life affirming choices. 

The Strong Start Campaign raised funds to establish satellite centers throughout 

North Dakota to provide positive options for women with pregnancy-related concerns. 

Anonymous 

Aaron and Janae Alton 

Bishop Samuel Aquila 

Robert and Patricia Bohnenstingl 

Kurt and Barbara Bollman 

Wade and Kimberly Bruns 

Kevin and Kari Bucholz 

Citizens Incorporated 

Kevin Cowles and Marsha Crane Cowles 

John and Elizabeth Gerulli 

Rev. Joseph Goering 

Growing Kids Preschool 

and Child Care, Inc. 

William and Germaine Harbeke 

Holland’s Landscaping 

and Garden Center 

Dr. Walter and Renee Johnson 

Andrew and Mona Jordan 

Dr. Michael and Sarah Keim 

Dr. Emmet and Diane Kenney 

Alan and JoAnne King 

Joel and Janet Lampert 

Teri Lantz 

Neil and Amy Legatt 

Donald and Jeaninne McAllister 

Maurice and Joy McCormick 

James and Kathleen Nelson 

Scott and Michelle Nelson 

Duane and Gayle Noraker 

Larry and Linda Odegaard 

John and Amy Ommen 

Dr. Bruce and Catherine Piatt 

Dennis and Audrey Roy 

Gerald and Joanne Sandy 

Dr. Michael and Tracy Sheldon 

Kenneth and Victoria Sims 

Sun Electric, Inc. 

Gordon and Loretta Swanson 

Glenn and Karen Urlacher 

Timothy and Anita Weiland 

William and Flora West 

Tim and Donna Ysteboe 

FirstLINK - 24-Hour Hotline 

FirstLINK’s mission is to link people and resources in Cass County, ND and Clay 

County, MN and the surrounding area. The HotLine provides comprehensive information, 

referrals, and suicide and crisis intervention 24 hours per day. 

Anonymous 

All Sports Jewelry 

Altrusa Club of Fargo ND Foundation 

Dennis and Shirley Bjerken 

Bless My Bloomin’ Cookies, Inc. 

Ashley Bossert 

Joseph and Kristi Crawford 

Stacy Dawkins 

Gretchen Everson 

Kay Exner 

Fargo Moorhead Sertoma Club 

Robert Glesne 

In Memory of Kristofer Glesne 

Cathy Hahn 

Linda Hinton 

Kedish House 

1990 

D. D. Wightman, hospital administrator, retired. 

A new surgical center and enlarged ER facilities were added. 

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FirstLINK - 24-Hour Hotline 

(cont.) 

Tracy Konickson 

Rick and Susan Ludwig 

Maple River Winery 

Vance and Kathryne Nichelson 

Darcy and Paulette Orth 

Mark and Marcia Jo Penfield 

Arlene Peterson 

Prody Sales 

Roger’s Staining, Inc. 

Sabin Lioness Club 

Clifton and Karen Skjonsby 

Dr. Gustav and Mary Staahl 

Darrell and Susan Vasvick 

Joseph and Mary Rose Welk 

HEART (Helping Enderlin Area Residents Thrive) Fundraising Kickoff 

Campaign Fund 

HEART is a volunteer-based organization serving Enderlin and Sheldon, ND and 

surrounding areas. Volunteers provide services that enable elderly and disabled 

persons to remain in their homes and communities. This project raises funds to 

sustain the coordination of services. 

Bless My Bloomin’ Cookies, Inc. 

Bottle Stop Liquors 

Circle R Lumber and Farm Supply, LLC 

Corner Cafe 

CornerStone Bank 

Enderlin Dairy Queen 

Enderlin Independent 

Enderlin Rexall Pharmacy 

Ken’s Tire and Auto Parts 

Dr. Duane Krivarchka 

Maple River Barber Shop 

Maple Valley Lockers 

Plains Grain and Agronomy, LLC 

Pohlman Law Office 

Robert Knecht Insurance Agency 

Schall Plumbing and Heating, Inc. 

Schwandt Goodman Post 9050 

Shop N Fuel, Inc. 

Trio Bar, Inc. 

Jamestown Hospital Foundation HomMed TeleMonitor Project 

Through this match grant project, HomMed monitors will be purchased to enable 

home care nurses to monitor high-risk home care patients from their offices. The 

use of HomMed monitors will improve patient outcomes through more frequent 

and consistent monitoring, allowing for more immediate and appropriate changes 

to care plans. 

Collection Center, Inc. 

Warren and Ruby Ernie 

Helen Hample 

Edith Prentice 

Rainbow Gas Company 

James and Marilyn Rexin 

Elizabeth Roach 

Sadie Sargent 

Florence Scherbenske 

Walter Trautman 

Jack and Mildred Wilkinson 

Lidgerwood Rural Ambulance and Medical Equipment Fund 

The Lidgerwood Rural Ambulance District provides ambulance service to the 

district’s 1,500 citizens, covering approximately 350 square miles. Funding 

raised will purchase a new ambulance and medical supplies. 

