About the Altru Health Foundation

Altru Health System is a nonprofit, community-owned health system located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Altru reinvests all available revenues into patient care programs, equipment, facilities and medical staff. We are governed by a local board of directors who serve without pay and are most interested in putting patients before profits and community needs before returns.

• $20 million – Each year, Altru gives over $20 million in free, unreimbursed health care to underinsured and uninsured patients.
• $350,000 – Since the creation of the fund, over $350,000 in assistance has been given to patients undergoing cancer treatments through the Filling the Gap program.
• 800 – Typically the number of new patients diagnosed with cancer each year at Altru.
• 275 – Over 275 children ages 6-18 have learned how to cope with a loved one’s death, thanks to Camp Good Mourning.
• 200 – The number of Sarah Bears given to parents who experienced the tragic loss of a child due to miscarriage, stillbirth, or newborn death.
• 150 and growing – The number of patient care funds you can support through the Foundation.
• 100% of your gift goes directly to the patient care services of your choice. The Foundation does not use any part of your gift for administrative expenses.
• 1 – It only takes one person to make a difference in the lives of our patients through a gift to Altru Health Foundation.

Improving Health, Enriching Life

Why we serve:
To support Altru Health System in fulfilling its mission of achieving optimum health for all residents in our region through the funding of technology, facilities, medical education and health care for those in need. 

How we serve:
By educating, encouraging, receiving and administering individuals' and organizations' gifts and responsibly distributing charitable contributions to Altru patient care programs and services.

Whom we serve:
Any individual or organization who shares a connection with Altru Health System and a concern for quality health care.

Who we are:
An essential subsidiary 501(c)(3) corporation with its own board of directors responsible to our donors and the Altru Health System Board of Directors.

Altru Health Foundation has the privilege of being the liaison between donors and patient care needs. 100% of your gift goes directly to the patient care services of your choice. The Foundation does not use any part of your gift for administrative expenses.

Friends of the Foundation: Stories of Support

Friends of the Foundation is a series of stories shared by the supporters of Altru Health Foundation. Whether through monetary gifts, giving of their time or sharing their talents, our donors help us provide outstanding programs, technology and education for Altru patients and their families. Altru Health Foundation thanks these generous individuals for their passion and commitment to high quality, nonprofit health care.

CK Schultz is a Friend of the Foundation

It began with a routine check-up. Dr. Gregory Greek, of Altru Family Medicine Residency, noticed a swollen lymph node at the base of Richard Schultz’s neck and recommended he get it checked. Never did Richard and his wife, CK, think they would receive the news they did.

It takes one person to make a difference. Read CK’s Story of Support.