WHO WE ARE

The Urgent Care Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit entity devoted to enabling Urgent Care’s viability through grants for original research in Urgent Care medicine and delivery, special initiatives and raising awareness.

Board of Trustees

Annual Report and Financial Data

The 2023 Annual Report outlines the achievements made possible by donations to the Urgent Care Foundation. 
 
UCF is committed to financial transparency. View our most recent IRS Form 990 and our Guidestar Gold Transparency rating.
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2009

Thought leaders in the Urgent Care field gathered to discuss challenges facing the Urgent Care Industry. The group decided that a separate entity was needed to address training the next generation of clinicians in Urgent Care medicine and for increased research activities in the field of Urgent Care medicine.   The College of Urgent Care Medicine did not yet exist.

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2011

The Urgent Care Foundation was founded and incorporated in 2011. Trustees were recruited based on their credentials and expertise in Urgent Care medicine and their vision for the future success of Urgent Care as an essential part of the healthcare landscape. 

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2012
  • First Fundraising Event: Footsteps for the Foundation Walk at UCA’s Annual Meeting  
  • Approved by IRS as a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization.  
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2016

Inaugural Foundation Celebration raises $70,115.

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2017
  • Foundation Celebration raises $124,575. 
  • Inaugural Thought Leaders gathering.  
  • Inaugural Scientific Symposium (later named the Clinical Consortium).  
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2018
  • Foundation Celebration raises $166,650.
  • Inaugural Antibiotic Stewardship Symposium.  
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2019

Foundation Celebration raises $407,229.

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2020
  • Urgent Care Foundation shifts focus to supporting members responding to COVID-19 with the Urgent Care Association and College of Urgent Care Medicine
  • Granted 5-Year Cooperative Agreement with the Centers for Disease Control for improving Antibiotic Stewardship.  
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2021
  • Clinical Consortium and Thought Leaders gather with discussions focusing on COVID-19, influenza and STIs.
  • CDC Grant work focuses on Antibiotic Stewardship education for clinicians 
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2022
  • Foundation Celebration & After Party returns, raising $328,479.
  • Clinical Consortium and Thought Leaders gathering.
  • Inaugural Leadership and Advocacy Conference.
  • CDC Grant work focuses on ABS Quality Improvement projects, including patient education. 
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2023
  • Celebration & After Party raises $253,957.
  • CDC Grant work focuses on quality improvement, patient education and data collection.
  • UCF partners with bioMerieux and Reckitt to send ABS toolkits to 900 Urgent Care centers.
  • UCF partners with ChemBio and Visby in focus Groups and Education Content Development to address sexual health .
  • UCF Grant Program launches.
  • UCF issues $30,000 for original research to:
    • Benchmark Urgent Care Clinicians’ Confidence Level with Common Procedures
    • Promote Equitable Care Through the Establishment of Industry-Wide Pediatric Urgent Care Quality Benchmarks
    • Impact Antibiotic Stewardship Program in the Urgent Care Setting
    • Empower Autism-Friendly Urgent Care 
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2024
  • Foundation Celebration raises $280,080.
  • CDC Grant work focuses on clinical education and data analysis. 
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The Foundation is affiliated with and administered by the Urgent Care Association.

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