James and Josephine Aarfor 

American Legion - Lidgerwood 

Warren and Angeline Anderson 

Gerald and Connie Baker 

Brian and April Baldwin 

Bank of the West 

Bergen WELCA 

Jim Berndt 

Better Living Homemakers 

Adrian and Anne Biewer 

Douglas and Joan Biewer 

Henry Biewer 

James Biewer 

Magdalena Biewer 

John and Connie Blixt 

Norris and Joyce Braaten 

Anne Breker 

David and Janice Breker 

Bonnie Bubach 

Bud’s Used Machinery 

-26- 1994-96 DMF sold 50% of the hospital to for-profit Champion Healthcare, Texas. 

DMF began its grantmaking program.

Lidgerwood Rural Ambulance and 

Medical Equipment Fund (cont.) 

Robert and Jeannie Bush 

In Memory of Peter N. Retterath 

and In Honor of Elizabeth Retterath 

Marion Busta 

Cargill, Inc. 

Christian Mothers Society of 

St. Boniface Church 

Kenneth and Darlene Clark 

Dakota Estates Activities 

Dakota Estates Retirement Center 

Dakota Micro, Inc. 

Dakota Valley Electric - Operation 

Roundup, Inc. 

Harold and Mildred David 

Marvin and Harriet David 

Eugene Dolezal 

Richard Dolezal 

Norman and Kayla Duba 

Patricia Anne Duerr 

Ethel Dunn 

In Memory of Donald Dunn 

Eagles Aerie No. 2749 

El Zagel Viking Patrol, Inc. 

Darrell and Ann Elder 

Peter and Kathleen Erickson 

Farmers Co-Operative Elevator Co. 

Farmers Union Oil Company 

Gary Fluto 

Daryl and Deb Foertsch 

Louis and Gretchen Foertsch 

Michael and Carol Forster 

Aaron Frolek 

Edward and Linda Gaukler 

George Gaukler 

In Memory of Agatha Gaukler 

James and Dawn Gaukler 

James and Kathryn Gaukler 

John and Margaret Gaukler 

William and Loretta Giesen 

Michael and Angeline Gilles 

Richard and Annette Gilles 

Evangeline Gully 

Bob and Ardeen Haas 

Dorothy Haase 

Sylvia Hansen 

Howard and Mary Ann Harff 

Steven and Peggy Harles 

Theodore and Eleanor Harles 

Leonard and Serena Hejtmanek 

Anne Heley 

Arthur and Shirley Heley 

Darwin and Elaine Heley 

David and Joyce Heley 

Harvey and Shirley Heley 

Larry Heley 

Lawrence and Marlys Heley 

Randy Heley 

Wayne and Marcia Heley 

Edward and Julaine Helmer 

Emily Helmer 

Leon and Sharlene Helmer 

Marvin Hogness 

Rodney Hogness 

LaVerne and Glenda Honl 

Norma Honl 

Lucella Hrdlicka 

J. David and Dorothy Huckle 

IR Union Local 560 

MaryAnn Jelinek 

Wilfred, Clarence and Tony Kabella 

Thomas and Linda Kaczynski 

Russell and Dorothy Kaler 

Kaler Farm - Joel and Jaci Kaler 

Harry and Pauline Kiefer 

Ronald and Laurie Knaust 

Dorothy Knutson 

Orva Krause 

Genevieve Kutter 

James and Jody Kutter 

Daryl Lahren 

Land O’Lakes Foundation 

Harold and Kay Lawrence 

Irma Lawrence 

Lucinda Lawrence 

Iver and Elizabeth Lentz 

Lentz’s Charolais Ranch 

Lidgerwood Bakery 

Lidgerwood Business Association 

Lidgerwood Fire Department 

Lidgerwood Jack and Jill 

Lidgerwood Knights of Columbus 

Lidgerwood Lumber JD 

Lidgerwood Womens Club 

Lincoln State Bank 

Paul and Jennifer Lugert 

Darnell and Judith Lundstrom 

Margaret Lyon 

Lester and Jacqueline Lyons 

Georgiana Maack 

John and Rosina Manikowski 

Lavonne Manikowski 

In Memory of Bill Manikowski 

Bill Mattson 

Laurence and Ellen Matuska 

Mike’s Concrete, Inc. 

Gerald and Cherryce Neiber 

Albert and Linda Neidviecky 

In Memory of Janice Caswell 

and Irwin Caswell, Jr. 

Mark and Dawn Nelson 

Curtis and Melodi Novotny 

Gary and Patricia Novotny 

1998 

DMF sold the remaining 50% of the hospital to Paracelsus, (formerly Champion Healthcare) 

for $64.5 million, giving the Foundation a total endowment of approximately $94 million. 

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Lidgerwood Rural Ambulance and 

Medical Equipment Fund (cont.) 

Clara Paczkowski 

Harold Pellman 

Mark and Lori Pfeifer 

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. 

