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Ashland Community Health Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) leading philanthropic efforts to advance innovative and equitable approaches to community health and wellness. Contributions to the foundation are tax-deductible and can be made securely through our website or mailed to our office at 123 Clear Creek Drive, Suite 101, Ashland, OR 97520.
News Releases
November 2025 – Mercy Flights and ACHF Announce $350,000 Grant
October 2025 – Dave Kitchell’s Legacy Inspires a Circle of Collective Giving
October 2025 – Over $8,000 Granted to Ashland YMCA for Swimming & Water Safety
September 2025 – Evans Nursing Scholarship Awards Over $210,000 to Support Rogue Valley Nursing Students
September 2025 – New Memorial Scholarship Supports Caregivers in the Rogue Valley
July 2025 – Breaking Down Barriers: More than $25,000 in scholarships awarded to future health care workers
May 2025 – ACHF Grants Over $235,000 to Local Nonprofit Organizations
March 2025 – The Inaugural Dental Hygiene Class at RCC Awarded Scholarships
October 2024 – New Endowment Honors Local Teacher and Coach, Dave Kitchell
September 2024 – ACHF Receives $1M Grant to Establish Funding for Local Health Care Workforce Training
September 2024 – New Fund Will Support the Mental Health Needs of Students
August 2024 – Transformational Gift to Alleviate Local Health Care Work Force Shortages
July 2024 – New Scholarship Fund Established to Address Local Health Care Worker Shortage
June 2024 – Local Leaders to Speak at Community Health Symposium
May 2024 – ACHF Awards Over $200,000 to Nonprofit Organizations
October 2023 – ‘Tis the Season! Making a Difference through Lights for Life
October 2023 – ACHF Prepares for Executive Director Transition
September 2023 – ACHF Announces Evans Nursing Scholarship Awardees
May 2023 – ACHF Awards $255,000 to Local Nonprofit Organizations
April 2023 – ACHF Launches Annual Patrons Campaign
March 2023 – ACHF Welcomes Five New Board Members
December 2022 – ACHF Holds Mitten, Glove, and Hat Drive for Local K-5 Students
September 2022 – Evans Nursing Scholarships Announced – Scholarship program celebrates 20-year anniversary and more than $1 million awarded since it began
August 2022 – Ashland Community Health Foundation presents 2021 Distinguished Service Award
May 2022 – Ashland Community Hospital Foundation Awards Grants for Community Health and Wellness
February 2022 – Ashland Community Hospital Foundation Welcomes Five New Board Members
September 2021 – Record-Setting $169,683 in Scholarships Awarded for Rogue Valley Nursing Students
ACHF In The News
November 2025 – Mercy Flights announces in-home emergency medical care program in Jackson County
November 2025 – Mercy Flights launches new in-home care with Ashland Community Health Foundation grant
October 2025 – Ashland Community Health Foundation: Scholarships in Two Categories (p. 15)
September 2025 – Evans Nursing scholarship awards over $210K to support Rogue Valley nursing students
July 2025 – Who’s Who, What’s What: Ashland Community Health Foundation (p. 27)
July 2025 – ACHF awards over $25K to local medical students
June 2025 – Making Waves (p. 44)
May 2025 – Ashland Community Health Foundation awards more than $235,000 to eight local nonprofits
May 2025 – Ashland Community Health Foundation awards eight nonprofits with grants
April 2025 – RCC’s Dental Hygiene Department Awarded Huge Scholarship (p. 46)
March 2025 – ACHF awarding scholarships to 20 students in RCC’s Dental Hygiene Program
October 2024 – $50K endowment honors Ashland educator and coach Dave Kitchell
September 2024 – ACHF receives $1M grant to establish a Health Care Workforce Training Fund
September 2024 – A new mental health fund will help students and teachers in Ashland, Talent and Phoenix
September 2024 – $300K going to mental health programs in Ashland, Phoenix Talent schools
September 2024 – David’s Chair debuting in Lithia Park
September 2024 – ACHF’s Allied Health Scholarship benefits aspiring healthcare workers
July 2024 – ACHF Awards Over $200,000 (p. 23)
July 2024 – Scholarship fund helps Rogue Valley students get into healthcare workforce
June 2024 – Ashland Community gathers for Health Equity Symposium
June 2024 – All-terrain wheelchair program coming to Lithia Park
June 2024 – Community Support from Koenig Investment (p. 1 & 8)
January 2024 – Phoenix-Talent School District hosts hats, gloves and mittens drive
November 2023 – Ashland community health foundation officially begins their 36th annual lights for life campaign
September 2023 – Nursing scholarships bolster caregiving workforce in Rogue Valley
September 2023 – Capiche Conversations: Interview with Janet Troy, ACHF Executive Director
September 2023 – $180,000 dollars in scholarships for local nursing students
August 2023 – La Clinica to open mini clinic inside Ashland shelter
July 2023 – Supporting Health & Wellness: Ashland Community Health Foundation (p. 26)
May 2023 – Ashland Community Health Foundation awards $258,000 in grants to nonprofits
January 2023 – RCC Foundation Receives $40K+ Donation to Assist Health Students
January 2023 – Mitten, Glove, and Hat Drive for Local K-5 Students (p. 22)
December 2022 – ACHF Holds Mitten, Glove, and Hat Drive for Local K-5 Students (cover & p. 3)
December 2022 – Winter clothes drive for local students continues
November 2022 – 30th annual Festival of Light Celebration kicks off Friday
November 2022 – Ashland’s ‘Festival of Light’ starts Friday
October 2022 – Karen Drescher Receives Distinguished Service Award (p. 61)
September 2022 – Ashland Community Health Foundation awards thousands in nursing scholarships
September 2022 – What’s in a name? Ashland Community Hospital Foundation marks transition to ‘Community Health Foundation’
July 2022 – Mercy Flights Mobile Integrated Health program expands to cover Ashland, Talent, and Phoenix
June 2022 – Foundation kicks off spring campaign to help fund health profession education
May 2022 – Hospital Foundation Awards Wellness Grants
April 2022 – Lights for Life Tree in Ashland Knocked Down in Car Accident
March 2022 – Foundation Welcomes Five New Board Members
January 2022 – Foundation Expands into Community Health
September 2021 – Ashland Hospital Foundation Awards Record Amount in Scholarships
September 2021 – Phoenix-Talent School District Unveils Commemorative Almeda Art Pieces Along Greenway
