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.

March 26, 2026

As the nation’s largest nonprofit rural health system, philanthropy is central to everything we do. It fuels innovation, enhances the care we provide and ensures that everyone — no matter their zip code — can access world-class care, close to home.

We often say that a gift to Sanford Health is the most meaningful gift anyone can make. That’s because here, 100% of every gift — no matter the size — touches the lives of patients and families right here in our community. You’ll see this reflected throughout our 2025 Annual Report. Inside, you’ll find powerful stories that highlight the impact of giving across the Bismarck region. From significant projects like the new lung nodule clinic at the Sanford Cancer Center, which uses state-of-the-art technology to diagnose abnormalities earlier, to meaningful programs like child life and nurse navigation, every gift brings the promise of hope, healing and comfort when it matters most.

On behalf of the Bismarck region, thank you for Giving for Good in 2025. We are endlessly grateful for your friendship, partnership and continued belief in our mission.

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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