Donald Podliska 

Mary Podliska 

Mrs. Bernice Prashek 

James Prchal 

Iva Prudlik 

Max Randall 

Rau Family Trust 

RDO Equipment Company 

Red River Telephone 

Reuben and Harriet Reisenweber 

Elizabeth Retterath 

In Memory of Eldon Orth 

Richland County Farm Bureau 

Roosevelt Lodge #283 

Rutland-Cayuga Rural Fire District 

Viola Schultz 

Olive Schuschke 

LeRoy and Cheri Siemieniewski 

Hazel Smith 

James and Annette Smykowski 

Southeast Medical Center, PC 

St. Boniface Auction Committee 

St. Boniface Quilters 

St. Mary’s Altar Society 

Lorraine Stevens and Diane 

Stevens Olson 

Harris and Lois Strege 

Lois Szatkowski 

In Memory of Tinky 

Bruno and Hannelore Tesch 

Norma Tesch 

Tewaukon Rod and Gun Club 

Roger and Dorothy Thielman 

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans – 

Richland Co. ND Chapter 

Harley and Loraine Trinka 

Irene Vaplon 

Paul Vaplon 

Raymond and Joe Vaplon 

Juliann Vislisel 

Earl Weber 

Richard and Margaret Wettstein 

Trev and Deb Wiest 

Ardith Buehre Wilgers 

In Memory of Don Wilgers 

Todd and Karen Willprecht 

Alice Winje 

William and Ardeen Wisnewski 

Virgil and Ivadell Woytassek 

Mental Health Assoc. in ND - 2-1-1 Program Fund 

The statewide 2-1-1 program is an information, referral and crisis intervention 

system that provides clients with vital health and human services information 

24 hours a day, 7 days a week 


Brian Anthony Cox Memorial Fund 

Christ the King Church 

Community Chest 

John and Jacqueline Cox 

In Memory of Brian Anthony Cox 

Dakota Central Telecommunications 

Cooperative 

Dakota Skies Bingo 

Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation – 

Holiday Inn Charitable Fund, a 

component fund of the Fargo- 

Moorhead Area Foundation 

Fundraising Entertainment Events 

Doris and Dean Giedt 

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church 

Greg and Michele Gunderson 

Susan Helgeland 

In Memory of Luella Lundberg 

Roberta Anner-Hughes 

and Edward Hughes 

Independent Order of Foresters 

Maple Sheyenne Lutheran Church 

MDU Resources Foundation 

Missouri Basin Well Service, Inc. 

Newman Signs, Inc. 



Northern Plains Electric Cooperative 

Dr. Lynne M. Olson 

Prairie St. John’s 

Quota International of Bismarck–Mandan 

Ressler Genuine Chevrolet 

Sun Foods Inc. – Garrison Super Valu 

Tesoro Petroleum Companies, Inc. 

The Armstrong Corporation 

Irene Tschider 

Michael and Mary Unhjem 

Richard Weber 

-28- 2000 Pat Traynor hired as Foundation President.

North Dakota Elks - Camp Grassick 

Elks Camp Grassick is a summer camp for children and adults who are physically 

and mentally challenged. The camp provides speech and language services and 

occupational and physical therapy. 

Alex Stern Family Foundation 

Bruce Barth 


BPO Elks No. 995 

Ishmael Diede 


William C. and Jane B. Marcil 

Family Fund, a component fund of 

the Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation 


Dean and Maxine Workman Memorial 

Fund, a component fund of the Fargo- 

Moorhead Area Foundation 

Farmers Union Insurance 

First Community Credit Union 

Jamestown Elkettes 

Jamestown Lions Club 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kauphusman 

Larry and Phyllis Larson 

Bill and Joan Leifur 

Chris Lerum 

Microsoft Matching Gifts Program 

Richard and Sandra Nelson 

Dr. Stephen and Jane Nelson 



PROP Committee 

Security State Bank of North Dakota 

Sertoma Charitable Sports Pool 

St. Anthony of Padua Church 

St. Joseph’s Community 

Health Foundation 

Stop-N-Go Stores 

Tappen 125th Committee 

The Tom and Frances Leach 

Foundation, Inc. 

Nelson Co. Health Services Foundation - Chemistry Analyzer Fund 

Nelson County Health System, McVille, ND, is a nonprofit healthcare organization 

consisting of a 19 bed critical access hospital with a swing bed unit, a 44- bed long 

term care facility, and two rural health clinics. The Foundation and Health System 

has been raising money for a new state-of-the-art chemistry analyzer to provide 

diagnostic services to their patients. 

Anonymous 

4B’s Restaurant LLC 

Joyce Aaser 

In Memory of Johnny Olson 

and Odella Olson 

Morris and Alpha Aaser 

In Honor of Morris Aaser Family 

Paul and Coleen Aaser 

American Legion-Ole Semling Post #135 

In Memory of All Veterans 

American Legion Auxiliary 

In Memory of Marilyn Bunde 

American Legion Auxiliary 

In Memory of Florence Nelson 

and Departed Members 

Berg Insurance 

LeRoy and Carole Brown 

In Memory of Charles, Clara 

and Ilomae Drew 

Ken and Lori Dahl 

Ron and Joyce Dahlen 

Esther Dalburg 

In Memory and Honor of Family 

and Friends 

Cornell and Cheryl Donohue 

In Memory of Our Parents 

Joann Douglas 

In Memory of Otto Vogel 

and Mertrice Serum 

Armond and Nancy Erickson 

In Memory of Deceased Friends 

in 2005 

Rolf and Esther Erickson 

In Memory of Perry 

and Marilyn Bunde 

Benhard and Viola Flaagan 

In Memory of Bennett Ross Flaagan 

Alvin and Judy Franson 

In Memory of Oscar and June Franson 

Francis Franzen 

In Memory of Bernard Franzen 

Thomas Franzen 

In Memory of Bernard Franzen 

Gordon Glimsdal 

Harold and Diane Haabak 

In Honor of Ernest 

and Victoria Haabak 

2001 

Dakota Medical Foundation reorganizes as a public charity with 

subsidiary, Dakota Medical Charities. 

