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2023 PARTNER EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

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Partner event highlights are reported outside of the FY23 timeframe. Thank you to all of those who organized, sponsored and participated in these wildly successful events!

Tee It Up For Oncology

Tee It Up for Oncology is an annual golf tournament hosted by the Teton Pines Women’s Golf Association in support of St. John’s Oncology Department. This year’s event raised over $116,701 to fund a Sonosite Ultrasound Machine and Sherlock Sensor System. These pieces of equipment help Oncology staff with difficult IV placements for patients who need ongoing IV treatment. All additional funds support the Cancer Survivorship program.

Stripping For A Cure

Stripping for a Cure is an annual celebration of women, fly fishing, and philanthropy bringing together 64 female anglers and community supporters together to raise funds for St. John’s Health Foundation, to assist cancer patients and their families with the challenges of treatment and recovery. Through a day of fly fishing on various stretches of the Snake River and the Circus Party the following evening, this year’s event raised over $180,000. These funds will be split evenly between the Oncology Patient Support Fund and the Cancer Survivorship Program.

Bras For A Cause

Through Bras for a Cause, Soroptimist International of Jackson Hole supports St. John’s Health Foundation’s Women’s Health care Fund and Oncology Patient Support Fund, as well as other programs for women throughout Jackson Hole and around the globe. In May 2023, after a 2 year hiatus, Bras for a Cause raised over $38,242 for the Women’s Health Care Fund.

21st Annual Steve Winograd Diabetes Tennis Tournament

The Steve Winograd Diabetes Tennis Tournament, founded by tennis pro Eddie Kolsky, is an annual threeday tournament held at Jackson Hole Golf & Tennis, in support of the Diabetes Fund at St. John’s Health Foundation. Funds raised are used to assist patients with Type

1 and Type 2 Diabetes education, support and medical care for youth and adults in our community, including the cost of diabetes testing supplies ans scholarships for children to attend camps for kids with diabetes.”In 2023, the Tennis Tournament raised $44,332.

Highlights

$2,832,246 TOTAL

Key financials are extracted from annually audited financial statements. For complete financials, a copy of our 990 is available upon request.

Understanding Funds At The Foundation

Examples of “restricted or specific” funds:

St. John's Health Foundation values all gifts of all sizes.

Our role is to steward all donations to match donor intent and fulfil our mission.Unless stated otherwise we place all gifts in the “St. John's Health Fund”.

ST. JOHN'S HEALTH FUND:

Used to meet evolving priorities that enables St. John's Health, an independent hospital, to provide exceptional and ever-advancing individualized care. This fund is the largest, (sometimes referred to as unrestricted). We use it to fund annual and strategic healthcare provider needs as identified by St. John's Health, such as equipment, expansion, new service line trials and patient support funding.

Enquiries about other funds can be made to Anna Olson at 307.739.7516

ONCOLOGY FUND

Used to meet Oncology Department specific needs including capital equipment, patient support funding (including Survivorship) and staff education.

HOUSING FUND

This will be used towards the Hitching Post re-development project, scheduled to commence 2024 in addition to other housing needs, short and long term.

MENTAL HEALTH FUND

Used to meet Behavioral Health department needs including patients who need financial assistance accessing behavioral health care.

H.E.A.R.T. FUND (HELPING EMPLOYEES ACCESS RESOURCES IN THE TETONS)

Used to provide financial aid and resources after disaster or other difficult situation that effects employees essential needs.

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