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VALLEYWISE HEALTH FOUNDATION

AZ · EIN 860777567 · $10.6M rev · operational · valleywisehealthfoundation.org
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VALLEYWISE HEALTH FOUNDATION is a nonprofit organization that provides financial support for critical patient and program needs at Valleywise Health, Arizona's public teaching health system. It raises funds for programs, educational resources, research, and patient services, focusing on supporting vulnerable families and children across Maricopa County.

activities · 21

what they do

direct service · 11
  • Community Outreach and Education Back-to-School Supply Distribution
    Organizes events and donation drives to support patients and families, prepares and distributes backpacks with school supplies to children annually, and supports literacy programs.
  • Community Outreach and Support Events Back-to-School Supply Distribution
    Organizes events, donation drives, and programs to support patients and families at Valleywise Health, including an annual Backpack Event that distributes school supplies to children and supports literacy programs.
  • Community Support and Outreach Back-to-School Supply Distribution
    Prepares and distributes backpacks filled with school supplies to children annually through the Backpack Event, supports literacy programs, and organizes events and donation drives to support patients and families at Valleywise Health.
  • Operates one of Arizona's largest and longest-running physician training programs, established in 1952, providing clinical training for full-time GME residents, rotating residents, medical and nursing students, and allied health students across multiple specialties, and supports the creation of new residency programs.
  • Operating Healthcare Facilities and Services Comprehensive Hospital-Based Specialty Care
    Operates a public teaching hospital, a Level I Trauma Department, Arizona's only nationally verified adult and pediatric burn center, three behavioral health hospitals, and twelve community health centers in Maricopa County, providing clinical care to over 6,000 burn patients annually with a 98% patient survivorship rate.
  • Patient and Family Support Programs Family Support and Resource Connection
    Provides Family Resource Centers offering classes on parenting, nutrition, finances, and child development, assembles monthly learning activity packets for families, employs Child Life Specialists for emotional support, and provides everyday staple items and baby essentials to recovering patients and vulnerable families.
  • Providing Behavioral Health Services Substance Use Disorder Treatment
    Offers comprehensive behavioral health services including inpatient care, integrated physical and mental health treatment, support for individuals with serious mental illness in the criminal justice system, and specialized care for youth experiencing psychosis.
  • Operates a Refugee Women’s Health Clinic that delivers culturally sensitive care to refugee women and children, serving thousands of refugee families navigating healthcare access, language barriers, and critical medical needs.
  • Operates a Refugee Women’s Health Clinic that delivers culturally sensitive care to thousands of refugee women and children, helping them navigate healthcare access, language barriers, and critical medical needs.
  • Supporting Patient and Family Well-being Family Support and Resource Connection
    Provides Family Resource Centers that offer classes on parenting, nutrition, finances, and child development, assembles monthly learning activity packets for families, and employs Child Life Specialists to provide emotional support and therapeutic play for pediatric patients. The organization also provides everyday staple items to recovering patients and baby essentials to vulnerable families.
  • Supporting Patients and Families Family Support and Resource Connection
    Provides Family Resource Centers that offer classes on parenting, nutrition, finances, and child development, assembles monthly learning activity packets for families, and employs Child Life Specialists to provide emotional support and therapeutic play to pediatric patients. The organization also provides everyday staple items to recovering patients and baby essentials to vulnerable families.
advocacy · 3
  • Burn Survivor Awareness and Advocacy Documentary Production and Distribution for Awareness
    Co-organized a seven-day climb of Mount Kilimanjaro in June 2022 with burn survivors, medical professionals, and donors to raise awareness of burn survivor resilience and the center's work, and produced the documentary "Courage Rising" featuring eight burn survivors climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.
  • Burn Survivor Awareness and Advocacy Documentary Production and Distribution for Awareness
    Co-organized a seven-day climb of Mount Kilimanjaro with burn survivors, medical professionals, and donors to raise awareness of burn survivor resilience, and produced the documentary "Courage Rising" featuring burn survivors, available on streaming platforms.
  • Burn Survivor Awareness and Advocacy Documentary Production and Distribution for Awareness
    Co-organized a seven-day climb of Mount Kilimanjaro in June 2022 with burn survivors, medical professionals, and donors to raise awareness of burn survivor resilience and the center's work, and produced the documentary "Courage Rising" featuring eight burn survivors climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, available on streaming platforms.
capacity building · 7
  • Fundraising and Financial Support Hospital and Medical Facility Philanthropy
    Raises private and philanthropic funds to support Valleywise Health programs, providing $6.5 million in support in 2024.
  • Fundraising and Financial Support for Valleywise Health Hospital and Medical Facility Philanthropy
    Raises private and philanthropic funds to support Valleywise Health programs, providing $6.5 million in support in 2024.
  • Fundraising and Philanthropic Support Hospital and Medical Facility Philanthropy
    Raises private and philanthropic funds to support Valleywise Health programs, providing $6.5 million in support in 2024.
  • Fundraising and Philanthropic Support Hospital and Medical Facility Philanthropy
    Raises private and philanthropic funds to support Valleywise Health programs and services, providing $6.5 million in support in 2024.
  • Operates one of Arizona's largest and longest-running physician training programs, established in 1952, providing clinical training for full-time GME residents, rotating residents, medical and nursing students, and allied health students across multiple specialties. It also supports the creation of new residency programs and offers mentoring and educational enrichment for residents and faculty through the Herbert Johnson Louis MD Faculty and Resident Education Program.
  • Operates one of Arizona's largest and longest-running physician training programs, established in 1952, providing clinical training for full-time GME residents, rotating residents, medical and nursing students, and allied health students across multiple specialties. This includes supporting the creation of a new Anesthesiology Residency Program and running the Herbert Johnson Louis MD Faculty and Resident Education Program for mentoring and educational enrichment.
  • Runs the Herbert Johnson Louis MD Faculty and Resident Education Program, which provides mentoring, coaching, and educational enrichment for residents and faculty.
strategies · 25

