SAINT ELIZABETH FOUNDATION
Lincoln, NE, US
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501(c)3
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EIN
47-0625523
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Fund Raising & Fund Distribution
Regional Funder
Lincoln, NE, US
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501(c)3
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EIN
47-0625523
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Fund Raising & Fund Distribution
Regional Funder
Programs
Program 1 [2018]
PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE THE SAINT ELIZABETH FOUNDATION WAS INCORPORATED AS A 501(C)(3), TAX EXEMPT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION. ITS PURPOSE IS TO RAISE FUNDS TO PROMOTE CARE GIVING AT CHI HEALTH SAINT ELIZABETH, PROVIDING EXCELLENT, COMPASSIONATE AND SPIRITUAL CARE THROUGH PROGRAMS WITHIN THE HEALTH SYSTEM AND THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES. THE FOUNDATION'S STAFF AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES RAISE FUNDS THROUGH SPECIAL EVENTS, ANNUAL GIVING, MAJOR GIFTS, CAPITAL CAMPAIGNS, PLANNED GIFTS AND GRANTS. IN 2007, THE FOUNDATION'S PUBLIC CHARITY STATUS WAS CHANGED TO AN ORGANIZATION CLASSIFIED UNDER SECTION 509(A)(1) AND 170(B)(1)(A)(VI); THIS WAS MODIFIED AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE PENSION PROTECTION ACT OF 2006(HR4). THE FOUNDATION MEETS THE PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST REQUIRED OF A PUBLIC CHARITY. THIS ALLOWS THE FOUNDATION TO RECEIVE ROLLOVER CONTRIBUTIONS AND ALSO TO RECEIVE GIFTS FROM PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS. CAREER MENTORING PROGRAM CHI HEALTH ST ELIZABETH HAS DEVELOPED A CAREER MENTORING PROGRAM PROVIDING A HEALTH SCIENCES SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM AND A HEALTH OCCUPATIONS SUMMER CAMP FOR QUALIFYING LINCOLN PUBLIC AND PAROCHIAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN HEALTHCARE OCCUPATIONS. STUDENTS THAT SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THESE PROGRAMS ARE AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS THROUGH A GIFT FROM LANCASTER MEDICAL SOCIETY AND OTHER DONORS, DESIGNATED TO CHI HEALTH ST ELIZABETH FOUNDATION'S CAREER MENTORING FUND. SIX $500 SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED STUDENTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2018. SPECIAL FOUNDATION FUNDS AUXILIARY UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF SAINT ELIZABETH FOUNDATION, THE SAINT ELIZABETH AUXILIARY CONDUCTS SUPPORTIVE ACTIVITIES, WHICH ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF CARE GIVEN TO PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES, EMPLOYEES, AND VOLUNTEERS THROUGH FUNDRAISING EFFORTS AND POSITIVE COMMUNITY RELATIONS. THEY ALSO PROVIDED FUNDING FOR TWO EMPLOYEE $500 SCHOLARSHIPS, ONE TEEN VOLUNTEER SCHOLARSHIP FOR $500 AND TWO SCHOLARSHIPS OF $500 EACH FOR COLLEGE VOLUNTEERS. FUNDRAISING EVENTS INCLUDED VALENTINE AND HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR, WHICH CUMULATIVELY TOTALED $3,933 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018. NURSING ALUMNI GRADUATES OF THE SAINT ELIZABETH SCHOOL OF NURSING, WHICH CLOSED IN 1970, PROMOTED PROFESSIONALISM IN NURSING WITH FOUR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR NURSES. THE FOUNDATION STAFF SUPPORTS VARIOUS ACTIVITIES OF THE NURSING ALUMNI, SUCH AS ASSISTING WITH ANNUAL EVENTS AND INCLUSION OF THEIR SCHOLARSHIPS IN THE AWARD PROCESS. THESE FOUR SCHOLARSHIPS OF $1,000 EACH WERE MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE INTEREST FROM THEIR ESTABLISHED ENDOWMENT WHICH WILL CONTINUE INTO PERPETUITY. JONG YIEE SCHOLARSHIP THIS ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FOR $1,000, ESTABLISHED BY KEVIN YIEE MD AND HIS WIFE MABELLE, WAS GIVEN TO TWO HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS. EACH STUDENT RECEIVED $1,000.00. OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS IN ADDITION TO THE SAINT ELIZABETH NURSES' ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIPS, THE YIEE SCHOLARSHIP AND THE SAINT ELIZABETH AUXILIARY SCHOLARSHIPS, SAINT ELIZABETH FOUNDATION AWARDED AN ADDITIONAL EIGHT $500 SCHOLARSHIPS AND FIVE $1,000 SCHOLARSHIPS TO HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. CAMP FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED BURNS CHI HEALTH ST ELIZABETH FOUNDATION SUPPORTED KAMP KALEO - A CHILDREN'S CAMP FOR BURN SURVIVORS AND THEIR SIBLINGS. NURSES FROM THE ST ELIZABETH BURN UNIT PROVIDE SUPERVISION AND TREATMENT AT CAMP IN BURWELL, NEBRASKA. THE CAMP PROVIDES CHILDREN WITH SIMILAR EXPERIENCES AND OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT, WHILE BUILDING SELF-ESTEEM THROUGH PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES AND PERSONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS. $12,638 WAS SPENT TO SUPPORT THE BURN CAMP IN FY2018.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.2MCommunity Health Improvement Initiatives