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Nelson County Health Services 

Foundation - Chemistry Analyzer Fund 

(cont.) 

George and Laura Head 

In Honor of Mrs. Alice Sommerfeld 

Marlys Hjelseth 

In Memory of Arnold Hjelseth 

Lena Jacobson 

In Memory of Paul Jacobson 

Deloy and Eileen Kiefat 

In Memory of Erwin & Gertrude 

Schmidt and George & Lena Kiefat 

and In Honor of Our 6 Children 

and Spouses 

Robert Kniefel 

In Memory of Edward N. Kniefel 

Bjorn Lofthus and Sarah Scanlan 

David and Mary MacMillan 

In Honor of Quilter Gayle Anderson 

Philip MacMillan 

and Adelaide Brakke MacMillan 

Charlene Mardock 

In Memory of Nancy Sigette 

Gordon and Robbyn Maresh 

In Memory of Gordon F. Maresh 

and Joan Gjesdal 

McVille Lutheran Church Women 

Robert Mickels 

In Memory of Edgar and Josie Mickels 

Darrell and Kay Moon 

Gordon and Darlene Nelson 

In Memory of Mrs. Hilda Nelson 

Marlene Nelson 

In Memory of Luther Nelson 

Nelson County Health System 

In Honor of Lorraine Martinson 

Olaf and Fran Nord 

In Honor of Liz Berthold 

Marcus and Susan Olson 

Jacki Orvik 

In Memory of Dennis Christofferson 

Leonard and Linda Peters 

In Memory of Ervin Kjelden 

and Tom Engen 

Charlotte Quanbeck 

In Memory of Marvin Quanbeck 

Loretta Quanbeck 

Vardon and Marilyn Quanbeck 

Dorothy Raaen 

Marilyn McRae Raadt 

In Memory of Agnes and Arnold Menge 

Red Willow Lake Resort 

In Memory of Bill Haines 

Jacqueline Ree 

In Memory of Edna B. Ree 

Bruce Rorvig 

In Honor of Trygve Rorvig 

Dennis and Annette Rorvig 

In Memory of Earl Rickford, 

Obby Brekken, Garard Bosal, 

Marilyn and Perry Bunde, Arlis 

Ruud Lee, Terry DeVine, Florence 

Nelson and Raymond Odegaard 

Linda Rorvig 

Trygve Rorvig 

In Memory and Honor of 

The Rorvig Family 

Duane Ruud 

In Memory of Arlis Lee 

Jerry and Carol Sand 

Ryan Sateren 

In Memory of Elmer and Irene Sateren 

and Darlene Quanbeck 

Vernice Schothorst 

In Memory of Departed Friends 

and Family 

Wesley Shobe 

In Memory of Madeline Shobe 

Robert and Sharon Stanley 

Peter and RoseMary Steffan 

Norris and Sharyn Sundeen 

In Memory of Harvey & Alice Mootz, 

Mike Mootz, Nils Sundeen, and 

Darell Sundeen 

Dean and Norma Trost 

In Memory of Elaine Huso 

Gunder and Grace Trostad 

In Memory of Mr. and Mrs. Olger 

Trostad and Leslie Trostad 

Curtis and Judy Twete 

Timothy and Phyllis Vanek 

In Honor of O’Neal Johnson 

Wallace Repair 

Genevieve Ward 

In Memory of Wellington G. Ward 

Nokomis Childcare Center 

This match grant provides free monthly education sessions to Nokomis Childcare 

Center parents on physical activity, dental health, nutrition, car seat safety, home 

safety, first aid, child development, health, and immunizations, and staff training on 

various health topics. 

James Swanick 

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2002 

First strategic plan focused on access to medical and dental care, 

with a special emphasis on children.

Northwood Deaconess Health Center–Ensuring the Future 

For Another Century Fund 

The Northwood Deaconess Health Center has started a fundraising campaign to 

purchase a new ambulance and remodel the central services area of the hospital, 

which will help sustain the operations of the Health Center. 

