HonorHealth Foundation

Funds raised by HonorHealth Foundation enable HonorHealth to provide: 1) vital medical services ranging from state-of-the-art, lifesaving Level I Trauma Centers to a neonatal intensive care unit for premature or ill newborns, 2) leading-edge medical technology such as equipment for performing minimally invasive procedures and germ-zapping robots that use powerful ultraviolet light to disinfect hospital areas and prevent infections, 3) a robust research program that develops innovative new treatments and provides hope for patients with cancer and other conditions, 4) medical, dental and behavioral health care to vulnerable uninsured and underinsured populations through community health clinics, 5) nourishment to hungry children and families through a food bank, 6) adult day healthcare and enrichment for seniors, 6) early childhood education to low-income children, 7) trauma medical training that helps military personnel and local first responders save lives, 8) forensic nurse examiners who care for victims of interpersonal violence and facilitate prosecution of their attackers/abusers, 9) new facilities, such a Neuroscience Institute to provide comprehensive, convenient care to patients with everything from brain and spine injuries to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and multiple sclerosis, as well as a new medical center to serve patients and families in fast-growing outlying areas.

We work passionately, professionally and in partnership with our benefactors to ensure that their individual philanthropic goals are fulfilled while also meeting the needs of the patients, families and communities served by HonorHealth.

HonorHealth Foundation focuses on ensuring that donors are informed of the specific use of their gift and its impact on others. This includes financial reporting related to their contribution, as well as providing regular communications and updates about the use of their donation. Opportunities also are provided for donors to see their gift in action firsthand during tours, site visits and interactions with appropriate program stakeholders.

HonorHealth Foundation has a dedicated team of more than 30 staff members who are united in their donor-centric focus and approach. The team includes development professionals who work closely with donors to ensure their individual philanthropic goals are met.

Other members of the HonorHealth Foundation team include gift management, communications and support personnel who properly acknowledge and account for gifts, update donors on the impact of their gifts, and inform potential donors about meaningful opportunities to support HonorHealth’s many programs and services.

HonorHealth Foundation has a capability that many nonprofit organizations lack; we allow donors to do the most good and help the most people with their gifts. In fact, each donor can be assured that 100 percent of their gift goes directly to the HonorHealth program or service they desire, rather than administrative fees. This is made possible by HonorHealth, which covers HonorHealth Foundation’s operating costs entirely.

The healthcare system offers a solid reputation backed by a history of more than 140 years of continually investing in new and better ways to serve the community and its healthcare needs. HonorHealth is well-known in our community and beyond for innovation and quality care. As evidence of this, all five of HonorHealth’s medical centers have earned Magnet status, which is the gold standard for excellence in nursing and a designation held only by approximately 8 percent of the nation’s hospitals.

Among our many testaments of embracing innovation to benefit patients and our community, HonorHealth was first in Arizona with the da Vinci robot for performing minimally invasive surgery, as well as first in the Southwest and second in the nation to implant an MRI-safe pacemaker. Our Breast Health and Research Center was the second breast center in the entire nation to use 3D mammography, and our cancer clinical trials program at HonorHealth Research Institute is home to one of the nation’s leading early drug development programs—a distinction normally held by large academic centers rather than community hospital systems such as HonorHealth.

Over the years, HonorHealth Foundation has raised more than $400 million to support HonorHealth’s many programs and services and advance its mission.

HonorHealth Foundation provides millions of dollars to fund capital projects. These range from micro-vascular surgery instruments, ultrasound machines and medical imaging devices to pediatric cribs and high-tech manikins used to provide realistic simulation training to military medical personal and local first responders

Additionally, generous gifts to HonorHealth Foundation have enabled HonorHealth’s community programs to serve individuals of all ages facing a myriad of vital needs. As evidence of this, philanthropy helped HonorHealth Desert Mission in 2018 to provide food to 34,945 clients and early care and education to 414 children, while 105 seniors attended Desert Mission’s adult day healthcare program. Through philanthropic support, HonorHealth’s forensic nurse examiners perform an average of 220 medical-forensic exams monthly on victims of interpersonal violence. Philanthropic support also makes it possible for investigators at HonorHealth Research Institute to develop promising new cancer treatments. They are currently conducting more than 150 active cancer clinical trials.

Looking ahead, HonorHealth Foundation will work to raise the funds needed to support HonorHealth’s programs and services, as well as expand its facilities and ability to conveniently meet community needs. Key among these efforts will be raising funds for a new HonorHealth Neuroscience Institute and the HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center. Opening in 2021, the Neuroscience Institute will provide comprehensive, expert services under one roof to ease the way for the growing number of patients with Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, brain and spine injuries and other neurological issues. HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center, opening in 2020 as HonorHealth’s sixth campus, will meet the increasing health and wellness needs of the expanding north Phoenix, Anthem and West Valley communities.