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 $1.5 million in philanthropic gifts to work across the Bismarck region. Read more in the 2024 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.

October 7, 2025

Today, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide, impacting one in eight women during their lifetime. If you or someone you love has faced the fear and uncertainty of a breast cancer diagnosis, you know how difficult and painful the road to remission can be. But together, we can make the journey easier. Together, we can improve access to lifesaving screenings, accelerate advances in care and research and give strength and support to local patients fighting this devastating disease right now. To those of you who already support the Edith Sanford Breast Center, please know how grateful we are for your generosity. If you are looking for a way to get involved, Breast Cancer Awareness Month is the perfect time to make a difference. The local events planned across our community aren’t just symbolic — they make a real impact for patients and families when it matters most.

It takes all of us to win the fight against breast cancer. And when we unite as a community, we can not only turn awareness into action, we can turn hope into healing.

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

The Great American Bike RaceLearn More

Blueway InvitationalLearn 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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