Organizations Filed Purposes:
AS AN AFFILIATE OF 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 SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR ALL.
SAINT ELIZABETH FOUNDATION RAISES FUNDS TO PROMOTE EXCELLENT, COMPASSIONATE, AND SPIRITUAL CARE WITHIN CHI NEBRASKA, A RELATED ORGANIZATION, AND THE COMMUNITIES THE HEALTH SYSTEM SERVES.
EXEMPT PURPOSE ACHIEVEMENTSINTRODUCTIONAS COMMONSPIRIT HEALTH, WE MAKE THE HEALING PRESENCE OF GOD KNOWN IN OIUR WORLD BY IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE VULNERABLE, WHILE WE ADVANCE SOCIAL JUSTCIE 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 $681,794 IN CONTRIBUTIONS. AT THE SAME TIME IT HAS DISBURSED $3,124,329 BACK TO THE HOSPITALS AND THE COMMUNITY. OF THAT AMOUNT, $3,009,242 WAS FOR THE PURCHASE OF CAPITAL/EQUIPMENT FOR SAINT ELIZABETH AND NEBRASKA HEART, DIRECTLY RELATED TO PATIENT CARE.EMERGENCY & HARDSHIP CHARITY CARECHI HEALTH ST ELIZABETH FOUNDATION CURRENTLY MAINTAINS A FUND THAT PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO PATIENTS AFTER DISCHARGE. THERE WERE 84 PATIENTS AND FAMILIES SERVED THIS FISCAL YEAR FOR A TOTAL OF $40,095. 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. AT THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS, WE GAVE QUALIFIYING EMPLOYEES GROCERY AND WALMART GIFT CARDS. THIS YEAR THE FUND WAS ABLE TO HELP 28 EMPLOYEES FOR A TOTAL OF $46,727. 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. THEY ALSO PROVIDED FUNDING FOR TWO EMPLOYEE $500 SCHOLARSHIPS, ONE TEEN VOLUNTEER SCHOLARSHIP FOR $500.00 AND TWO SCHOLARSHIPS OF $500.00 EACH FOR COLLEGE VOLUNTEERS. 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. THESE FOUR SCHOLARSHIPS OF $1,000 EACH WERE MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE INTEREST FROM THEIR ESTABLISHED ENDOWMENT WHICH WILL CONTINUE INTO PERPETUITY. OTHER SCHOLARSHIPSIN ADDITION TO THE SAINT ELIZABETH NURSES' ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIPS AND THE SAINT ELIZABETH AUXILIARY SCHOLARSHIPS, SAINT ELIZABETH FOUNDATION AWARDED AN ADDITIONAL TEN SCHOLARSHIPS TO HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS WORTH $8,500.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Mike Zeleny | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Dianne Temme Stinton | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| John Hyland Ii | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Lg Searcey | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ronald Schwab Md | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Louise Schleich | BOARD SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Rahul Razdan Md | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Lorraine Pallesen | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Messineo | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Tammie Funke-Matya | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Kim Coleman Md | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Braun | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Joseph Bachmann | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Donna Hammack | BOARD MEMBER & CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER | 50 | $0 |
| Kathy Bertolini | VP PHILANTHROPY | 1 | $0 |
| Derek Vance | BOARD MEMBER/PRESIDENT SERMC | 1 | $0 |
| Cary Ward Md | FORMER INTERIM PRESIDENT SERMC | 1 | $0 |
| Jeanette Wojtalewicz | CFO CHI HEALTH | 1 | $0 |
| Cliff Robertson Md | CEO CHI HEALTH | 1 | $0 |
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