BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC

THE BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL FOUNDATION RECEIVED MORE THAN $6.3 MILLION IN PHILANTHROPIC GIFTS IN FY 2024. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED: THE NORMA PFRIEM BREAST CENTER'S "PINK PLEDGE" INITIATIVE CONTINUED TO RAISE FUNDS AND AWARENESS FOR BREAST CANCER IN BRIDGEPORT, STRATFORD, TRUMBULL, AND MILFORD. DONORS CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN $259,000 INCLUDING MANY LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT GAVE A PORTION OF THEIR MONTHLY SALES TO THIS GREAT CAUSE. THE KAULBACH MEMORIAL GOLF CLASSIC RETURNED IN SEPTEMBER TO CELEBRATE ITS 41ST ANNIVERSARY. MORE THAN 100 GOLFERS AND SPONSORS CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN $157,000 TO SUPPORT ONCOLOGY NURSE NAVIGATORS AND SOCIAL WORKERS, AS WELL AS AN ONCOLOGY CHAPLAINCY PROGRAM. BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL'S MILFORD CAMPUS HOSTED A 5K WALK/RUN ON MOTHER'S DAY, ATTRACTING MORE THAN 500 PARTICIPANTS AND RAISING MORE THAN $31,000 TO SUPPORT THE CARE OF ORTHOPEDIC PATIENTS AT MILFORD CAMPUS.THE FOUNDATION EXCEEDED ITS PHASE 1 GOAL FOR "BRINGING TECHNOLOGY TO LIFE," A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO HELP BRING LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT AND IMPROVED CLINICAL OUTCOMES FOR STROKE AND CARDIAC PATIENTS. THE FOUNDATION IS SUPPORTING THE HOSPITAL'S $40 MILLION INVESTMENT WITH A $8 MILLION FUNDRAISING EFFORT. DONATIONS FOR PHASE 1 TOTALED MORE THAN $5 MILLION. THIS PHASE WAS HIGHLIGHTED BY A $2 MILLION GIFT FROM THE ELIZABETH M. PFRIEM FOUNDATION TO NAME THE NEW NEUROVASCULAR & INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY CENTER AT BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL.THE FOUNDATION HAS EARNED A PLATINUM SEAL OF TRANSPARENCY FROM CANDID (FORMERLY GUIDESTAR). CANDID GATHERS, ORGANIZES, AND DISTRIBUTES INFORMATION ABOUT MORE THAN 1.7 MILLION U.S. NONPROFITS. LAST YEAR, LESS THAN 1% OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS ACHIEVED PLATINUM STATUS. THE FOUNDATION HAS ADVANCED BEYOND THE BRONZE, SILVER, AND GOLD AWARDS BY ADDING IN-DEPTH FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND QUANTITATIVE METRICS ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH INITIATIVES, AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW OUR DONORS ARE IMPACTING PATIENTS SERVED BY BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL.