MAFP Foundation

Supporting educational and scientific initiatives that advance family medicine and improve health outcomes of patients and communities.

Thank You for Helping Launch Medical Students

The results are in… 23 donors helped the MAFP Foundation raise $10,765 to send 13+ Minnesota medical students to the 2025 AAFP national conference (now called FUTURE) through last week’s Give to the Max Day campaign.

Great news: With the MAFP’s $10K matching pledge, an additional 12+ students will get the opportunity to travel to FUTURE and kickstart their journey into family medicine.

Thanks to all who donated! Missed Give to the Max Day? You can still make a difference. Donate anytime at mafp.org/max.

Let’s Grow Family Medicine

November 1-20

The MAFP Foundation has a goal to raise $32K to send 40 Minnesota medical students to the 2026 AAFP FUTURE Conference in Kansas City, Missouri. And we need your help!

Donate via our Give to the Max campaign from November 1 through November 20, 2025, at mafp.org/max. All donations are tax-deductible.

“The MAFP takes the financial burden of attending [the AAFP National Conference] away, and I am very grateful for that.” (medical student and conference attendee Hannah Strei)

Innovation & Research Grants + Summer Externship

We award grant funding to family medicine resident physician and medical student members via our Innovation & Research Grants (twice per year) and David Mersy, MD, Summer Externship (once per year).

Recent projects have addressed the following:

COVID-19
The opioid crisis
Health care disparities
Mental health for people who are homeless
Sexual health
…and more

About the MAFP Foundation

More than thirty years ago, the leaders of the MAFP gathered to form a nonprofit foundation to carry out the philanthropic work of its members and improve the health of ALL Minnesotans.

Through the financial support of MAFP members and donors, the MAFP Foundation supports educational and scientific initiatives that advance family medicine and improve health outcomes of patients and communities.

We have awarded more than 123 innovation and research grants to practicing family physicians, family medicine residents and medical students since 1995.

The MAFP Foundation is a registered 501(c)3 organization. Donations are 100% tax deductible as allowed by law.

Join us in advancing family medicine, equipping leaders, leading innovations in practice-based research and clinical care AND improving the health of ALL Minnesotans.

Read about how we identified our priority areas and transformational giving.

MAFP Foundation Board of Directors

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