About HIMSS Foundation

Established in 1986, the HIMSS Foundation serves as the philanthropic arm of HIMSS, providing support and assistance to the industry and its members through: financial assistance, scholarships, to students in healthcare-IT related fields; providing access for students and governmental agencies to free industry data; and providing financial relief/assistance for special need-based programs and issues. Projects that the Foundation supports include: scholarships for students in healthcare IT-related fields, and relief and assistance for need-based programs such as the Katrina Phoenix Project. The Foundation, an Illinois not-for-profit corporation, is organized and operated within the meaning of Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.


About HIMSS

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is the healthcare industry's membership organization exclusively focused on providing global leadership for the optimal use of healthcare information technology (IT) and management systems for the betterment of healthcare. Founded in 1961 with offices in Chicago, Washington D.C., Brussels, and other locations across the United States and Europe, HIMSS represents more than 20,000 individual members and over 350 corporate members that collectively represent organizations employing millions of people. HIMSS frames and leads healthcare public policy and industry practices through its advocacy, educational and professional development initiatives designed to promote information and management systems' contributions to ensuring quality patient care.

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