Annual Report
2022 was a year of outstanding generosity and continued excitement surrounding the New Replacement Lutheran Medical Center. The Lutheran Foundation’s Legacy Continues Comprehensive Campaign achieved 79% of its goal of $12M! We are grateful to our donors for this wonderful support and thank you for being involved in healthcare in our community.
Other first milestones in 2022 for the Lutheran Foundation include:
- Generating $5.9M in fundraising revenue, which is 189% of the budgeted goal
- Showing a Return on Investment of $8.15 for every dollar expensed
- Expenses for the LMC Foundation were held to spending only 71% of budget
- The fifth Chip in Fore Lutheran Golf Tournament raised $123,522
We are proud to have invested more than $1.5M to support many wonderful projects at Lutheran in 2022 including:
- The Code Caring Program, which provides resiliency support to care workers
- Funding to support educational opportunities for clinicians
- Oncology service line support
- Humanitarian assistance to patients who are discharged from the hospital and in need of resources such as transportation, medication and food
- Hospice and palliative care support
- Meals for discharged postpartum families
- Installation of safety equipment and upgrades to the West Pines facility
As we look to the future of healthcare in Wheat Ridge and surrounding communities, we are excited to continue our work and thrilled to share what will be possible for caregivers and patients in a new, state-of-the-art facility. You can learn more about the new, replacement Lutheran Medical Center by visiting TheLutheranLegacy.org. Please sign up for our e-newsletter to receive ongoing information about our bright future.
