The Palmer Foundation has made a $2 million gift to Center Volunteers in Medicine‘s capital campaign for its new clinic and permanent endowments that will ensure it can continue to meet the growing demand for services.
In recognition of the gift, CVIM’s new facility in Ferguson Township will be named the Palmer Family Clinic, CVIM Executive Director Cheryl White said in a news release on Monday.
The Palmer Foundation was created in 2001 by Jim and Barbara Palmer and is now overseen by the children of the late philanthropists. Barbara Palmer was a founding donor to CVIM before the clinic opened in 2003.
“Barbara Palmer was a pillar of our community and her legacy of civic and charitable giving has enriched the lives of everyone who lives here,” White said. “Barbara supported CVIM from its inception, and it is fitting that her family continues that legacy through this gift that will help CVIM to provide for the health and wellbeing of those in our community who lack access to needed services.”
CVIM publicly launched in January a $10 million capital campaign to support the purchase and renovations of 2026 Sandy Drive to serve as the free clinic’s long-term home and to establish permanent endowments in each of CVIM’s services for long-term needs to keep up with demand.
The Palmer Foundation gift, which is the largest to date for the campaign, brings the fundraising total to just under the initial $10 million goal. CVIM recently increased the campaign goal to $11 million.
“Due to rising construction costs and the ever-increasing need for our services, we have extended our goal, which we plan to complete in January, 2023,” White said. “We are grateful to the Palmers, who have shown their commitment to our community and CVIM’s mission through this gift.”
About 160 individual, corporate and foundation donors have contributed to the campaign so far.
Since it began in 2003, CVIM has provided free medical care, as well as dental care, behavioral health services and case management assistance to low-income, uninsured individuals who live or work in Centre County.
For more on CVIM’s capital campaign and to make a donation, visit cvim.net/capital-campaign.
