Atrium Health Floyd-Polk Foundation
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Atrium Health Floyd-Polk Foundation was founded in 2021 as part of the strategic combination between Floyd Medical Center and Atrium Health. The Foundation works with Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center, Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center, the Hospital Authority of Floyd County and the Cedartown-Polk County Hospital Authority (“the Supported Organizations”) to address social determinants of health, such as food, housing and transportation needs, and to alleviate disparities in health care and health access in the communities served by Atrium Health Floyd.
This new foundation is not affiliated with Floyd Healthcare Foundation, Inc., which will continue in its role to raise friends and funds to support Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center.
Focus
Atrium Health Floyd-Polk Foundation supports creative approaches by Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center and Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center (“the Hospitals”) to drive transformational change in health and well-being for all.
Financial Support
Foundation grants are made to the Hospitals to support a wide range of programs that address long-standing challenges, focusing on resolving the root causes of issues rather than immediate needs.
Working with the Hospitals, the Foundation sets annual funding targets for community investments to identify potential projects that advance the charitable and public missions of the Hospitals, with focus areas on:
- Mental health, behavioral health or substance abuse, such as teen suicide and individuals experiencing mental health concerns
- Access to care and mobility
- Educational opportunities with health equity emphasis
- Food access and security
- Housing
The Foundation then awards grants to Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center and Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center that support these efforts to address community health needs.
Eligibility
Nonprofit entities, public charities and educational institutions serving citizens in the service area of the Hospitals, including Floyd, Polk and Chattooga counties in Georgia and Cherokee County in Alabama, may contact the Foundation to learn about funding or other partnership opportunities.
Grant Application Submission
Atrium Heath Floyd-Polk Foundation, on behalf of our supported organizations, is thrilled to announce the 2025 Community Impact Grant Cycle will begin Friday, January 31, 2025. The grant proposal application will remain open until 11:59 p.m. on Friday, February 28. Grant recipients will be announced on Friday, May 30, with funding awards from the Hospitals being presented at a Grant Recipient Reception in June.
For more information about working with Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center and/or Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center through the Foundation, call
706-509-3287 or email
donna.martin@atriumhealth.org.
Our Team
The Foundation’s team includes a board of directors and staff members.
Board of Directors
- Laurie Atkins, Polk community director
- Dan Baker, Polk community director
- Joey Baldwin, at-large director
- Steve Briggs, Floyd community director
- Kay Chumbler, Floyd appointee
- Bridgette Dingle, MD, Floyd appointee
- Denise Downer-McKinney, Hospital Authority of Floyd County director
- Neil Gordon MD, Cedartown-Polk County Hospital Authority director
- Mary Helen Heaner, Polk appointee
- David Johnson, Hospital Authority of Floyd County director
- Don Jonas, Floyd appointee
- Chantz McClinic, at-large director
- Mary Miller, Cedartown-Polk County Hospital Authority director
- Kurt Stuenkel, CEO, Atrium Health Floyd, ex-officio voting
- Scott Tucker, at-large director
- Chris Twyman, at-large director
Staff
- Dan Bevels, president
- Donna Martin, grants and program manager
- Nancy Creel, operations manager