Morton Plant Mease Health Care Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
MORTON PLANT MEASE HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THE HOSPITALS OF MORTON PLANT MEASE TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF OUR COMMUNITY BY INSPIRING PEOPLE TO INVEST IN EXTRAORDINARY, COMPASSIONATE CARE.
- Income
- $22.1 million
- Spending
- $16.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 83%
- Reserves
- 35.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 68%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 110
- Highest pay
- $820,556, director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 93% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 35.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 4% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 26% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 85% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1583% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 11 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2525 of 26 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (7)
- $9.2 million spent. PROVIDING CAPITAL SUPPORT TO THE HOSPITALS OF MORTON PLANT MEASE, INCLUDING: VARIAN TRUEBEAM ADVANCED RADIOTHERAPY SYSTEM FOR CANCER TREATMENT; MOBILE IMAGING C-ARM SUPPORTING MORTON PLANT NORTH BAY HOSPITAL'S GROWING SURGICAL PROGRAM; INTEGRATED STABILIZATION UNIT HELPING INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING MENTAL ILLNESS OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS; NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT COUPLET CARE ALLOWING MOTHERS AND BABIES TO BE CARED FOR TOGETHER; FUTURE INPATIENT ONCOLOGY UNIT AT MEASE COUNTRYSIDE HOSPITAL; AND CARELIFT TRANSPORTATION SERVICE GETTING PATIENTS TO AND FROM APPOINTMENTS. SEE SECTION O FOR A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EACH CAPITAL GRANT REQUESTED BY THE HOSPITALS.
- $3.3 million spent. PROVIDING SUPPORT TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF CLINICAL CARE FROM MORTON PLANT MEASE NURSES, PHYSICIANS, AND VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING: STRATEGIC COLLABORATION WITH NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE ENHANCING CLINICAL STUDIES AND TRIALS; EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM COUNSELOR ADDRESSING TEAM MEMBER MENTAL HEALTH; VIRTUAL REALITY SIMULATION TRAINING FOR OUR NURSES; REGISTERED DIETITIAN EDUCATING PATIENTS ABOUT NUTRITION'S ROLE IN DISEASE MANAGEMENT; MULTIPLE NURSING ENGAGEMENT SCHOLARSHIPS; AND FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY CLINICAL TRAINING. SEE SECTION O FOR A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EACH PROGRAM REQUESTED BY THE HOSPITALS OF MORTON PLANT MEASE.
- $986,819 spent. PROVIDING DISEASE SPECIFIC PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING: ADULT CANCER SURVIVORS AND CAREGIVERS RETREAT; MAMMOGRAPHY VOUCHER PROGRAM PROVIDING BREAST CANCER SCREENINGS AND TREATMENT; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT; ONGOING NEW PARENT EDUCATION AND SUPPORT; MEDICATION ASSISTANCE FOR PATIENTS AT DISCHARGE; PALLIATIVE CARE OFFERING A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO TREATING PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC ILLNESS; AND MADONNA PTAK CENTER FOR ALZHEIMER'S AND MEMORY LOSS DISORDERS. SEE SECTION O FOR A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EACH PROGRAM REQUESTED BY THE HOSPITALS OF MORTON PLANT MEASE.
