Program areas at The Blessing Foundation
The purposes for which The Blessing Foundation, Inc. is organized are exclusively charitable, scientific, or educational within The meaning of section 501(c)(3) of The internal revenue code of 1986, as amended. In furtherance of these purposes, The corporation shall promote and support, by donation, loan or otherwise, The interests and purposes of Blessing hospital, Blessing corporate services, Inc., blessingcare corporation dba illini community hospital, or other organizations which provide health care or conduct education or research, provided, however, that any such organization supported by The corporation shall in all events not be a private Foundation and be as defined in section 501(c)(3) and either section 509(a)(1) or section 509(a)(2) of The internal revenue code of 1986, as amended; and The corporation shall raise funds for any or all of The organizations described above from The public and from all other sources available, and shall receive, maintain, and administer such funds and expend principal and income therefrom in furtherance of these purposes. The following lists specific expenditures in regards to The purpose listed above. Blessing hospital - financial aid for student nurses of 1,600,000 blessing-rieman college of nursing Blessing hospital - employee crisis/caring club fund 139,763 Blessing hospital - student worker support for Blessing- 95,000 rieman college of nursing Blessing hospital - teresa adams house building - 63,610 operating funds Blessing hospital - hospice and palliative care 50,000 Blessing hospital - early learning center scholarships 30,000 Blessing hospital - faculty and employee development for 18,000 blessing-rieman college of nursing Blessing hospital - rehabilitation intern program 9,000 Blessing hospital - bariatric manikin 8,499 Blessing hospital - speaker at blessing-rieman college 4,500 of nursing educational event Blessing hospital - hospice music 4,000 Blessing hospital - stocked crash cart 3,690 quincy university - frances waterkotte grant 700 Blessing hospital - caring cupboard for blessing-rieman 231 college of nursing total 2,026,993