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Community Health Network Foundation

Every day, Community caregivers encounter patients at Community Health Network MD Anderson Cancer Center who are faced with financial challenges in addition to a cancer diagnosis. Thanks to our donor-supported Oncology Patient Assistance Fund, these men and women are connected to $250 gift cards for food, medicine and gas, assistance with housing and utilities up to $1,500, as well as round-trip transportation and short-term housing. Your support directly impacts patients like Brittany, who was featured at The Giving Gig 2023. 

For questions about how your gift can have the most impact, please contact us at give@eCommunity.com or 317-355-GIVE.

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All donations benefit patients at Community Health Network MD Anderson Cancer Center in Indianapolis and do not benefit patients at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

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We appreciate all the donors who make our programs possible. 

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Our Work

Since 1976, Community Health Network Foundation has worked to raise and steward financial support for Community Health Network, a non-profit health system providing a full continuum of care through more than 200 sites and hundreds of physicians throughout Central Indiana.

Our mission? To support Community Health Network’s commitment to improve the health of the communities we serve.

All operating expenses of the Foundation are covered by Community Health Network, while generous sponsors fund the overhead costs of our annual fundraising event The Giving Gig. Thanks to this support, 100 percent of all donations made to Community Health Network Foundation benefit patients and help to fulfill the mission of Community Health Network.

From how Community was founded on philanthropy to testimonials from grateful patients recently impacted by Foundation programs and services, our storybook brings to life the work happening thanks to the generosity of donors across Central Indiana.

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Together we can build a stronger foundation for health

We invite you to join us in giving back to make our community a better place. Honor your caregivers by sharing about your experience or invest in programs offered solely because of generous donors like you. No gift is too small, and your support can help us help people of all ages. Together, we can help patients find healing and hope. Together, we can improve and save lives. Together, we can build a stronger foundation for health in Indiana.

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Board of Directors

Community Health Network Foundation is governed by a board of directors composed of several Central Indiana corporate and civic leaders dedicated to improving the health of the communities we serve.

Chou-il Lee - Chair
Partner, Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, LLP

Mary Beth Oakes - Vice Chair
CEO, Business Furniture/Choreo

Zainab Bass - Treasurer
Director and Partner, Periculum Capital Company, LLC

Joan SerVaas - Secretary
Publisher and CEO of The Saturday Evening Post Society, the Children's Better Health Institute and Curtis Licensing

Ann Merkel - Allocations Committee Chair
Sr. VP and Chief Market Development Officer, The National Bank of Indiana

Deborah Oatts - Nominating Committee Chair
President and CEO, Nubian Construction Group

Ted Baker
Vice President, Cornerstone Companies, Inc.

Sumeeta Bhatia
Civic Leader

Rosemily Geyer
President and CEO, Geyer Fire Protection

Daryl Graham
Senior Vice President of Philanthropy, Strada Education Foundation

Luis Hernandez
Litigation/Construction Associate, Bose McKinney & Evans LLP

Jon Jansen, MD
General Surgeon, Community Physician Network

Robin Ledyard, MD
SVP, Chief Medical Officer, Community Health Network

Patrick McGill, MD
EVP, Chief Transformation Officer, Community Health Network

Larry McQueary
President and COO, Indy Fuel Hockey Club

Kurt Meyer
President and CEO, Baseline Commercial, Inc.

Bryan Mills
President and CEO, Community Health Network

David Moore, MD
Retired Physician

Myra Selby
Partner, Ice Miller, LLP

Marina (Hadjioannou) Waters - Immediate Past Chair
President and Owner, LUNA Language Services

Professional Team

Meet the Community Health Network Foundation team. Please call 317-355-GIVE (4483) for questions about giving or our mission.

Joyce Irwin Foundation President

Joyce Irwin
President and Chief Executive Officer
317-355-3854

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Rob Baker, ED Finance, Foundation

Rob Baker
Vice President, Foundation Operations
317-355-3859

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Ryan Chelli

Ryan Chelli
Vice President, Donor Relations
317-355-4663
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Bente Weitekamp Foundation VP Development

Bente Weitekamp
Vice President of Development
317-355-4662
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Jennifer Bolander
Director of Development
317-355-2459
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Abby Miller 
Strategic Events Specialist
317-355-3853
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Bridget Cleveland
Communications Manager
317-355-5842
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  Libby Pedigo
Development Director
317-355-3856
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Kelly Coffey
Manager Foundation Systems Data
317-355-2269
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  Laura Pickard
Director of Development
317-355-5880
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Cindy Farber
Strategic Engagement Manager
317-355-4661
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  Rob Rexing
Prospect Research Analyst
317-355-4660
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Hannah Giere
Development Manager
317-355-3856
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Larissa Richardson-Jones
Database Coordinator
317-572-9438
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Martha Henn
Grants Manager
317-355-5361
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Dana Scheer
Grants and Compliance Administrator
317-938-8556
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Lyndsay LeMaster
Sr. Executive Assistant
317-355-5841
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  Keith Stafford
Grants and Compliance Administrator
317-355-3858
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Melissa Mau
Director of Grants and Compliance
317-355-3857
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  Deanna Strong
Sr. Financial Analyst
317-355-5521
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Community Health Network Foundation, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization with principal offices located at 7330 Shadeland Station, Suite 150, Indianapolis, IN 46256. Our tax ID number is 51-0181688.

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Community Health Network Foundation logoCommunity Health Network Foundation
7330 Shadeland Station, Suite 150
Indianapolis, IN 46256

317-355-GIVE (4483)
give@eCommunity.com