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.

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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.

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Reports

REACH Healthcare Foundation and United Methodist Health Ministry Fund: May 2025

The United Methodist Health Ministry Fund and REACH Healthcare Foundation recently partnered with experts from Manatt Health to shed light on the potential impacts of $880 billion in cuts to the Medicaid program on Kansas.

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Reports

Mother Cabrini Health Foundation: September 2024

Mother Cabrini Health Foundation released its 2023-2024 Impact Report, which outlines the foundation’s mission and strategies to address the health and wellbeing of vulnerable New Yorkers. The report outlines the foundation’s grantmaking process and the direct results of this year’s grants on a statewide level. This year, the foundation awarded 514 grants totaling $172 million to support nonprofit organizations addressing community health needs and disparities across New York State.

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Reports

Greater Rochester Health Foundation: September 2024

2023 Annual Highlights “Partnering for Healthier Communities” showcases the impactful work of the foundation’s grantee partners across various areas and efforts to improve health equity. In 2023, Greater Rochester Health Foundation committed more than $8.1 million to 85 organizations, addressing critical issues such as mental health, racial equity, and public health, with grant-funded work reaching more than 75,000 individuals.

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Reports

The Commonwealth Fund: September 2024

This brief reports on responses from community health centers leaders who were surveyed about care delivery, technology, workforce, and more. Findings highlight critical staff shortages amid rising demand for care and limited resources.

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Reports

The California Endowment: September 2024

The California Endowment released its 2024 Annual Report, which highlights the work and initiatives of the foundation and its grantees over the past year.

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Grants and Programs

Philanthropy @ Work – Grants and Programs – September 2024

The latest on grants and programs from the field.

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