North Colorado Medical Center Foundation is now Weld Legacy Foundation

About Weld Legacy Foundation

Weld Legacy Foundation provides health and education-focused nonprofit organizations in Weld County with the tools and resources they need to increase their capacity. The Foundation brings together organizations to help them collaborate by supporting and empowering them to multiply their impact and expand their outcomes. At the same time, we honor the legacy of our organization and continue to fund programs at NCMC and the community that support the intent of donors. Read on to learn more about us.

Weld Legacy Foundation. It’s a new name for an organization with a long history.

In 1975, a group in Greeley got together to find a way to give Weld County residents the opportunity to support programs and departmental needs at the county-run, tax-funded local hospital. From that effort, the nonprofit Weld County General Hospital Foundation was born. The new Foundation Board leapt into action and within just a few years, the Foundation raised $2 million for healthcare services at Weld County General.

Eight years later, the ownership of the hospital transferred from Weld County to a newly formed nonprofit corporation, NCMC, Inc. The name of the hospital became North Colorado Medical Center to reflect its separation from the county, and, to avoid confusion, the Foundation changed its name as well. Although the names were similar, North Colorado Medical Center Foundation remained a standalone organization. It supported the hospital, but it was a separate entity.

Fast forward to 2019. NCMC, Inc. sold the medical buildings and associated assets to Banner Health, the private company that had been providing clinical services in the hospital for several years. After the sale, donor-established programs at the hospital remain in place and are supported through the NCMC Foundation. The change in hospital ownership opened the door for the Foundation to explore new ways to support health and wellness in Weld County.