Community Benefit Ministry Grant Fund

The MercyOne Dubuque Community Benefit Ministry Grant Fund is not accepting applications for the July 1, 2025-June 30 2026 funding cycle. Thank you for your interest in the fund. Additional updates will be posted on this page as they become available.

Over 20 years ago, MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center established a Community Benefit – Ministry Grant Fund which to date has distributed over $5 million to community partners and mission-driven programs within MercyOne that advance our Mission and serve our community. 

The Community Benefit – Ministry Grant Fund, provides restricted grants for projects that align with MercyOne's Mission, Values and Community Health Needs Assessment. We anticipate distributing up to $200,000 (total) in internal and external grants this cycle. Priority is given to requests that address health inequities (i.e., health status or mortality rates that are unnatural, systemic, patterned, unfair or unjust) and which can demonstrate measurable improvement to community health needs. Any organization may submit applications for projects that meet the criteria and parameters.

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