Infosheet: Key Provisions in the House-passed Reconciliation Bill—H.R. 1, the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’
An infosheet provides analysis of key health, philanthropy, and nonprofit provisions in H.R. 1, the budget reconciliation bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on May 22, 2025. Changes include an estimated $715 billion reduction in federal Medicaid spending including work requirements, new eligibility requirements to the Affordable Care Act that will reduce access to the ACA’s Advanced Premium Tax Credits, $300 billion in reductions to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, an excise tax on foundations, and new authority for the Secretary of the Treasury to remove the tax-exempt status of nonprofits the administration deems as “terrorist support organizations.”
From Recovery to Resilience: Investing in Collaborative Infrastructure for Health and Equity
After the 2018 Camp Fire – the most destructive and deadly wildfire in California’s history – the California Accountable Communities for Health Initiative (CACHI) understood that the community needed more than programming to recover. In response, the region’s Accountable Community for Health (ACH) was created – a community-rooted, cross-sector collaborative that invests in local leadership to shift systems, influence policy, and address both long-standing inequities and urgent crises.
Broken Triangle: A Framework for Reparative Philanthropic Relationships
Traditional philanthropic practices have often created imbalanced power dynamics and barriers for Black-led, Black-serving organizations. When the REACH Healthcare Foundation performed a portfolio review in 2018 that revealed this same exclusion within the foundation’s grantmaking investments, REACH committed to reshaping their funding approach, which aims to repair previously neglected —and in some cases, damaged —relationships.
Paso del Norte Health Foundation RFP: July 2020
The Foundation seeks Letters of Intent (LOI) from eligible organizations to support recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, prepare for a potential second wave or future crisis, and transform their operations for future success.
Cigna Foundation RFP: July 2020
Commonwealth Fund’s current Request for Proposals (RFP) seeks Letters of Intent (LOIs) addressing health equity for Medicaid beneficiaries, including social determinants of health, and the impact of COVID-19 on Medicaid beneficiaries, providers, and care delivery innovations at the state level.
Commonwealth Fund RFP: July 2020
Commonwealth Fund’s current Request for Proposals (RFP) seeks Letters of Intent (LOIs) addressing health equity for Medicaid beneficiaries, including social determinants of health, and the impact of COVID-19 on Medicaid beneficiaries, providers, and care delivery innovations at the state level.
Mary Black Foundation RFP: July 2020
Due to the increased need in its community, it decided to have a mid-year grant cycle application that will allow Spartanburg, South Carolina nonprofits to apply for funding for either short-term or long-term needs for core operating expenses or projects related to basic needs, mental health, and education and health lag.
Mental Health and Substance Use State Fact Sheets
Kaiser Family Foundation recently released national and state-level data on mental health both before and during the coronavirus pandemic.
