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Bagels, Pasta, and Pajamas: Importing Ideas to Build a Culture of Health

In this Views from the Field, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation shares how it’s exploring and learning from promising approaches from other countries.

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First 5 LA

Learn more about First 5 LA’s mission, vision, and approach in this Grantmaker Focus profile.

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DentaQuest Foundation

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

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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation

Learn more about Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation’s mission, vision, and approach in this Grantmaker Focus profile.

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Baptist Healing Trust

Learn more about Baptist Healing Trust’s mission, vision, and approach in this Grantmaker Focus profile.

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

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

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Reports and Publications

Advancing the Public’s Health: Current Philanthropic Approaches and Priorities for the Future

This GIH report is grounded in discussions with a diverse set of philanthropic and public health leaders about the current state of the field. It aims to assess how foundations view public health and their guiding frameworks, as well as to identify lessons learned and priorities for strengthening the public health ecosystem.

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Grantmakers In Health’s 2025 Survey of Health Conversion Foundations

This report provides an updated census of health conversion foundations as well as key results from a web-based survey that Grantmakers In Health (GIH) conducted in 2025.

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GIH Bulletin: April 2026

Sometimes innovation in philanthropy is associated with breakthrough technologies or new medical discoveries. But some of the most impactful investments fund something less visible: the coordination of people, protocols, and institutions already in place so they work together seamlessly to save lives.

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Trustee Resources

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