- MORTON PLANT MEASE HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION, INC. PROVIDES PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT TO THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITALS OF MORTON PLANT MEASE HEALTH CARE, INCLUDING MORTON PLANT (CLEARWATER); MEASE DUNEDIN, (DUNEDIN); MEASE COUNTRYSIDE, (SAFETY HARBOR) AND MORTON PLANT NORTH BAY, (NEW PORT RICHEY). THANKS TO THE COMMUNITY'S PHILANTHROPIC GENEROSITY, MORTON PLANT MEASE HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION GRANTED $13.3 MILLION IN CASH AND PROPERTY IN 2025 TO SUPPORT 49 PROGRAMS AND 15 CAPITAL PROJECTS. GIFTS FROM THE COMMUNITY HELP PURCHASE CUTTING-EDGE, LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT, BUILD STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITIES, AND SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES:
- EXPANDED DESCRIPTION OF GRANTS FROM 4A (CAPITAL GRANTS): $9,042,464 CAPITAL GRANTS MORTON PLANT MEASE HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION PROVIDES THE HOSPITALS WITH VARIOUS CAPITAL FUNDS TO SUPPORT INNOVATIVE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES AND FACILITY UPGRADES. IN 2025, THESE CAPITAL FUNDS PURCHASED THE FOLLOWING: VARIAN TRUEBEAM LINEAR ACCELERATOR ($2,000,000) THE VARIAN TRUEBEAM LINEAR ACCELERATOR, ON THE MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL CAMPUS, IS A STATE-OF-THE-ART RADIOTHERAPY SYSTEM DESIGNED TO TREAT A WIDE VARIETY OF CANCERS WITH PRECISION AND SPEED. ONE OF ITS PRIMARY ADVANTAGES IS ITS ADVANCED IMAGING AND MOTION-MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY, WHICH ALLOWS CLINICIANS TO "SEE" THE TUMOR IN REAL TIME. CATHETERIZATION LAB AT MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL ($1,000,000) MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL IS UPGRADING ITS FINAL CARDIAC CATH LAB WITH EQUIPMENT THAT ALLOWS CLINICIANS TO PERFORM COMPLEX INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES, SUCH AS ANGIOPLASTY. ITS REAL-TIME, HIGH-DEFINITION IMAGING PROVIDES EXCEPTIONAL CLARITY ON A LARGE DISPLAY, ALLOWING CLINICIANS TO CONFIDENTLY NAVIGATE EVEN THE SMALLEST BLOOD VESSELS. INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY SUITE AT MEASE COUNTRYSIDE ($900,000) MEASE COUNTRYSIDE HOSPITAL EXPANDED ITS INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY SUITE TO BETTER TREAT COMPLEX NEUROVASCULAR CASES, VASCULAR, AND A RANGE OF NON-VASCULAR INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES. THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATES BIPLANE IMAGING, WHICH HELPS DOCTORS MAP BLOOD FLOW THROUGH VESSELS, LOCATE BLOCKAGES THAT CAN CAUSE STROKES, AND DETERMINE THE BEST TREATMENT. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTEGRATED STABILIZATION UNIT ($850,000) THIS GRANT HELPED RENOVATE THE CLINICAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE PASCO COUNTY ADULT CRISIS RECEIVING FACILITY'S 30-BED INTEGRATED STABILIZATION UNIT, AN ACUTE INPATIENT SETTING THAT INTEGRATES BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS STABILIZATION AND WITHDRAWAL MANAGEMENT. INPATIENT ONCOLOGY UNIT AT MEASE COUNTRYSIDE HOSPITAL ($750,000) MEASE COUNTRYSIDE HOSPITAL BEGAN CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW INPATIENT ONCOLOGY UNIT TO PROVIDE SPECIALIZED CARE FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING CANCER TREATMENT. IT WILL BE STAFFED WITH NURSES SPECIALLY TRAINED TO HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE OF CARING FOR PATIENTS EXPERIENCING COMPLEX PROBLEMS THAT CAN BE ASSOCIATED WITH CANCER. OPERATING ROOM MOBILE IMAGING C-ARM ($235,161) A NEW MOBILE C-ARM WAS PURCHASED FOR MORTON PLANT NORTH BAY HOSPITAL'S OPERATING ROOMS TO HELP MEET THE DEMANDS OF ITS EXPANDING SURGICAL PROGRAM. THE NEW SYSTEM PROVIDES ENHANCED VISUALIZATION OF BONES AND VASCULAR STRUCTURES DURING ORTHOPEDIC, VASCULAR, AND