who we are

The MED Foundation

The MED Foundation is the charitable, non-profit, 501(C) 3 fundraising arm for the Regional Medical Center at Memphis (The MED). Founded in 1986, the Foundation operates for the benefit of The MED with a volunteer Board of Directors, which guides the fundraising, allocations and investment of dollars. The Foundation’s fund began with a transfer of $50,000 from donations received by the hospital from Elvis fans.

The Mission of the Foundation is to provide financial support and community awareness for The Med.

The Three year strategic goals are:

To achieve an active Foundation board and support structure (administrative & volunteers) to ensure Foundation growth and vitality.
To develop fundraising capabilities to enable annual support of The Med of $3 million by 2008.
To raise public awareness for The MED and The MED Foundation, which enables the achievement of fundraising targets.

Dollars raised through the activities of The MED Foundation benefit The MED, its Eight Centers of Excellence, affiliated medical and outreach programs. These include:

Adult Special Care

Bariatric Center

Diggs-Kraus Sickle Cell Center

Elvis Presley Memorial Trauma Center

Firefighters Regional Burn Center

High Risk Obstetrics Center

Sheldon B. Korones Newborn Center

Wound Center

Foundation fundraising activities include an annual MED PRIDE Campaign among employees, personal solicitations, grant writing, and special events. All contributions are tax deductible as allowed by law and all donated dollars benefit The MED directly. The MED Foundation office is located on the first floor of the Adams Building, 877 Jefferson and the phone number is (901) 545-8372.