About ABH | The Foundation

ABH | The Foundation is a physician-led philanthropic organization that strives to improve the health and well-being of the community through strategic initiatives.

Who We Are

ABH | The Foundation was formed in 1968 with the inaugural project immunizing 735,000 Minnesota children through the Mass Rubella Immunization Project. Today the Foundation’s priorities are to provide funding to organizations serving the health needs of our underserved residents and engaging in activities to improve public health.

ABH | The Foundation Board of Directors

ABH | The Foundation is seeking Board Candidates - Applications are accepted throughout the year!

Board Members

Joseph Cardamone, MD

Britta Dosland, MD

Thomas Dosland, MD

Mark Engasser, MD

David Hamlar, Jr. MD, DDS

Elisabeth Hurliman, MD, PhD - President

Henri Minette, JD

Michaela Quast, MD

Amarachi Orakwue - Medical Student Section

Todd Seelhammer, MD -Treasurer

Dip Shukla, MD - Resident/Fellow Section

Peter Stiles, MD - Vice Chair

Angela Vong, MD

Awards

ABH | The Foundation is honored to provide awards of excellence to physicians and medical students in our community:

  • Charles Bolles Bolles-Rogers Award – First awarded in 1952, candidates for the award are nominated by their colleagues at Twin Cities area hospitals and clinics for contributions to medical research, achievement, or leadership in medicine.

  • ABH | The Foundation Scholarship - A $3,000 scholarship is awarded annually to a Medical Student traditionally underrepresented in medicine - including Black, Indigenous and people of color, LGBTQ+, and students with disabilities - for excellence in leadership, service and advocacy in health care.

Philanthropy

Each year, ABH | The Foundation provides grants to Minnesota organizations serving the health needs of our underserved residents and engaging in activities to improve public health. Our Foundation accepts proposals on an invite-only basis and does not accept unsolicited proposals.

Funding

Funding for ABH | The Foundation has come through various donations including, most notably, the legacy of Dr. Eduard Boeckmann, a man remembered for his charitable contributions to medicine and unimpeachable character to practice, and for the development of surgical catgut treated with pyoktanin. The manufacture and proceeds from this suture were donated to the Ramsey County Medical Society to support and cover the expense of a medical library. Following the library's closing, these funds were transferred to the Boeckmann Fund maintained today by ABH | The Foundation.

Other legacy gifts, donations in honor of or in memory of a colleague, friend or family member, and an annual appeal to Advocates for Better Health members continue to provide the basis for grant dollar allocations. Make your tax-deductible donation below. If you wish to designate your gift, please include a brief note. Gifts are used to support the mission and improve the health and well-being of the community.

Questions?
Contact Becky Timm, executive director, at btimm@abhmn.org.