National Foundations

The foundations listed below devote all or some of their grant-making to activities or research related to health policy. Note that all rankings reported below are based on asset size, according to Foundation Center data as of March 2001. Rankings include all foundations, not just those giving to health policy.

• Aetna Foundation (Hartford, CT)
• Alcoa Foundation (Pittsburgh, PA)
• Alliance Healthcare Foundation (San Diego, CA)
• The Jenifer Altman Foundation (Bolinas, CA)
• Archstone Foundation (Long Beach, CA)
• ARCO Foundation

 

• Baptist Community Ministries
• Battle Creek Community foundation (Battle Creek, MI)
  “Committed to promoting philanthropy, and to providing stewardship and leadership that promotes the coordinated use of community resources to meet the needs of our citizens, by awarding funds to local organizations and projects, and participating in community projects and activities that have broad implications for our community.”
• The Bingham Program
• Blandin Foundation (New York, NY)
  “The mission of Blandin Foundation is to strengthen rural Minnesota communities in part by furnishing leadership and training programs that provide skill building experiences to give local leaders the tools they need to address local concerns and thus strengthen their community themselves.”
• Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation
• Burroughs Wellcome Fund (#58 in the nation, Research Triangle Park, NC)

 

• The California Wellness Foundation (#44 in the nation, Woodland Hills, CA)
  “Grantmaking for a healthier California by making grants for health promotion, wellness education, and disease prevention.”
• Carnegie Corporation of New York (#28 in the nation, New York, New York)
  “Carnegie Corporation was created in 1911 to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding.”
• Annie E. Casey Foundation (#14 in the nation, Baltimore, MD)
  “A private charitable organization dedicated to helping build better futures for disadvantaged children in the United States.”
• Citibank, N.A./Citicorp Foundation
• Edna McConnell Clark Foundation (#69 in the nation, New York, NY)
  “Seeking to improve conditions and opportunities for people who live in poor and disadvantaged communities, by assisting non-profit organizations and public agencies committed to advancing practices and policies that better the lives of children and families.”
• Colorado Trust
• Commonwealth Fund (#90 in the nation, New York, New York)
  “The Commonwealth Fund is a philanthropic foundation established in 1918 by Anna M. Harkness with the broad charge to enhance the common good.”
• Comprehensive Health Education Foundation
• Community Foundation for Muskegon County (Muskegon, MI)
  Improving the quality of life for Muskegon County residents by supporting community projects in the areas of Arts, Education, Community Development, Health and Human Services, and Youth Issues.
• Conservation, Food and Health Foundation
• Jessie B. Cox Charitable Trust
• The Nathan Cummings Foundation (New York, NY)
  “Seeking to build a society that values nature and protects ecological balance for future generations, promotes humane health care, and fosters arts to enrich communities.”

 

• Charles A. Dana Foundation
• Ira W. DeCamp Foundation
• Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (#32 in the nation, New York, NY)

• The Enterprise Foundation (Columbia, MD)

• The Flinn Foundation
• Ford Foundation (#3 in the nation, New York, NY)
  “Seeking to strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation, and advance human achievement.”
• Foundation for Child Development
• Foundation for Seacoast Health

 

• Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (#1 in the nation, Seattle, WA)
• Gebbie Foundation, Inc.
• Glenn Foundation for Medical Research
• William T. Grant Foundation (New York, NY)
  To assist research, education, and training through the sciences which have their focus in the study of man and the fundamental principles of human relations to the end that individual potential be more surely realized.
• The Greenwall Foundation (New York, NY)
  “The Greenwall Foundation makes philanthropic grants primarily to support work in medicine as well as education, arts and humanities programs.”
• GTE Foundation

 

• The John A. Hartford Foundation (#86 in the nation, New York, New York)
  “The Hartford Foundation seeks to make its best contribution by supporting efforts to improve health care in America.”
• Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey (Formerly the NBI Healthcare Foundation)
• William Randolph Hearst Foundation
• Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute

 

• Irvine Health Foundation

 

• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (#6 in the nation, Princeton, NJ)
  “Making grants to improve the health and health care of all Americans.”
• The Joyce Foundation (#49 in the nation, Chicago, IL)

 

• The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (#80 in the nation, Menlo Park, California)
  “The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation is an independent health care philanthropy and is not associated with Kaiser Permanente or Kaiser Industries. The Foundation’s work is focused on four main areas: health policy, reproductive health, HIV policy, and health and development in South Africa.”
• Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (#22 in the nation, Kansas City, MO)
• W.K. Kellogg Foundation (#8 in the nation, Battle Creek, MI)
  “Helping people help themselves through the practical application of knowledge and resources to improve their quality of life and that of future generations.”
• The Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund, Inc.

 

• Levi Strauss Foundation (Brussels, Belgium)
• Lilly Endowment (#4 in the nation, Indianapolis, IN)

 

• John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (#9 in the nation, Chicago, IL)
  “Seeking the development of healthy individuals and effective communities, peace within and among nations, responsible choices about human reproduction, and a global ecosystem capable of supporting healthy human societies.”
• The John and Mary R. Markle Foundation
• Merck Company Foundation
• Metropolitan Life Foundation (New York, NY)
  “Our goals are to strengthen communities, promote good health and improve education by assisting tax-emempt organizations in supporting various educational, health and welfare, and civic and cultural organizations through a program of financial support.”
• Milbank Memorial Fund (New York, NY)
• M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust (#67 in the nation, Vancouver, WA)
  Enriching the quality of life in the Pacific Northwest by providing grants to organizations that seek to strengthen the region’s educational and cultural base in creativestainable ways.
• Charles Stewart Mott Foundation (#16 in the nation, Flint, MI)

 

• John M. Olin Foundation

 

• The David and Lucille Packard Foundation,(#2 in the nation, Los Altos, CA) “Supporting organizations that constitute a great American tradition that complements government efforts to focus on society’s needs.”
• Pew Charitable Trusts (#7 in the nation, Philadelphia, PA). “Helping to re-ignite Americans’ civic energy, so that we can rediscover the power of our public voice, by preserving our national heritage.”

• Pfizer Inc.
• The Dorothy Rider Pool Health Care Trust
• The Prudential Foundation
• Public Welfare Foundation (Washington, DC). “Committed to supporting organizations that help people overcome barriers to full participation in society.”

 

• The Retirement Research Foundation
• Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
• Rockefeller Foundation (#13 in the nation, New York, NY)

 

• J. Marion Sims Foundation, Inc. (Lancaster, PA)

• The Skillman Foundation (Detroit, MI)
• Soros Foundations Network
• St. Luke’s Charitable Health Trust

 

• The Twentieth Century Fund

 

• United Methodist Health Ministry Fund (Hutchinson, KS)