The Foundation will provide and promote health related education and research scholarships to all health care fields.
The Foundation will promote and provide charitable medical missions locally and internationally.
The Foundation will assist charitable medical missions by providing funding, equipment and encourage volunteers to participate locally and internationally.
Our Vision
To bring together sponsors and the Doctors' Goodwill Foundation to work as a team
to enhance the quality of life for those in need, both locally
and internationally and to promote health related education and research.
Our Mission
To provide assistance in Brevard and around the world with medical care to those in need, and offering scholarships to students pursuing a career in health care
DGF History
The Doctor's Goodwill Foundation (DGF), was established in 2003 as a result of the efforts and vision of a group of physicians at Parrish Medical Center. These dedicated doctors and medical technicians made frequent donations of their services to medical missions across the globe. Those who established DGF recognized the need to provide compassionate medical assistance for those with dire needs worldwide. Through the support and expertise of Parrish Medical Center; its medical and professional staff, the vision was formed. A local organization was established here in Central Brevard to provide emergency medical and health services for those in need, across the world or around the corner. The Doctor's Goodwill Foundation was established as a non-profit, charitable, (pending) tax-exempt organization in December, 2003. The first medical mission of compassionate care was to Tibet.
The DGF convened its first annual Doctor's Expo in May of 2004. This event provided a springboard for networking, continuing education, and a showcase for opportunities in learning "state of the art" emerging technologies. The Expo was a resounding success in facilitating linkages between physicians, nurses, and medical technicians with representatives of pharmaceutical and medical firms. The Expo provided a day-long opportunity for those licensed to provide allied health services to receive required educational units in expert learning modules. More than 600 participants joined in this unique venture for learning and networking.
The Governing Board of DGF is comprised of physicians and community leaders, however, volunteers are the backbone of the organization's success. Doctors give their uncompensated time, services and travel expenses? as do other medical staff and care providers participating in DGF's medical "missions in mercy". In nearly every operational area of DGF, from providing clerical support, or planning and coordinating the offerings at the annual Expo, to packing and provisioning medical missions in far away places like Nepal, Tanzania, Indonesia?the hard work, hands and hearts of dedicated volunteers are essential.
The inaugural 2004 DGF EXPO was an amazing funding success. Our partners in support included sponsors who purchased Expo display space, private donors who gave needed contributions, and medical and health care facilities that offered supplies and equipment. These partnering individuals and organizations allowed the DGF to serve more than 3000 people who benefited from medical missions to Africa, Haiti, Tibet and Brevard County. Babies were delivered, surgeries performed, and well clinics found a host of healthcare issues from minor infections to tumors. In addition, we were able to provide over $50,000 in much needed equipment and supplies.
Scholarships were awarded to eleven applicants to further their healthcare education or help with mission work.
2005 saw many disasters including the tsunami in Malaysia, the earthquake in Pakistan and the hurricane in New Orleans. The DGF hosted a benefit for the American Red Cross to help raise over $200,000 for the victims of Hurricane Katrina alone. Other missions included Costa Rica, Brazil, India, Tanzania and New Orleans.
Locally the DGF is working with local schools and The Children's Center to provide defibrillators, support the Brevard Science Fair, provide seniors with flu vaccines through the Department of Health as well as doubling the scholarships to those pursuing an education in health care.
A donation by the Helen Markowitz Foundation has allowed local physicians to help seniors and children who are in need. Often when a person is diagnosed with an illness they are unable to work or afford needed medications as well as medical equipment. This fund will help with those expenses.
All material and donations are utilized exclusively for the support of the goals and the missions of DGF.
The Doctors' Goodwill Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) tax exempt charitable organization in the United States, which means that all donations are tax deductible. Tax ID # 20-0716768
