Foundation Partners

The Trumbull Memorial Hospital Foundation was originally incorporated in 1976 as an Ohio nonprofit corporation, with its supported organization and sole member being Trumbull Memorial Hospital. In March 2009, the foundation, the hospital and Forum Health, along with other related entities, filed for bankruptcy protection.

After more than two years of proceedings, the foundation was released from the bankruptcy process and the foundation board secured a supporting organization designation with the Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley in July 2012.

Trumbull County Probate Court Judge Thomas Swift released restrictions on nearly $11 million in TMHF funds, concurring with the opinion of the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. Previously restricted to the support of Trumbull Memorial Hospital, the funds are now used to support a broad range of healthcare services and healthcare education needs of Trumbull County residents.

MISSION STATEMENT
The Trumbull Memorial Health Foundation partners with the community to achieve health equity by investing in and serving as a catalyst for systemic change, leading to improved public health and quality of life for all residents of Trumbull County, Ohio.

VISION STATEMENT
Our vision is of a Trumbull County where everyone has the opportunity and capacity to thrive, regardless of race, gender, background, income or any other social condition.

VALUES STATEMENT
As an organization, we value:

• Health Equity - Mindful of historic and persistent health disparities in our community (as in the country at large), we place the highest priority on removing barriers to achieving equitable health outcomes for all Trumbull County residents.
• Equity and Inclusion - Inclusion is central to our mission, not only because it is right, but because historically discriminatory policies and practices lie at the root of most social barriers to equitable health outcomes. Achieving racial equity is especially critical in overcoming these barriers and is a top priority of the Foundation. Through acknowledging and addressing the injustices of the past we can begin to move toward a more just future.
• Continuous Learning - We are committed to continuous learning from a broad range of sources, from local residents and neighborhood leaders to national and international funders and professionals, staying actively engaged with various partnerships and perspectives to pursue innovative and idea-driven solutions to the needs of our community.
• Partnership - The Foundation does not see itself as separate from the community. Rather, we pledge to listen to, work closely and lead jointly with community members in identifying barriers to health equity and determining how to remove them.
• Respect - Keenly aware of the real and perceived power differential between grant makers and grant seekers, we recognize the crucial importance of respect for residents and the nonprofits serving them, and we pledge to build and maintain respectful, purposeful relationships in the community.
• Commitment - Achieving health equity requires removing many systemic obstacles, and change will never come quickly enough. However, we are committed to working closely with the community to achieve its goals and will not deviate from this vital effort.
• Accountability - We pledge to uphold the highest ethical and professional standards, and we invite the community’s scrutiny to hold us to account as we seek to advance with them the cause of population health for all of Trumbull County.