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.
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.
Philanthropy @ Work – Grants and Programs – September 2024
The latest on grants and programs from the field.
Raising the Bar on Voting Accessibility in Missouri
Missouri Foundation for Health has developed a policy brief with recommendations supporting the efforts of the disability community across the state to make voting processes more accessible for all Missourians.
Spotlight: Celebrating Civic Health Month!
Eileen Salinsky, Program Advisor, Grantmakers In Health August is civic health month and an opportune time to reflect on organizational and individual commitments to civic engagement. A growing body of research has established a relationship between civic engagement and health outcomes, such as improved access to health care services, lower rates of chronic diseases, longer…
A Marathon, Not a Sprint
Community Health Workers (CHWs), also referred to as health navigators, advocates, or promotor(a)s, are trusted community members trained to work with local health care and social services to help clients navigate often complex systems of care, while also improving the quality and cultural competence of service delivery. The United Methodist Health Ministry Fund and Health Forward Foundation have long supported CHWs in Kansas and Missouri, providing grants to organizations to support CHWs in a variety of settings – clinical and community-based – as well as supporting coalition-building, training, research, and advocacy efforts.
Elevating Quality to Achieve Equity in Free and Charitable Clinics: The Work of ‘Roadmap to Health Equity’
Each year, more than two million low-income, uninsured, and underinsured people in the United States rely on approximately 1,400 nonprofit free and charitable clinics and charitable pharmacies for essential health care. These clinics use a volunteer/staff model to provide a wide range of health services including medical, dental, pharmacy, vision, and behavioral health services. Many clinics also address social needs, such as connecting patients to housing, food assistance, or employment assistance programs.