EXEMPT PURPOSE ACHIEVEMENTSINTRODUCTIONAS COMMONSPIRIT HEALTH, WE MAKE THE HEALING PRESENCE OF GOD KNOWN IN OUR WORLD BY IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE VULNERABLE, WHILE WE ADVANCE SOCAL JUSTICE FOR ALL. THE PURPOSE OF SAINT ELIZABETH FOUNDATION IS TO RAISE FUNDS TO PROMOTE CAREGIVING AT SAINT ELIZABETH AND NEBRASKA HEART, PROVIDING EXCELLENT, COMPASSIONATE AND SPIRITUAL CARE THROUOGH PROGRAMS WITHIN THE HEALTH SYSTEMS AND THE COMMUITY THEY SERVE. TO ENSURE GIFTS ARE ADMINISTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DONORS' INTENTIONS, CHI HEALTH ST ELIZABETH FOUNDATION ESTABLISHES RESTRICTED ACCOUNTS THAT ASSURE FUNDS ARE DEDICATED TO THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH THEY ARE GIVEN.DURING THE LAST FISCAL YEAR THE FOUNDATION HAS RAISED $2,138,202 IN CONTRIBUTIONS. AT THE SAME TIME IT HAS DISBURSED $1,078,865 BACK TO THE HOSPITALS AND THE COMMUNITY.EMERGENCY & HARDSHIP CHARITY CARECHI HEALTH ST ELIZABETH FOUNDATION CURRENTLY MAINTAINS A FUND THAT PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO PATIENTS AFTER DISCHARGE. ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED IN AREAS OF NON-COVERED PRESCRIPTIONS, LODGING, MEALS, AND TRAVEL NEEDS. PATIENTS MUST HAVE NO OTHER MEANS OF SUPPORT. EMPLOYEE EMERGENCY FUNDTHE FOUNDATION MAINTAINS A FUND DESIGNATED STRICTLY TO EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR EMPLOYEES OF CHI HEALTH ST ELIZABETH, NEBRASKA HEART, ALONG WITH OUR LINCOLN-BASED AFFILIATES. ASSISTANCE CONSISTS OF HELPING WITH UTILITIES, RENT, FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, AND MEDICAL NEEDS FOR QUALIFYING EMPLOYEES. NEONATAL FAMILY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMINFANTS CARED FOR IN THE NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT USUALLY NEED A MINIMUM OF 23-WEEKS FOR THE LUNGS TO BE MATURE ENOUGH FOR SURVIVAL. FULL-TERM GESTATION IS 40-WEEKS. MOST BABIES STAY IN THE NICU UNTIL THEIR ORIGINAL DUE DATE. SAINT ELIZABETH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ASSISTS THESE PARENTS WHO LIVE OUTSIDE OF LANCASTER COUNTY BY ALLOWING THEM TO STAY CLOSE TO THEIR NEWBORN. THIS ALLOWS THEM TO DEVELOP THAT IMPORTANT BOND AND NURTURING RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR CHILD RATHER THAN TRAVELING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN HOME AND HOSPITAL. THE CHASE SUITES LOCATED WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE FROM THE HOSPITAL HAS OFFERED A SPECIAL RATE TO FAMILIES OF PATIENTS.SPECIAL FOUNDATION FUNDSAUXILIARYUNDER THE UMBRELLA OF SAINT ELIZABETH FOUNDATION, THE SAINT ELIZABETH AUXILIARY CONDUCTS SUPPORTIVE ACTIVITIES, WHICH ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF CARE GIVEN TO PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES, EMPLOYEES, AND VOLUNTEERS THROUGH FUNDRAISING EFFORTS AND POSITIVE COMMUNITY RELATIONS.NURSING ALUMNIGRADUATES OF THE SAINT ELIZABETH SCHOOL OF NURSING, WHICH CLOSED IN 1970, PROMOTED PROFESSIONALISM IN NURSING WITH FOUR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR NURSES. THE FOUNDATION STAFF SUPPORTS VARIOUS ACTIVITIES OF THE NURSING ALUMNI, SUCH AS ASSISTING WITH ANNUAL EVENTS AND INCLUSION OF THEIR SCHOLARSHIPS IN THE AWARD PROCESS.JONG YIEE SCHOLARSHIPTWO ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR $1,000.00 HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED BY KEVIN YIEE MD AND HIS WIFE MABELLE. THEY ARE AWARDED ANNUALLY.TWENTY FIVE ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED AT THE FOUNDATION BY VARIOUS DONORS. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED ANNUALLY AFTER A SELECTION COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND SELECTS THE RECIPIENTS. THEY ARE AVAILABLE TO EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE MET CRITERIA AND HAVE SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS. A SCHOLARSHIP IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR A TEEN VOLUNTEER AND A COLLEGE VOLUNTEER. DURING FISCAL YEAR 6/30/2024, $15,500 IN SCHOLARSHIPS WAS GIVEN TO 12 RECIPIENTS THROUGH ST. ELIZABETH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, A RELATED ORGANIZATION.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.2M
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