giving for good marshfield

Across the Marshfield region, your generosity enhances patient care and research in our communities. 100% of donations stay local to help brave people fighting cancer, support expert care for kids, assist families in need and advance healthcare close to home. Your gifts offer a home away from home for cancer patients at Cattails Place. You provide child life and expressive therapies, including a facility dog, for kids at Marshfield Children’s Hospital. You made it possible to open a new cancer center at Marshfield Medical Center-Dickinson.

Last year, we put $8.1 million in philanthropic gifts to work across the Marshfield region. Read more in the 2025 annual report.

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Local Priorities

Philanthropy is an integral part of the care provided at Marshfield Clinic. The Sanford Health Foundation in the Marshfield region plays a crucial role in supporting specific programming for patients and staff, upgrading essential equipment, and funding special projects tailored to meet the needs of our communities.

Children

Marshfield Children’s Hospital is one of only four in Wisconsin and the only one serving central and northern regions. Your donations provide expert, compassionate care — including child life services, music therapy, a facility dog, NICU care for high-risk infants, specialized equipment, kid-friendly spaces and family assistance.

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Cancer

Your gifts enhance cancer diagnosis, treatment and prevention at regional cancer centers. Local support also provides free housing at Cattails Place, new technology and equipment, healing spaces, survivorship programs, patient comfort items and covers essential needs like travel and meals.

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Research

The Marshfield Clinic Research brings nationally-recognized research studies and clinical trials to families in our rural communities. Your gifts fund innovative, potentially lifesaving research into cancer, heart disease, neurological disorders, mental health, tick-borne illnesses and rare diseases.

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Patient Assistance

Many families in rural areas struggle with financial hardship, and they shouldn’t have to choose between healthcare for their loved ones and basic necessities. Support for Angel Funds provides financial assistance for non-medical needs, including, transportation and meals.

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Shining Star Program

Sanford Health Marshfield Clinic’s Shining Star program offers grateful patients and their loved ones the opportunity to recognize an employee who has made a meaningful difference in their experience at Marshfield Clinic. Make a gift of any size, share an honoree’s name and write a short message of appreciation to celebrate a caregiver today!

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Leadership Connection

A region update from Dr. Brian Hoerneman, president & CEO of Sanford Health Marshfield Clinic.
August 2026

Every year, we are humbled by the generosity of thousands of local donors who support our mission with gifts of cash, donations of appreciated stock or commodities, grants from donor advised funds and more. As the region’s largest nonprofit healthcare system, I can’t overstate the important role these gifts play in fueling our work every day, from supporting lifesaving equipment and technology to advancing research and innovation to powering vital programs and services patients rely on. But today, I’d like to reflect on the significance of a different kind of gift: one we may not receive for years, or even decades. A planned gift is more than a financial commitment. It’s an expression of love for future generations. When a donor chooses to include Sanford Health in their will or estate plan, they’re doing more than investing in the healthcare of tomorrow, they are ensuring that future patients and families across our region will have access to the world-class care they need, close to home.

What makes a planned gift especially powerful is the vision behind it. A planned gift is an expression of trust, purpose and a desire to make a lasting difference. As we observe National Make a Will Month, I can’t say thank you enough to the many local donors who have included Sanford Health Marshfield Clinic in their wills or estate plans. Please join me in celebrating their visionary generosity and in recognizing the impact their legacies will have on the future of healthcare for our region.

Dr. Brian Hoerneman

BenchMarks: Our Final Issue

Explore inspiring stories of generosity and impact in our final issue of BenchMarks, Marshfield Clinic Health System’s philanthropy magazine. In this 2025 winter edition, celebrate new beginnings and see how donors and community partners are making a difference in healthcare.

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Marshfield’s Signature Events

Below are a few of the signature events we host in the Marshfield region. To see more events in Marshfield, visit our calendar.

Auction of ChampionsLearn More

Marshfield Children’s Hospital RadiothonLearn More

Rich Seubert’s Celebrity Trap ShootLearn More

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At Sanford Health’s Marshfield Clinic, our doctors, researchers and caregivers are working to bring health, hope and healing to more than 1.2 million people across the Upper Midwest. With you on our team, we can accelerate our race to uncover new breakthroughs, develop new treatments and create meaningful programs that support patients and their families.

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