Otto and Marjorie Aaland 

Evelyn Arnett 

Mabel Bjerke 

Rodney Broyles 

Beth DeLano 

Donald and Mary Eastland 

John and Beulah Farrell 

Charles and Marjorie Gillespie 

Allen and Joyce Hagen 

Mrs. Phylles Hagen 

Audrey Halvorson 

Russell and Jean Hoverson 

Morris and Ruth Jacobson 

Martin and Marian Jensen 

Joel and Jo Ann Knudson 

Joyce Knudson 

Jim and Marilyn Larimore 

Gilmore and Edith Lee 

Noren and Audrey Meland 

Donna Meyers 

Olaf and Jean Midtbo 

William and Bette Murphy 

James and Judith Mutchler 

Orville and Lorraine Ness 

Arnold and Hjordis Olson 

Scott and LuAnn Pedersen 

Dale Peterson 

Kent Peterson 

Gerald and Opal Pietron 

Helga Retzlaff 

Rev. Victor and Gladys Saude 

James and Betty Stonehouse 

Arnold and Mary Ann Sundquist 

Blanche Thingelstad 

Thore Gene and Annette Ulberg 

Herbert and Fanny Welte 

Project HERO 

Project HERO serves the Fargo-Moorhead community and region by collecting and 

redistributing donated durable medical equipment and unused medical supplies to 

those in need, promoting recycling through redistribution. HERO has increased its 

local redistribution of medical supplies and equipment from 3,362 items in 2003 to 

8,582 items most recently. 

Dr. and Mrs. Perry Engstrom 

Joel Fremstad and Jennifer 

Soupir-Fremstad 

Charley Hundley 

Craig and Julie Johnson 

Neil and Nancy Jordheim 

David and Anne Larson 

Tze Shien Lo and Catherine Yamamoto 

Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd 

Nilles Law Firm 


Martin Riske 

Lola Salmonson Holland 

Greg and Paula Schmalz 


The Red River Children’s Advocacy Center provides medical examinations and 

treatment, forensic interviews, and mental health and advocacy services to children 

who have been sexually or physically abused. 

Dr. Charles Benjamin 

Birch Burdick 

Chad and Kristie Invie 

Joan and LeRoy Justesen 

Robert and Cheri Knorr 

Tammy Lynk 

NDSU-Dept. of Architecture 

and Landscape Architecture 

Drs. Jon and Alonna Norberg 

Robert and Rhonda Porter 

South Eastern ND Republican Women 

Town Hall Series 

2000-06 

A new grantwriting/development program brought in over $5 million 

in outside resources. 

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Red River Valley Dental Access Project 

Red River Valley Dental Access Project (RRVDAP) addresses the critical and growing 

problem of access to oral healthcare, especially for low-income, uninsured or Medical 

Assistance eligible individuals and their families. The Urgent Care/Walk-In Clinic 

provides urgent dental care to underserved individuals. Local dentists and oral 

surgeons volunteer their time to the clinic one evening a week and the first and third 

Friday of each month. 

Anonymous 

Dr. Paul Abrahamson 

Douglas Anderson 

Dr. Howard Berglund 

Dr. David Brant 

Dr. Wayne and Elizabeth Christianson 

Dr. Todd DeBates 

In Honor of Dr. James McCulley 

Dental Associates 

Dr. David Dobmeier 

Dr. Jay and Bonnie Erickson 

Face and Jaw Surgeons, PC 

Dr. Thomas Fellman 

Dr. Paul Fredrikson 

Dr. James and Julie Frisk 

Dr. Philip and Valerie Gattuso 

Dr. David and Bonnie Grosz 

Dr. John and Ginny Hicks 

Dr. Brent and Maureen Holman 

Dr. William Hunter 

Dr. J. Christopher Hieb 

Dr. Aaron and Elizabeth Jost 

Dr. Michael and Sarah Keim 

In Honor of Dr. Brent Holman 

Dr. James Lichtsinn 

Dr. Ronald McClure 

Dr. Ron and Sue Miller 

Dr. Gregory and Christi Orson 

Dr. Ronald Peterson 

Dr. John and Sharon Pollard 

Prairie Oral Surgery, Ltd. 

Dr. David Rostad 

Dr. Reed Sanford 

Swanson Health Products 

Dr. Robert Toutges 

Dr. David Tranby 

Dr. Paul and Amy Tronsgard 

Valley Dental Center, PC 

Dr. Patrick Welle 

Dr. David Wiest 

Ronald McDonald House Charities 

The Ronald McDonald House serves as a home away from home for families of 

critically ill children receiving medical treatment. In 2003, DMF donated The Family 

House building, located one block west of Dakota Clinic in Fargo, and provided a 

$50,000 grant for remodeling and transitional operations to convert to a Ronald 

McDonald House. The match grant supports the renovation of the donated building. 

Mike and Julie Barner 

Jerome and Wendy Wilson Baumann 

Gail Benson 

Dr. Richard and Carolyn Blaine 

Degree of Honor Protective Assoc – 

Moorhead Chapter #160 

Gate City Bank 

Bob and Jacqueline Hegg 

Jane Hella 

Herby Lutheran Church ELCA 

Dr. Warren Hintz and Maureen 

Zimmerman Hintz 

William Kiefer 

Kiwanis Club of Fargo 

William and Anne Kuzas 

Lakota Lutheran WELCA 

Dr. James and Margo McCulley 

McDonald’s - Red River Valley Coop. 

