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Joan Basgen Scholarship - Duluth Area

Essentia Health Foundation

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Deadline

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Grant Type

Foundation

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Cycle
Annual
Tracked since
April 2026

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Overview

Funder: Duluth Area Volunteer Service Organization (Essentia Health Auxiliary)

Focus Areas: Annual scholarship to support current or previous volunteers in memory of the late Joan Basgen

Eligibility: Current or previous volunteers at Essentia Health

Application: Contact your school's financial aid office or Essentia Health directly for application details

Related Programs: The Duluth Area Volunteer Service Organization also established scholarships for students pursuing healthcare careers at:

  • College of St. Scholastica
  • Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
  • Lake Superior College
  • University of Minnesota Duluth
  • University of Minnesota Duluth Medical School

To apply for these scholarships, contact your school's financial aid office.

How to Apply

How to Apply

  1. Contact your school's financial aid office for scholarships through participating institutions
  2. For Joan Basgen Scholarship, obtain Joan Basgen Scholarship Application (WORD format)
  3. Submit through your institution's financial aid office

Participating Institutions

  • College of St. Scholastica
  • Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
  • Lake Superior College
  • University of Minnesota Duluth
  • University of Minnesota Duluth Medical School

What Essentia Health Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025
12
Total given
$932K
Median grant
$18K
Range
$5,230–$263K
  • By dollars: Minnesota 79%, North Dakota 21%, Pennsylvania <1%. Top recipient cities: Duluth, MN; Detroit Lakes, MN; Fargo, ND.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 17% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • SMDC Medical Center · Duluth, MN

    Program support

    $263K

  • St Mary's Regional Health Center · Detroit Lakes, MN

    Program support

    $214K

  • Innovis Health LLC · Fargo, ND

    Program support

    $194K

  • St Joseph's Medical Center · Brainerd, MN

    Program support

    $156K

  • St Mary's Medical Center · Duluth, MN

    Program support

    $34K

IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Healthcare

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