Grantmakers In Health’s Partnership with Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders Highlighted in Inside Philanthropy Article
Due to cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in H.R.1, along with the program’s suspension during the longest government shutdown in American history, Grantmakers in Health (GIH) is partnering with Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF) on a funder working group to coordinate philanthropy’s response. This partnership, along with SAFSF’s broader work, was highlighted in a November 13, 2025 Inside Philanthropy article. In the piece, Clare Fox, SAFSF’s…
Roles for Philanthropy as Medicaid Changes Take Effect
For those of us who have worked toward health equity, who have spent the past few years building toward incremental gains and pushing for larger change, the events of this year can feel like one big backslide. At times, it’s overwhelming. Yet this is not the time to get bogged down by the size of the challenge or by analysis paralysis. From where I sit, I see five roles that philanthropy can play in the rollout of changes to Medicaid.
Acting with Urgency: Stupski Foundation Accelerates Its Spend-Down Grantmaking
In this interview, Grantmakers In Health’s Maya Schane spoke with Dan Tuttle and Sulma Gandhi of the Stupski Foundation about the foundation’s spend-down strategy and acceleration of grantmaking in 2025 in response to federal policy changes.
GIH Health Policy Update Newsletter
An Exclusive Resource for Funding Partners
The Health Policy Update is a newsletter produced in collaboration with Leavitt Partnersi and Trust for America’s Health. Drawing on GIH’s policy priorities outlined in our policy agenda and our strategic objective of increasing our policy and advocacy presence, the Health Policy Update provides GIH Funding Partners with a range of federal health policy news.
RCHN Community Health Foundation: July 2020
A new report provides an examination of data on how COVID-19 has affected the operational capacity of community health centers.
The California Endowment: July 2020
A recent survey of low-income Californians and communities of color reveals widespread concern about the health and economic impacts of COVID-19.
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.