Mrs. Garry Mischke 

Jay and Rita Olson 

Stan and Bonnie Sandvik 

Dr. Susan M. Mathison 

Clarence and Gloria Tate 

Bruce and Lori Tellefson 

Michael and Kimberly Vannett 

Waldheim WELCA 

Susan and David Wee 

Darwin and Corine Wittmier 

Dave and Lori Zabel 

-32- 2002-03 The $700,000 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and $2.6 million 

federal Healthy Communities Access Program grants launched major 

DMF healthcare access initiatives.

Trollwood Performing Arts School 

This match grant supports their STAR program, with a goal to improve the mental 

health of at-risk youth. 

John L. McCormick Memorial Trust 

United Blood Services Equipment Improvement Project 

United Blood Services supplies blood, blood components and related services to 

individuals, healthcare organizations and communities. The match grant supports 

the purchase of new blood processing equipment to increase blood supply and safety. 

Nadine and Terry Aamold 

In Memory of Dencel “Denny” Simon 

and In Honor of Janice Simon 

Aberdeen Federal Credit Union 

In Memory of Aberdeen Federal 

Credit Union Members 

AgCountry Farm Credit Services 

American Legion - Rieck - 

Morgan Auxiliary 

American Legion Auxiliary - Hackensack 

American Legion Auxiliary - 

Rotnem Abel Post No. 274 


Smith Wright Unit 120 

American Legion Auxiliary - Streeter 


Theo A. Togstad Unit #123 

American Legion Women’s Auxiliary 

- Ipswich, SD 

Scott and Rhonda Anderson 

Thomas Anderson 

In Memory of Sheryl L. Anderson 

Charles and Lasca Asp 

Avera St. Luke’s 

Al and Bertha Axtman 

In Honor of Norm Sattler 

BAE Systems 

Gary and Faye Baune 

Baxter Healthcare Corporation 

Bethel Lutheran Church Women 

Border States Electric Supply 

Kathy Boschee 

In Memory of Clyde Ellefson 

Wendy Burckhard 

Michelle Capouch 

Cargill, Inc. 

Stephen and Joyce Carlson 

Carson Women’s Club 

Case New Holland 

Choice Hotels International 

Community Religious Education - 

Litchville 

Dakota Community Bank 

Dakota Refrigeration, Inc. 

Dakota Supply Group 

Joy Dallman 

DMS Health Technologies 

Louise Dryburgh 

In Memory of Dennis Dryburgh 

Jerry and Edith Dunham 

Matt Durbin 

Darlene Ellefson 


Rhonda Ellefson 


Valerie Ellefson 


Emmanuel United Church of Christ 

Women’s Guild 

Enderlin GFWC Study Club 

Ron and Connie Erickson 

Evergreen HB, Inc./Country Cabinets, LLC 

Janet Falk 

In Memory of Ray Falk 

First Care Auxiliary 

Fisher Motors, Inc. 

Fraternal Order of Eagles 

Richard and Anne Fredine 

Karen Friedrich 

In Memory of Lillie Elaine Friedrich 

Kenneth and Jayne Fuhrman 

Richard A. Gaffrey 

Gambro, Inc. 

Glenburn Senior Citizens Club 

In Memory of Katelyn Grossman 

and Mitchell Johnson 

Good Shepherd Lutheran WELCA 

Goodridge Lion Tamers 

Roger and Denise Gunderson 

In Memory of Norbert Kensok 

Haemonetics Corporation 

Ronald Hankel 

In Memory of JoAnn Hankel 

2003 

The Family House was granted to the Ronald McDonald House Charities. 

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United Blood Services Equipment 

Improvement Project (cont.) 

Steven and Raelene Hartze 

In Memory of Phyllis Minerich 

Glory Lemke Harwood 

In Memory of Gustav F. and 

Alma Haeffner Lemke 

Violet Helmer 

In Honor of Joshua 

and Jordana Helmer 

IdeaOne Telecom 

Insight Technologies, Inc. 

Integra Telecom of Minnesota 

Rodney and Gayle Jackson 

In Honor of Nicholas E. Adams 

Jamestown Lions Club 

John Deere 

Roger and Mary Johnson 

Theresa Johnson 

In Honor of Edward Johnson 

Mel and Judy Karch 

Kindred Lions Club 

Kittson Memorial Hospital Auxiliary 

Knights of Columbus – 

St. Anne’s Council #10496 

Terry and Ed Knuth 

Konrad Olson Commercial Real Estate 

Charles Kourajian and Margaret 

Falk Kourajian 

In Memory of Marcy Kourajian 

and Ray Falk 

Lake Metigoshe Lions Club 

Dennis and Kay Larson 

Leonard Lions Club 

Chester and Betty Leverson 

Lions Club of Grygla 

In Memory of Ione Aune 

Lund Oil, Inc. 

Lyle Rasmussen - Real Estate 

Marshall County Healthcare 

Center Auxiliary 

Rev. James and Marie Martin 

In Memory of Milo Mayavski 

Drs. Glenn Mastel and Marit Hordvik 

Mayville Women’s Club 

Rodger and Peggy McAleer 

McLaughlin Lions Club 

In Memory of W.O. Rorvig 

Troy and Connie Morris 

Paul and Nancy Morth 

National Information 

Solutions Cooperative 

National Mutual Benefit - Branch 81 

National Mutual Benefit - 

Mott Branch 79 

John and Cindy Nelson 


Development Foundation 

In Honor of the NDSU 

Athletic Department 

Northern Water Works Supply, Inc. 