GENERAL SURGERIES. CARDIOVASCULAR 3D ULTRASOUND SYSTEM ($193,410) MORTON PLANT NORTH BAY HOSPITAL'S CARDIOVASCULAR TESTING CLINIC PROVIDES ACCESS TO THE TESTING NEEDED TO DETERMINE WHETHER A PROCEDURE IS NECESSARY. THIS NEW CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND SYSTEM WILL ENABLE THE HOSPITAL TO PROVIDE MORE ADVANCED PREVENTIVE CARE TO PATIENTS BEFORE THEY PRESENT TO THE ER WITH A CARDIAC EVENT. MRI DEEP RESOLVE SOFTWARE AT MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL ($170,521) MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL HAS ENHANCED ITS DIAGNOSTIC CAPABILITIES BY INTEGRATING THE DEEP RESOLVE SOFTWARE PLATFORM INTO ITS MRI SUITE. THIS PLATFORM SHARPENS IMAGE RESOLUTION AND CAPTURES FINER ANATOMICAL DETAILS, PROVIDING RADIOLOGISTS WITH SUPERIOR CLARITY WHILE OFFERING PATIENTS A FASTER, MORE COMFORTABLE IMAGING EXPERIENCE. PEDIATRIC MINI C-ARM AT MEASE COUNTRYSIDE HOSPITAL ($90,500) THIS MINI C-ARM WILL PROVIDE REAL-TIME DYNAMIC IMAGING AT THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT BEDSIDE, ENABLING CLINICIANS TO BETTER ALIGN FRACTURES UNDER DIRECT VISUALIZATION. IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK IMPROVES ALIGNMENT ACCURACY, SUPPORTS BETTER HEALING, AND ENHANCES THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE. COUPLET CARE IN THE NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT ($79,214) MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL NOW OFFERS "COUPLET CARE" ROOMS IN ITS NICU WHERE MOTHERS AND BABIES ARE CARED FOR TOGETHER EVEN WHEN SPECIALIZED CARE IS NEEDED. NEONATAL EMERGENCY TRANSPORTER ($59,258) THE NEONATAL TRANSPORTER, EQUIPPED WITH AN INTEGRATED VENTILATOR, SUPPORTS PREMATURE INFANTS WHO REQUIRE TRANSPORT FROM THE HOSPITAL'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND OPERATING ROOMS TO ITS LABOR AND DELIVERY AND NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU). VOLUNTEER CARELIFT VAN TRANSPORTATION ($50,000) CARELIFT PROVIDES FREE TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, AS WELL AS RIDES FOR PATIENTS BEING DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL. THIS GRANT FUNDED THE PURCHASE OF A NEW MINIVAN, ENHANCING OUR ABILITY TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO CARE AND TRANSPORTATION FOR PATIENTS IN NEED. MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL EP HEMOSPHERE MONITORING SYSTEM ($50,000) THE HEMOSPHERE MONITORING SYSTEM FOR MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL'S ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY LAB CAN REPLACE ARTERIAL LINES AND DELIVER ADVANCED PRESSURE, FLOW, AND TISSUE OXIMETRY INSIGHTS FROM A SINGLE, COMPREHENSIVE MONITOR. ULTRASOUND SYSTEM FOR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY (EP) LAB ($28,400) THIS STATE-OF-THE-ART ULTRASOUND SYSTEM, FEATURING A LARGER SCREEN AND ENHANCED IMAGE QUALITY, HAS NEEDLE ACCESS ON THE HANDLE, MAKING IT EASIER FOR OUR CARDIAC PHYSICIANS TO OBTAIN VASCULAR ACCESS DURING PROCEDURES. MADONNA PTAK REHAB INTERIOR DESIGN REVITALIZATION ($26,000) THE MADONNA PTAK MORTON PLANT REHABILITATION CENTER IS PROUD TO BE RECOGNIZED AS A 4-STAR-RATED FACILITY BY THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS). FUNDING PROVIDED RENOVATIONS TO ENHANCE THE CENTER.
- EXPANDED DESCRIPTION OF GRANTS FROM 4B (ENHANCING CLINICAL CARE): $3,276,435 FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM AT THE TURLEY FAMILY HEALTH CENTER ($525,000) THE FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (USF), PROVIDES TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION FOR THE RESIDENT PHYSICIANS AT THE TURLEY FAMILY HEALTH CENTER. ELEANOR THOMPSON NURSING PCT PROGRAM ($359,006) PATIENT CARE TECHNICIANS (PCTS) ASSIST WITH DIRECT PATIENT CARE ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING MONITORING VITAL SIGNS, SUPPORTING MOBILITY, ASSISTING WITH HYGIENE, DRAWING