giving for good bismarck

In partnership with supporters across the Bismarck region, we are fueling leading-edge technology, enhancing care and accelerating new breakthroughs. Along with patient programs and facilities like our NICU, our BeHEARD program and the Sanford Cancer Center in Bismarck.

Last year, we put $2.2 million in philanthropic gifts to work across the Bismarck region. Read more in the 2025 annual report.

Give for the Bismarck Region

Local Priorities

Philanthropy is an integral part of the care provided at Sanford Health. The Sanford Health Foundation in the Bismarck 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.

Cancer

This year, hundreds of local patients count on the Sanford Cancer Center in Bismarck. Through philanthropy, we provide travel assistance for qualifying patients who drive significant distances for care, offer complimentary wigs and head coverings, upgrade equipment to offer access to lifesaving MRIs and 3D mammograms, and so much more.

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Children

The Sanford Children’s Hospital Bismarck supports local infants, kids and teens everyday through Child Life services to help kids cope with the fear and uncertainties of hospitalization, financial assistance to help families with costs not covered by insurance, lifesaving pediatric equipment like ventilators and monitors, and so much more.

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Leadership Connection

A monthly Bismarck region update from Todd Schaffer, MD, president & CEO of Sanford Bismarck.

April, 2026

Over the last five years, the Sanford Cancer Center in Bismarck has cared for nearly 40 local children with childhood cancers — kids like 7-year-old Royce from Bismarck and 19-year-old Hannah from Golden Valley — each of whom continues to inspire us with their strength, positivity and resilience. Whether caring for young children, teens or adults with cancer, our team is committed to being there for every patient, every step of the way.

This impact is only possible because of friends like you. Your support allows us to lead the way in providing world-class care for people across central and western North Dakota. As the region’s largest comprehensive cancer center and home to our region’s only pediatric oncologist, our state‑of‑the‑art facility brings together preventive screenings, early detection technology, oncology care, hematology and infusion services — all under one roof. With 14 specialties working collaboratively, we provide hope and healing from day one of a cancer diagnosis. But beyond every specialty, every distinction and every milestone achieved, there is one constant: you. Thank you for believing in this work and for helping make the Sanford Cancer Center what it is today. We are deeply grateful for your continued partnership and generosity.

Todd Schaffer, MD

Bismarck’s Signature Events

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

The Blueway GalaLearn More

Blueway InvitationalLearn More

Airwaves for KidsLearn More

Get Involved through Fundraising

At Sanford Health, 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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