Reimagining Health Philanthropy, Together

During Day 2 of the 2025 Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy, attendees across sectors worked together to identify the intersections of their work and co-created solutions for healthier, thriving communities. Sessions spanned a wide range of topics, from exploring business’ role in health equity to strategies for supporting staff in uncertain times.

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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. 

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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. 

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Grantmakers In Health Announces 2025 Award Winners

Grantmakers In Health is pleased to announce Elizabeth Ripley of the Mat-Su Health Foundation in Alaska, as the 2025 recipient of the Terrance Keenan Leadership Award, and Jane Perkins of the National Health Law Program in Washington, DC, as the 2025 recipient of the Andy Hyman Award for Advocacy.

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Elizabeth Ripley of the Mat-Su Health Foundation to Be Honored with the 2025 Terrance Keenan Leadership Award

Elizabeth Ripley, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Mat-Su Health Foundation in Alaska, will receive Grantmakers In Health’s 2025 Terrance Keenan Leadership Award.

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Jane Perkins of the National Health Law Program to Be Honored with the Andy Hyman Award for Advocacy

Jane Perkins, Litigation Director of the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) in Washington, DC, will receive Grantmakers In Health’s 2025 Andy Hyman Award for Advocacy.

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Standing Together in Perilous Times

GIH urges our Funding Partners and others in our community to join us in signing onto this public statement—we stand a better chance together than if we go it alone.

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New Grantmakers In Health Survey Finds a Significant Growth in Firearm Violence Prevention Investments Among Health Funders

Washington, DC, March 14, 2025—At a time when firearm violence is a leading cause of death for children and teens, a new Grantmakers In Health survey of health funding organizations found that philanthropic investments in firearm violence prevention are growing in terms of both the number of funders supporting this work and the dollar amounts…

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Celebrating Our Colleague Eileen Salinsky, a Grantmakers In Health Mainstay Since 2007 

After 18 years at Grantmakers In Health, Eileen Salinsky, longtime Program Advisor and former Vice President for Program and Strategy, has announced her retirement. Her last day at GIH will be Friday, March 21, 2025. Eileen was recruited as GIH’s Vice President for Program and Strategy by former President and CEO Lauren LeRoy in 2007. Family obligations required Eileen to step back from her management position, but she stayed on part-time as a Program Adviser for almost two decades.

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The Clock Is Ticking—Medicaid is Under Imminent Threat

A new issue brief from Grantmakers In Health (GIH) and Leavitt Partners offers a detailed look at what Medicaid cuts will mean for the country.

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