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Grantmakers In Health (GIH) is committed to supporting health funders as they navigate the changing field of philanthropy and to building a more inclusive nonprofit sector.

 

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Northwest Health Foundation

Learn more about Northwest Health Foundation’s mission, vision, and approach in this Grantmaker Focus profile.

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Episcopal Health Foundation

Learn more about Episcopal Health Foundation’s mission, vision, and approach in this Grantmaker Focus profile. area of the diocese.

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Rasmuson Foundation

Learn more about Rasmuson Foundation’s mission, vision, and approach in this Grantmaker Focus profile.

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Tufts Health Plan Foundation

Learn more about Tufts Health Plan Foundation’s mission, vision, and approach in this Grantmaker Focus profile.

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Transforming Philanthropy through Relationships

In the fall of 2014, the third cohort of the Terrance Keenan Institute for Emerging Leaders in Health Philanthropy came together and reached a provocative conclusion: the social capital of grantmakers may be as valuable as grant funding.

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Space Coast Health Foundation

Learn more about Space Cost Health Foundation’s mission, vision, and approach in this Grantmaker Focus profile.

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Reports and Publications

Survey Findings: Perceptions of Health Funders

In July and August 2025, Grantmakers In Health (GIH) conducted research to help health funders better understand how they are viewed by the public. The research included an online survey of engaged voters nationwide and an online focus group with Washington, DC, policy professionals.  

An overview of the survey and online focus group findings is now available to all GIH Funding Partners. In addition, this overview was presented on Thursday, November 20, 2025, at the 2025 GIH Health Policy Exchange in Arlington, VA.

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Crisis and Issues Management Playbook for Funders

This Crisis and Issues Management Playbook is intended as a guide to support Grantmakers In Health Funding Partners in both individual and collective approaches to crisis moments.

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2024 Health Equity Survey: Understanding the Changing Landscape

In 2024, Grantmakers In Health (GIH) surveyed its Funding Partners to understand how their health equity work has evolved. The survey consisted of 40 questions including demographic information, program focus areas, partner engagement, organizational strategy, priority population, successes, and challenges. This report summarizes findings from the Health Equity Survey titled, “Understanding the Changing Landscape.”

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Trustee Resources

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