BLOOD, PERFORMING EKGS, AND RESPONDING TO PATIENT NEEDS. NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE AFFILIATION SUPPORT ($250,000) BAYCARE HAS PARTNERED WITH NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE TO ADVANCE COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH AND CLINICAL COLLABORATION, FURTHER STRENGTHENING OUR HOSPITALS' RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE AND EMPOWERING PROVIDERS TO LEAD CLINICAL STUDIES AND TRIALS. JACOBSEN TEACHING KITCHEN DIETITIAN AND PERX PROGRAM ($191,867) THE JACOBSEN TEACHING KITCHEN AT THE TURLEY FAMILY HEALTH CENTER FOCUSES ON EQUIPPING OUR CLINICIANS WITH THE RESOURCES TO EDUCATE THEIR PATIENTS ABOUT THE ROLE OF NUTRITION IN DISEASE MANAGEMENT, PREVENTION, AND OVERALL WELL-BEING. CLINICAL RESEARCH NURSE FOR RADIATION ONCOLOGY ($173,917) A FULL-TIME CLINICAL RESEARCH NURSE SUPERVISOR WAS ASSIGNED TO SUPPORT RADIATION ONCOLOGY AND EXPAND NEW CLINICAL TRIALS AT MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL, INCLUDING MOFFITT PHYSICIAN-INITIATED TRIALS. RESPIRATORY THERAPIST PROGRAM ($150,000) TUITION REIMBURSEMENT WAS AWARDED TO 10 RESPIRATORY THERAPIST STUDENTS, AND GRANT FUNDING SUPPORTED ONE CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR WHO OVERSEES AND COORDINATES THE PROGRAM. LPN TRAINING PROGRAM ($146,500) THIS GRANT SUPPORTS THE CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH BAYCARE AND PINELLAS TECHNICAL COLLEGE TO TRAIN NEW AND CURRENT TEAM MEMBERS AS LPNS FOR OUR URGENT CARE CENTERS AND FREESTANDING EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS, COVERING TUITION AND PROVIDING NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS. PHSC PARAMEDICS/LPN PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM ($118,600) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PASCO-HERNANDO STATE COLLEGE, THIS PROGRAM ADVANCES PARAMEDICS AND LPNS INTO NURSING ROLES AT ALL FOUR HOSPITALS OF MORTON PLANT MEASE. DR. GEORGE MORRIS EARN AS YOU LEARN NURSING PROGRAMS ($118,000) THE DR. GEORGE MORRIS EARN AS YOU LEARN PROGRAM PROVIDES TEAM MEMBERS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK IN A PAYING POSITION WHILE ADVANCING THEIR EDUCATION OR JOB-RELATED SKILLS. EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE SPECIALIST ($117,312) INVOLVES SHARED CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING TO GUIDE POLICY AND PRACTICE DECISIONS, BASED ON THE BEST AVAILABLE RESEARCH, DATA, CLINICAL EXPERTISE, AND PATIENT PREFERENCES TO IMPROVE THE CARE FOR ALL WE SERVE. LOIS ODENCE PLANTERS ENDOWMENT ($110,000) THIS SCHOLARSHIP PROVIDES SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO OUR NURSING STUDENTS AND IS BASED ON FINANCIAL NEED AND NOT ON OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES FOR TUITION AND BOOKS. IN 2025, 22 NURSING STUDENTS RECEIVED A $5,000 SCHOLARSHIP. WELL-BEING WITH ON-SITE EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM COUNSELOR ($110,000) INTEGRATING AN EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP) COUNSELOR INTO THE HOSPITAL SETTING IS A STRATEGIC MEASURE TO ADDRESS THE RISING MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES FACED BY HEALTHCARE WORKERS. SUSAN KUEHN NURSING EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP ($100,000) THE SUSAN C. KUEHN NURSING EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP WAS ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT NURSES IN THEIR ENDEAVORS TO ENTER OR ADVANCE IN THE NURSING PROFESSION AND HELP TO FILL VACANCIES ON NURSING UNITS AND CLINICAL DEPARTMENTS. FAMILY CARE FUND ($91,635) THE FAMILY CARE FUND PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO TEAM MEMBERS FACING UNANTICIPATED FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES. LAST YEAR, THE FUND APPROVED NEARLY 100 REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE AND PROVIDED OVER $91,635 