Proceeds from the sale went to establish St. Joseph Community Health Foundation which provides financial support to healthcare programs in the Fort Wayne area.

Luers bought the property and formed the St. Joseph’s Benevolent Association to raise money to renovate the 65-room former hotel and open a hospital.

[3] In 1870, "the hospital initiated a program that enabled all poor residents of Allen County to be treated there rather than being placed in the 'poorhouse', as was the custom.

Student nurses attended the three-year program during the day, and worked at the hospital in the evenings.

The foundation funds organizations such as "Matthew 25", a nonprofit, healthcare center located in Fort Wayne, Indiana serving the underinsured, the poor, and homeless.