About Us

Mission

To empower Providence Saint John’s Health Center and its affiliates to deliver exceptional and compassionate patient care, advance innovative medical research, and improve the overall health of our community.

Vision

Be an industry leading foundation that provides transformative philanthropic support fully aligned with, and proactively advancing, the objectives that will ensure Saint John’s Health Center remains at the forefront of medical excellence and compassionate care.

Values

COLLABORATION

We respectfully partner with caregivers, volunteers and donors to advance the mission, vision and values of the foundation and to bring essential resources to Saint John’s.

EXCELLENCE

We purposefully strive for the highest standards in our work, always striving to innovate and deliver meaningful impact through philanthropy. 

COMPASSION

We serve with empathy and care, placing the well-being of others—including our donors, colleagues and broader community—at the heart of our mission.

INTEGRITY

We act with honesty, transparency, and accountability in stewarding relationships and showing gratitude for philanthropic resources. 

History

Incorporated in 1975 as a separate tax-exempt 501(c)(3) corporation to advance the mission and goals of Saint John’s Health Center, the Saint John’s Health Center Foundation is governed by an all volunteer board of directors and trustees, who bring their leadership skills to ensure that Saint John’s is here for their community – now and in the future.

Trustees work tirelessly with the foundation staff to vision, plan, initiate and maintain structured programs of support for the health center’s capital, equipment, programmatic needs, community outreach and to carry forward the health center’s mission of compassionate care.

When the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth came west to build Saint John’s, generous neighbors helped these pioneering women purchase the land upon which Saint John’s Health Center campus stands. The Foundation grew out of the original Saint John’s Hospital Guild founded in 1947 to carry forward the mission of compassionate care set forth by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth. That mission is continued now through the healing ministry of Providence Health & Services.

The Strategic Plan

The Foundation unveiled a new strategic plan in 2025. The five-year plan, “Attaining Transformative Philanthropy,” focuses on creating authentic, values-driven, impactful relationships that will strengthen Saint John’s ability to secure a competitive advantage, grow and thrive for the health of us all.

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A Legacy of Philanthropy

The Foundation is the chief financial engine for Providence Saint John’s Health Center, raising funds for state-of-the-art facilities, equipment, technology, and programs and services, as well as ground-breaking cancer research. Philanthropic efforts have successfully raised more than $1 billion. These funds have included $370 million to rebuild the Health Center after the 1994 Northridge earthquake and the Power of Partnership campaign, which raised over $213 million to revolutionize clinical care, and attract and recruit leading physicians and researchers to the Health Center.
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