TO TEAM MEMBERS. CARDIOTHORACIC SURGICAL ADVANCED PRACTICE FELLOWSHIP ($90,000) MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL, WITH ITS ESTEEMED CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEONS, IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO PROVIDE THE APPROPRIATE DIDACTIC AND CLINICAL TRAINING FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS WISHING TO WORK IN CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY. SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST APPRENTICE PROGRAM ($86,278) THIS NEW PILOT PROGRAM WILL HELP OUR HOSPITALS RECRUIT, EDUCATE, AND TRAIN SKILLED SURGICAL TECHNOLOGISTS THROUGH ON-THE-JOB TRAINING IN THE OPERATING ROOM WHILE RECEIVING A STIPEND DURING THEIR TRAINING. KIDNEY CARE RESEARCH PROGRAM ($68,000) THIS GRANT ADDS ON-SITE RESEARCH SUPPORT RESOURCES, INCREASING PARTICIPATION IN KIDNEY-CARE CLINICAL RESEARCH PROJECTS TO ADVANCE KIDNEY CARE AND EXPAND ACCESS TO CUTTING-EDGE THERAPIES AS A PARTNER IN TREATMENT DEVELOPMENT. NURSING EDUCATION SIMULATION EQUIPMENT ($67,890) SIMULATION PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LEARNERS TO REPEATEDLY PRACTICE SKILLS IN A REALISTIC ENVIRONMENT, LEADING TO PROFICIENCY IN A RISK-FREE, PATIENT-HARM-FREE SETTING. VIRTUAL REALITY FOR NURSING EDUCATION ($60,840) VIRTUAL REALITY IS DESIGNED TO ENABLE LEARNERS TO RECEIVE HANDS-ON TRAINING WITHOUT REAL-LIFE CONSEQUENCES, IMMERSING THEM IN AN INTERACTIVE ENVIRONMENT. ONCE THE SIMULATION CONCLUDES, LEARNERS REFLECT ON WHAT HAPPENED AND LEARN FROM THEIR MISTAKES SAFELY. NURSING SIMULATION TECHNICIAN POSITION ($60,000) THE SIMULATION TECHNICIAN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING AND OPERATING THE COMPUTER AND AUDIO/VISUAL TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING THE MANIKIN AND SURROUNDING EQUIPMENT. SALLY L. BAILEY SCHOLARSHIP ($50,000) NURSING STUDENTS OFTEN HAVE MORE FINANCIAL NEEDS THAN THOSE PROVIDED BY BAYCARE TUITION ASSISTANCE. THIS SCHOLARSHIP IS NEED-BASED TO ASSIST WITH LIVING EXPENSES SUCH AS TRANSPORTATION, CHILDCARE, AND TUITION/ BOOKS NOT COVERED BY TUITION ASSISTANCE. AL EADDY FAMILY MEDICINE RESEARCH CENTER ($50,000) THIS GRANT PROMOTES RESEARCH-BASED EDUCATION AND STRUCTURED CLINICAL STUDIES FOR THE FAMILY MEDICINE FACULTY AND RESIDENTS AT THE TURLEY FAMILY HEALTH CENTER. NURSE WELLNESS PROGRAM AT MEASE COUNTRYSIDE ($38,400) THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO MITIGATE NURSE ANXIETY, STRESS, AND FATIGUE BY PRIORITIZING THEIR WELL-BEING. THROUGH THE CERTIFIED NURSE COACH TRAINING PROGRAM, WE EQUIP SELECT TEAM MEMBERS TO PROVIDE ON-SITE SUPPORT, EVIDE
- EXPANDED DESCRIPTION OF GRANTS FROM 4C (DISEASE SPECIFIC AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH): $971,214 PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES ($300,000) PALLIATIVE CARE IS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY MEDICAL SPECIALTY THAT FOCUSES ON PREVENTING AND RELIEVING SUFFERING AND ON SUPPORTING THE BEST POSSIBLE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES FACING SERIOUS ILLNESS. MADONNA PTAK CENTER FOR ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH AND MEMORY DISORDERS ($261,500) THE CENTER PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CARE TO PATIENTS WITH ALZHEIMER'S AND OTHER MEMORY LOSS DISORDERS USING A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH WITH THE GOAL OF REDUCING THE LONG-TERM IMPACT OF MEMORY DISORDERS AND HELPING THE PATIENT LIVE A MORE FUNCTIONAL LIFE. NICU2HOME NAVIGATION SOLUTION ($181,850) NICU2HOME IS A DIGITAL PLATFORM DESIGNED TO SUPPORT NEW PARENTS THROUGHOUT THEIR NICU EXPERIENCE, EQUIPPING FAMILIES WITH THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO FEEL CONFIDENT AND PREPARED FOR DISCHARGE AND THE TRANSITION HOME. INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE PROGRAM FOR CANCER PATIENTS ($50,001) THIS PROGRAM