Minnesota Medical Association Foundation

The Future of Medicine Is in Our Hands

Help build a healthier Minnesota and a stronger medical profession.

Every day, Minnesota physicians make a difference in the lives of their patients. But some of the greatest opportunities to improve health extend beyond the exam room.

How do we help more young people envision a future in medicine? How do we equip physicians to prevent injuries before they happen? And how do we turn promising ideas for healthier communities into action?

These are the kinds of challenges the Minnesota Medical Association Foundation is helping physicians address.

Today, as the philanthropic partner of the Minnesota Medical Association, we invest in initiatives that strengthen the medical profession and improve health across our state.

Here's What Your Generosity Makes Possible

🎓 Opening Doors to the Next Generation of Physicians

A student's potential should never be limited by financial or educational barriers.

In 2026, the MMA Foundation invested $19,500 in three important initiatives:

• Junior Achievement North's 3DE program, introducing high school students to career possibilities through real-world learning and problem-solving.

• The University of Minnesota's Step 1 Success program, supporting medical students as they prepare for a critical licensing examination.

• Gillette Children's Medical Discovery Day, helping Minnesota youth see themselves in a medical career. 

These investments help create opportunities at different stages of the journey into medicine—from imagining a medical career to progressing through medical school.

💙 Helping Physicians Prevent Firearm Injuries and Deaths

Physicians see firsthand the devastating consequences of firearm injuries for patients, families, and communities.

This year, the MMA Foundation invested $30,000 to lay the groundwork for a statewide physician network dedicated to gun violence prevention.

Foundation staff also helped secure a $20,000 grant from the American Medical Association to develop practical guidance for incorporating firearm injury prevention conversations into everyday patient care.

Together, these efforts are helping build the foundation for greater physician engagement and more effective prevention.

🏥 Supporting Physician-Led Solutions

Some of the most important opportunities to improve health begin when physicians see an unmet need and decide to act.

Through its General Fund, the MMA Foundation can respond to emerging opportunities, support physician well-being, and invest in community health initiatives across Minnesota.

These flexible resources make it possible to turn good ideas into meaningful action.

The Next Chapter Depends on All of Us

The challenges facing medicine are significant. So are the opportunities to make a difference.

Through the MMA Foundation, physicians and friends of medicine can come together to invest in the next generation, strengthen prevention, and improve health across Minnesota.

This Give to the Max Day, we invite you to be part of that work.

Your online contribution supports the MMA Foundation's General Fund, providing flexible resources to advance physician-led initiatives and respond to emerging needs.  Scan to Give Directly to the MMA Foundation
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Prefer to Support a Specific Initiative?

To designate your gift for Changing the Face of Medicine or Physicians for Gun Violence Prevention, please mail a check payable to the Minnesota Medical Association Foundation, noting your preferred fund in the memo line.

Minnesota Medical Association Deposit – Lockbox #135091
PO Box 1150
Minneapolis, MN 55480-9917

Thank you for investing in the health of Minnesotans and the future of medicine.