your foundation

for wellness

Since 1962, Dakota Medical Foundation has been connecting people and their life experiences to opportunities that improve the health of others. Together, we are creating the healthiest, most generous region on the planet.

What We Do

With the aim to positively impact health in our region, DMF hosts a family of programs and education initiatives.

Since 2008, Giving Hearts Day has raised over $138 million for charities in North Dakota and northwest Minnesota.

Lend A Hand Up supports families in crisis through benefits and an online fundraising platform.

This preventative training equips adults with the knowledge to protect and stand up against the silent epidemic that is child sexual abuse.

Recognizing the interconnected facets affecting kids mental health, this initiative works closely with community members to address and solve these issues.

What else we do

Host a fund

Work with DMF staff to establish a fund illuminating a cause that’s important to you.

Meeting & event space

Host your organization’s meeting, training, or event in one of our accommodating spaces at a low cost to you.

Working with

DMF

Rachel’s life and death inspired our family to raise awareness about the rise of colorectal cancer among young adults. We established a DMF fund called "Live Like Rach" so others don’t suffer the same fate. Rachel wasn’t just a person, she was a force. There are ways to beat this, and we’re going to get there.

Pat & Eric MonsonFund Directors
Live Like Rach

In 2010, as a first-time executive director, I was encouraged to meet with DMF for training and support. If they told us to do something, we did it AND it worked! I still turn to the DMF team for guidance and support. They help us continue to grow and get better. I am always learning through them.

Jill ChristopherExecutive Director
Ronald McDonald House Fargo

It was amazing along the way to see the support from Giving Hearts Day and to have different people who reached out to us that were raising funds on our behalf and had asked us to be part of their events. It was an energetic moment for Down Home. We were lifted up in the community by so many people, and it helped us tell our story to many.

Jenessa Fillipi & Chris WelsandFounder & Marketing Director
Down Home

I would never consider myself a fundraiser, but that is the beauty of Lend A Hand Up. They take a person with passion and conviction and provide them with the foundation, tools, support, and resources to help someone in crisis. On two separate occasions, we raised more than $20K for families in need. What a gift to the community!

Shelly GompfAmbassador
Lend A Hand Up

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