Northland Community Health Center 

NSU Newman Club 

Personal Touch Embroidery 

Carla Peterson 

Plains Lions Club 

In Memory of Chris Bullock 

Presentation College 

R.D. Offutt Company/ 

RDO Equipment Company 

Lyle and Jennie Rasmussen 

In Memory of Robbie Rasmussen 

Rees Scientific Corporation 

Al Retzlaff 

Wayne Robley and Mary Klabo 

Roers’ Development Inc. 

Brian and Laurie Rook 

In Memory of Gregory G. Larson 

Ruth Circle of Trinity Lutheran 

Wayne and Gail Saar 

George and Marlane Sanderson 

Scissors & Pans Community Club 

Simmons Elementary Student 

Senate – 2005-2006 

SJE-Rhombus 

Southwest Optimist Club of Fargo 

Spring Creek Hutterian Brethren, Inc. 

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church LWML 

State Auto Insurance Companies 

In Memory of Sheryl L. Anderson 

Daryl Stensgaard 

Strasburg Lions 

In Honor of Ray Kramer 

Student Loan Finance Corporation 

Doug and Tami Svatos 

The Young and Restless 

Homemakers Club 

T.L. Stroh Architects, Ltd. 

Terumo Medical Corporation 

Howard and Paulette Thorson 

In Memory of Albert Ottmar 

Tioga Medical Center Auxiliary 

Today’s Women – Grenora 

Tri Sigma GFWC 

Trinity LWML 

Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd. 

United Blood Services Employees 


United Free Lutheran Church 

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2000-06 

DMF developed initiatives to address critical healthcare needs including: 

Automated External Defibrillators, Model School Nurse, Prescription Assistance, 

Diabetes Prevention, Dental Access, Women’s Heart Health and Worksite Wellness.

Tim Van Raden 

Norman Vangsness 

In Memory of Marjorie Vangsness 

VFW 772 Ladies Auxiliary 

In Honor of Irene Miller 

VFW Auxiliary Post No. 1902 – 

Crookston 

VFW Auxiliary No. 5115 – Ulen 

Wallwork Truck Center, Inc. 

Wal-Mart #1627 

Charles and Amy Wanzek 

Waubun High School Student Council 

Wells Fargo Financial – Aberdeen, SD 

Sheila Williams 

Wilmot Community Club 

Women of Emmanuel Lutheran Church 

Women’s Literary Club – Northwood 

Wyndmere Women of the ELCA, 

Wyndmere Lutheran Church 

Cindy Yeager 

In Honor of Blood Product Recipients 

– You Inspire Us 

Jamie and Tracy Zablotney 

In Memory of Robbie Rasmussen 

Willmar and Marie Zitzow 

DMF Scholarship Funds 

Scholarship Funds are created by individuals, families, schools and other 

organizations to provide financial assistance to qualified students in pursuit 

of higher education in health-related fields. These funds are often 

established in memory or in honor of an individual to commemorate that 

person’s life, achievements, or dedication to a particular cause. The Foundation 

generally works with institutions of higher education to administer 

scholarship grant funds. The donor may select institutions to administer the 

scholarship grant funds as well as develop criteria for the scholarship award. 

DMF does not charge a fee to manage these funds. 

Mack V. Traynor, M.D., Scholarship Fund 

The Mack V. Traynor, M.D., Scholarship Fund was established by Dr. Traynor’s 

children to commemorate his lifelong commitment to delivering high quality 

healthcare services to his patients. The fund provides scholarship grants to one or 

more eligible medical students at the University of North Dakota. Dr. Traynor, an 

internal medicine specialist, practiced in Fargo for more than 38 years. 

Dr. Dave and Denise Akkerman 

Dan and Lori Carey 

Margaret Chamberlain 

Stephen and Debbie Cochrane 

In Memory of Larry Cochrane 

Mike and Linda Collins 

James and Marjorie Crowe 

In Memory of Mack V. Traynor, M.D. 

Cynthia Eggl 

In Memory of Larry Cochrane 

Mark Foss 

Paul and Connie Horn 

Marty and Ann Malmberg 

William Taylor, M.D. 



In Memory of Ralph Molbert 

Thomas Wold 


Robert G. Rogers, M.D., Scholarship Fund 

The Robert G. Rogers, M.D., Scholarship Fund was established by the family of 

Dr. Rogers. The purpose of this fund is to provide financial support to deserving 

medical students at the University of North Dakota. Dr. Rogers, one of the original 

founders of DMF, and a highly skilled surgeon, dedicated himself to developing and 

advancing medical services in the Fargo area. 

Dr. Timothy and Kathleen Mahoney 

Mrs. Helen Rogers 

In Memory of Marjory Thue 

and Jane Stern 

2005 

DMF launched Impact Foundation’s Institute for Innovation and Effectiveness 

to improve the performance and sustainability of nonprofit organizations. 

