Foundation Closure
The DuPage Medical Society Foundation’s Board of Trustees met in December 2025 to discuss the future of the organization after the Medical Society ceases operations at the end of this year.While the Medical Society and the DuPage Medical Society Foundation are separate entities, the Society always provided staffing and covered most operating expenses for the organization, allowing 100 percent of the donations to the Foundation to be used for scholarship grants.
Following weeks of extensive investigation and deliberation, Foundation Trustees ultimately voted in favor of dissolution during the meeting. The Board will now reconvene early in January to determine the distribution of assets. Foundation bylaws require that the monies go to non-profit entities sharing a mission similar to that of the Foundation.
The Board’s dissolution decision was not an easy one, but the choice was seen as the best way to ensure that the Foundation’s assets can continue to support health in the DuPage community. While the funds are expected to endow healthcare student scholarships at area educational institutions, Trustees intend to ensure that recognizing excellence, financial need, and residency rooted in DuPage County remain the criteria for determining grants.
Having contributed more than half a million dollars to support and promote community health in DuPage County over the last 60 years, the DuPage Medical Society Foundation has a rich history of which all supporters can be proud. The plans Foundation Trustees are now implementing will assure that this impressive legacy will live on.