how they think

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named programs · 8

what they call their work

Annual Backpack Event
Distributes backpacks filled with school supplies to children in need each year from May through July to support educational readiness.
Behavioral Health
Supports Valleywise Health’s behavioral health programs, including inpatient care, integrated mental and physical health services, treatment for serious mental illness, and specialized care for youth experiencing psychosis.
Burn Survivorship Care
Provides comprehensive physical, emotional, and psychosocial support for burn survivors and their families at the Diane & Bruce Halle Arizona Burn Center, the only nationally verified adult and pediatric burn center in the Southwest.
Family Resource Centers
Operates eight Family Resource Centers across the Valley that provide parenting classes, nutrition education, financial literacy, child development resources, and monthly learning activity packets.
Family and Pediatrics
Funds pediatric services including pediatric ICU, trauma care, Arizona’s only pediatric burn unit, and Child Life programs that support young patients through play and emotional care.
Holiday Angel Project
Provides diapers, wipes, hygiene products, and baby blankets to refugee and low-income families through an annual donation drive.
Medical Education
Supports graduate medical education, residency programs, simulation training, and the development of future healthcare professionals at Valleywise Health’s teaching hospital.
Refugee Health Services
Offers culturally sensitive care to refugee women and children through the Refugee Women’s Health Clinic, supported by Cultural Health Navigators and care teams.
relationships · 16

who they work with

  • Arizona Charitable Tax Credit Government — Donations to the Holiday Angel Project qualify for tax credits under the Arizona Charitable Tax Credit program.
  • Candid Government — Granted the organization a 2025 Platinum Seal of Transparency.
  • Charity Navigator Government — Rated the organization at 98% for accountability and financial stewardship.
  • Creighton University Partner — Part of the Creighton University Arizona Health Education Alliance for physician training.
  • Diane & Bruce Halle Arizona Burn Center – Valleywise Health Partner — Supports the operation of the Halle Arizona Burn Center, Arizona’s only nationally verified adult and pediatric burn center.
  • Dignity St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Partner — Part of the Creighton University Arizona Health Education Alliance for physician training.
  • District Medical Group Partner — Part of the Creighton University Arizona Health Education Alliance for physician training.
  • Fry's Food Stores Partner — Partners with Valleywise Health Foundation through its Community Rewards program, allowing customers to support the foundation via purchases on their Fry’s VIP card.
  • GiveLively Partner — Platform used to host third-party fundraising campaigns for Valleywise Health Foundation.
  • K2 Adventure Travel Partner — Co-organized a Mount Kilimanjaro climb with burn survivors and donors to raise awareness of burn survivorship.
  • Valleywise Health Government — Primary health service delivery partner and affiliated public health system in Arizona.
  • Valleywise Health Partner — Nonprofit partner providing funding support for programs, services, and resources.
  • Valleywise Health Partner — Primary beneficiary of foundation funding; foundation supports critical patient and program needs at Valleywise Health.
  • Valleywise Health Partner — Primary beneficiary of funds raised by the foundation to support its programs.
  • Valleywise Health Partner — Provides financial support for patient and program needs at Valleywise Health, Arizona’s public teaching health system.
  • Xavier Swim and Dive Partner — Group fundraising for behavioral health programs at Valleywise Health.