History of the Foundation

Groves Hospital Foundation was incorporated on December 6, 2002 under the legal name of Groves Memorial Community Hospital Foundation. Its sole purpose is to fundraise and steward donor funds on behalf of Groves Memorial Community Hospital. 

The Foundation came into being because of the Capital Redevelopment Campaign. In 2002, dedicated community members came together, in partnership with Groves Memorial Community Hospital (GMCH) and Groves Hospital Volunteer Association (GHVA), to form a sister organization with the sole purpose of fundraising. Since the cancelled Redevelopment Project, there have been two other successfully complete Capital Campaigns: the CT Scan Campaign and the Digitial Mammography Campaign. 

Throughout the campaigns, an annual giving program was developed. However, most of the gifts received were being designated to the capital campaigns. In 2011, after completing the CT Campaign, the Foundation started to focus on Annual Gifts to support the ongoing purchase of state-of-the-art-equipment for the hospital.