Donor Honor Roll
The following list represents cumulative gifts and pledge payments made by donors between July 1, 2005 and June 30, 2006. The number following each donor name indicates the number of consecutive years they have been donors to Mercy Medical Center--Des Moines or one of its affiliates. More

Help Mercy Foundation Help Others
Mercy Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Mercy Medical Center – Des Moines, a 917-bed not-for-profit hospital founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1893. Our mission is to encourage, accept, and manage gifts and grants from public and private sources, using them in a manner consistent with the vision of the Sisters of Mercy to support the charitable, religious, educational, and scientific programs and services offered by Mercy Medical Center and its affiliates. More

Lifelong Connection to Mercy Prompts Generous Gifts
"I'll probably start and end there," Robert Scarpino says about his lifelong connection to Mercy Medical Center and Bishop Drumm Retirement Center. More

Opportunity Is Knocking: Your IRA Is the Key
If you're looking for the most tax-effective gift to make to a charitable organization, your individual retirement account (IRA) may very well be the best choice. More

Rewards on the Path of Generosity: You Can Give and Receive
To help ensure our future, many supporters create life income gifts such as charitable remainder trusts. With this arrangement, you transfer assets to the trust in return for income to yourself and/or your chosen beneficiaries for life or a term of years. More

A Fitting Recognition
Do you know someone who is an enthusiastic supporter of our work? Have you ever considered making a gift to us in honor of that person? Such a gift is a lasting tribute to the important part he or she plays in your life and ours. More

Will Johnny Get the Farm?
Andrew Carnegie reasoned that the wealthy are trustees with the responsibility of distributing funds where they will be the most useful. More