Skiff Foundation

Founded in 1992, the Skiff Medical Center Foundation provides health-related assistance to meet the needs of the community for generations to come. Hard-working people like you, who make generous contributions to the Foundation, become valuable building blocks that make health care more accessible, support health-care missions and make community support more available.

The mission of the Foundation is to support Skiff Medical Center in meeting the health needs of the communities it serves.

Our goals:

• Recruit and retain quality health-care personnel
• Invest in physical plant and equipment
• Gain and provide community support
• Support other appropriate needs
• Solicit outside resources/funding through:
• Individuals
• Corporations
• Foundations
• Grants (governmental)
• Other income-producing activities

Here are some of the Skiff Medical Center Foundation`s recent accomplishments:

Access to health care

• Held a fundraising campaign in 2003 to finance renovation of a portion of Skiff Medical Center into the Monarch Wing, a residential hospice unit.
• Assisted with the recruitment of several primary care physicians, specialists and other health-care providers.
• Provided for medical facilities and services in Colfax, Baxter and Monroe in cooperation with local physician clinics.
• Participated with Health Enterprises of Iowa to provide high-tech mobile diagnostic services to Skiff Medical Center.

Health-care missions

• Provided financial and in-kind support of several El Salvador medical missions.
• Donated to the Haiti medical missions.

Community support

• Donated funds to Autumn Magic, an Auxiliary fundraiser for kidney dialysis at Skiff Medical Center.
• Donated to the 1998 school bond campaign.
• Continues to be a major donor to the American Heart Campaign as part of the local American Heart Walk hosted by Skiff Medical Center.
• Annually supported the Newton Relay for Life, a fundraiser of the American Cancer Society.
• Was a major contributor to Chair-ees Jubilee, a Skiff Auxiliary fundraiser for the Monarch Hospice Wing.
• Contributed financial support to Assets for Newton Youth.

Our Board of Directors

The Skiff Foundation is led by a Board of Directors who meet quarterly to make decisions regarding fund-raising, contributions, and other Foundation business.

2011 Board of Directors

• Dave Goos – Board President
• Steve Long – Board Secretary
• Mike Anderson – Board Treasurer
• Rita Baker
• Kim Didier
• Bruce Hoffmeier
• Jeff King
• Chad Klein
• Dianne Ruggle
• Lois Vogel

Foundation Director Bruce Hoffmeier is available to visit with you personally, or to give an information program at your event or service organization. He welcomes you to contact him at (641) 791-4887 or bhoffmeier@skiffmed.com.