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

executive committee 

John Bertel 

John Cosgriff 

Tony Grindberg 

John L. Hicks, D.D.S. 

Walter Johnson, M.D. 

Donald Matthees, M.D. 

Richard Vetter, M.D. 

Jon Wanzek 

governance committee 

Joel Haugen, M.D. 

John L. Hicks, D.D.S. 

Chris Kennelly 

Jerry Rogers, M.D. 

Richard Vetter, M.D. 

Jon Wanzek 

finance and 

investment committee 

John Bertel 

John Cosgriff 

Jay Eisenbeis 

Tony Grindberg 

Kevin Melicher, O.D. 

John Stern 

Steve Swiontek 

grants committee 

Bruce Domm, M.D. 

Debra Magnuson, R.N., B.S.N. 

Ann Malmberg, R.N., M.S. 

Donald Matthees, M.D. 

David Rostad, D.D.S. 

Jane Skalsky, R.N. 

Ron Wiisanen, M.D. 

front row: John Cosgriff, Pat Traynor, J.D., Ann Malmberg, R.N., M.S., Jon Wanzek, 

Tony Grindberg. middle row: Joel Haugen, M.D., Kevin Melicher, O.D., Richard Vetter, 

M.D., John L. Hicks, D.D.S. back row: Walter Johnson, M.D., David Rostad, D.D.S., 

Bruce Domm, M.D., John Bertel, Jay Eisenbeis. Not pictured: Debra Magnuson, R.N., 

B.S.N. and Donald Matthees, M.D. 

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STAFF 

J. Patrick Traynor, j.d. 

President 

David Gibb 

Director of Finance 

Jennifer Thompson, j.d. 

Director of Development 

Deb Watne 

Grants and Programs Manager 

Joan Koperski 

Accountant 

Cindy Eggl 

Executive Assistant 

Kim Palm 

Grants and Programs Assistant 

covering kids 

and families grant 

Margaret Mowery 

Statewide Director 

Jeana Peinovich 

Outreach Coordinator 

front row: Margaret Mowery, Pat Traynor, J.D., Jennifer Thompson, J.D. middle row: 

Kim Palm, Cindy Eggl, Laura Hicks, Gail Hand. back row: Joan Koperski, Deb Watne, 

David Gibb, Julie Haugen, Jeana Peinovich. 

dakota communities 

access program grant 

Julie Haugen 

Program Manager 

Gail Hand 

Diabetes Collaborative Coordinator 

annual investment 

market report 

The Foundation’s cash and investment portfolio increased its overall market 

value during the last twelve months to $110,654,271 from $106,463,801, even 

with expenditures totaling $4,691,064. The Foundation’s investment strategy 

has resulted in a 7.6% overall performance for the year, down from the prior 

year’s 8.9% due in part to decreased returns in the fixed income portion of 

the portfolios. The conservative asset allocation strategies of 50% equities and 

50% fixed income securities and the use of a manager-of-managers approach 

to the management of the investment portfolio, as recommended by our 

financial advisors, provided the Foundation with an investment portfolio 

which contains a broad diversification of investment managers, styles, and 

securities. With the help of its financial advisors, the Foundation has analyzed 

asset allocation strategies and adopted a new asset allocation for 2007 and 

beyond that should help the portfolio grow over the long-term while taking 

advantage of future market conditions to improve the returns at acceptable 

risk levels. The new asset allocation strategy to be implemented during 2007 is 

comprised of 55% equities, 35% fixed income, and 10% alternative investments. 

Laura Hicks 

Administrative Assistant 

Financial facts fy 2006 fy 2005 

(per fy 2006 audit) 

Cash and Investments $110,654,271 $106,463,801 

Return on Investments 7.6% 8.9% 

Total Assets $110,822,986 $106,665,038 

Revenues, Investment 

Income, Capital Gains $9,113,465 $10,205,738 

Functional Expenses: 

Program Costs $4,203,657 $4,076,063 

Operating Expenses $487,407 $446,130 

Total Expenses $4,691,064 $4,522,193 

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your health is our foundation 

mission 

To promote community 

health improvement through 

the sponsorship of specific 

demonstration grants, the 

direct provision of needed 

services, either new or those 

that complement existing 

healthcare providers or 

health-related community 

services, the sponsorship 

of clinical research, the 

support of medical education, 

community education, patient 

education and the preservation 

of an endowment to ensure 

the continuation of the 

community hospital concept. 

Particular emphasis shall be 

placed on projects that address 

the special needs of the 

community that encompass 

the traditional Dakota Medical 

Foundation service area. 

purpose 

Dakota Medical Foundation 

is dedicated to measurably 

improving health and access 

to healthcare services. 

vision 

Dakota Medical Foundation 

will be a recognized leader 

in measurably improving 

health and access to health 

care services. 

4152 30th ave s | suite 102 | fargo nd 58104 

701.271.0263 | www.dakmed.org 

this is a combined report of 

dakota medical foundation 

and dakota medical 

charities. dakota medical 

charities exists to support 

the mission of dakota 

medical foundation.

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