Building a Collaborative Vision of the Future
Today, over 840 funders and thought leaders, representing 440 organizations, gathered in New Orleans for the largest Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy ever. Conference attendees started the day with site visits around the Crescent City and newcomer and networking lunches, rooting the week ahead in connections with the New Orleans community and each other.
Forging Partnerships for a Better Tomorrow at the Grantmakers In Health Annual Conference
The Grantmakers In Health Annual Conference pre-conference sessions kicked off today in New Orleans, a city rich in resilience and spirit. Nearly 20 years since Hurricane Katrina, we gather to be inspired by the partnerships that supported communities two decades ago, and the ones that we are forging for the road ahead.
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.”
MetroWest Health Foundation: November 2023
The MetroWest Health Foundation released the 2023 Community Health Needs Assessment. The report provides updated health and demographic data that can be used to inform the work of local government and community health and social service programs within the 25-MetroWest communities served by the foundation.
Funders Concerned About AIDS: November 2023
Funders Concerned About AIDS recently released the 20th edition of its Philanthropic Support to Address HIV and AIDS in 2021 report, which found that global philanthropic funding to fight the HIV epidemic decreased. Learn more about how philanthropy must support and advocate for a continued global HIV response.
The California Endowment: November 2023
The California Endowment published a report titled Building Trust & Equity: What The California Endowment Has Learned from Over a Decade of Impact Investing. The report shares learnings from the foundation’s recent history of impact investing, an approach that uses investment assets to generate financial and social returns.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation: November 2023
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation developed a report as a resource for stakeholders to help explain the key elements of MassHealth Accountable Care Organizations, including the two types, who they serve, and the services they provide.
Philanthropy @ Work – Grants and Programs – November 2023
The latest on grants and programs from the field.