ENABLES THE INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE CLINIC TO SUPPORT FINANCIALLY VULNERABLE PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO EVIDENCE-BASED SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT THERAPIES, INCLUDING ACUPUNCTURE, AURICULOTHERAPY, BREATHWORK, MEDITATION, STRESS REDUCTION TECHNIQUES, AND LIFESTYLE INTERVENTIONS. MAMMOGRAPHY VOUCHER PROGRAM ($40,000) THE MAMMOGRAPHY VOUCHER PROGRAM SERVES UNINSURED AND LOW-INCOME WOMEN WITH ACCESS TO MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENINGS, DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES, AND BREAST CANCER TREATMENT - AT NO COST TO THE PATIENT. CUSTOM DIABETIC ORTHOTICS AND PROSTHETICS ($30,000) THE MORTON PLANT WOUND AND HYPERBARIC CENTER CARES FOR PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC, NON-HEALING WOUNDS, BUT FINANCIAL BARRIERS LIMIT ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL DIABETIC FOOTWEAR AND PROSTHETICS. WITHOUT THESE SUPPORTS, PATIENTS FACE A HIGHER RISK OF RECURRENT WOUNDS AND DELAYED DISCHARGE. MPM OUTPATIENT REHAB FLUIDOTHERAPY ($28,550) MORTON PLANT MEASE OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION IS A LEADING PROVIDER OF HAND THERAPY IN PINELLAS COUNTY, WITH THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF CERTIFIED HAND THERAPISTS IN THE AREA. FLUIDOTHERAPY PROVIDES EFFECTIVE THERMAL THERAPY THAT REDUCES PAIN, DESENSITIZES, ENHANCES MOBILITY, AND ACCELERATES HEALING. LIVING SPRINGS CANCER RETREAT ($24,375) VOLUNTEER RESOURCES HOSTED THE LIVING SPRINGS RETREAT TO PROMOTE CAMARADERIE, RELAXATION, AND SHARED EXPERIENCES WHILE NURTURING THE SPIRIT OF THOSE TOUCHED BY CANCER. IT ALLOWED PATIENTS AND TWO PEOPLE WHO HAVE HELPED THEM THROUGH THEIR CANCER JOURNEY TO HAVE A CARE-FREE WEEKEND TOGETHER. GLADYS DOUGLAS FOREVER FIT ($21,480) THE FOREVER FIT PROGRAM IS A SUPERVISED, PERSONALIZED EXERCISE PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO NEED A FITNESS PROGRAM BASED ON CARDIOVASCULAR, STRENGTH, BALANCE AND AGILITY IMPROVEMENT, AS WELL AS FALL PREVENTION. PERINATAL BEREAVEMENT PROGRAM PETER LLOYD FUND ($10,000) THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES SPECIALLY TRAINED BEREAVEMENT COORDINATORS WITH COMFORT ITEMS, SUCH AS MEMORY BOXES, RINGS, PICTURES, HANDPRINTS, BLANKETS, AND A DEDICATED SPACE FOR FAMILIES TO GRIEVE. MEDICATION CO-PAYMENT ASSISTANCE ($7,000) THIS SERVICE PROVIDES PATIENTS WITH THEIR MEDICATIONS BEFORE DISCHARGE, A BEST PRACTICE THAT HELPS REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF READMISSION. EMPOWERING MOTHERS: UNDERSERVED BREASTFEEDING EDUCATION ($6,000) LED BY THE RESIDENTS AT THE TURLEY FAMILY HEALTH CENTER, THIS EDUCATIONAL PROJECT AIMS TO PROVIDE VOLUNTARY CERTIFIED LACTATION COUNSELOR PRENATAL BREASTFEEDING GROUP EDUCATION DURING PRENATAL VISITS FOR TURLEY PATIENTS OVER SIX MONTHS. PATIENT RECLINERS FOR BAYCARE ALLIANT AT MEASE DUNEDIN HOSPITAL ($5,000) FUNDED TWO PATIENT RECLINERS FOR BAYCARE ALLIANT HOSPITAL TO SUPPORT EARLY MOBILITY. EARLY, FREQUENT OUT-OF-BED MOBILIZATION FOR PATIENTS IS ASSOCIATED WITH BETTER OUTCOMES AND IMPROVES THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE. INDIGENT CLOTHES CLOSET AT MORTON PLANT NORTH BAY ($4,458) MORTON PLANT NORTH BAY HOSPITAL'S CLOTHES CLOSET STOCKS EASY-TO-WEAR CLOTHES FOR HOMELESS AND INDIGENT PATIENTS. NICU HATCH SOUND MACHINES ($1,000) THE NICU AT MEASE COUNTRYSIDE HOSPITAL NEEDED HATCH SOUND MACHINES TO ALLOW FAMILIES TO TURN ON A DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE AUDITORY SIMULATION FOR THEIR CHILD. THESE MACHINES HELP INFANTS CALM AND COPE WITH UNFAMILIAR ENVIRONMENTS, AID IN CALMING DURING PROCEDURES, AND HELP NORMALIZE THE FAMILY IN THE NICU.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1977.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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