Grantmakers In Health (GIH) President and CEO Cara V. James was quoted in an Inside Philanthropy article on April 24, 2025, titled “‘Bloodbath at HHS’: Health Funding Leaders React to Trump’s Cuts.” The piece discusses how cuts to staff and programs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) threaten critical health services across the country—from cancer research to Meals on Wheels—and how leaders in health philanthropy are responding to the carnage.
“You’re seeing foundations respond in different ways. The speed with which the cuts are happening makes it difficult to know how to react. Still, you’ve already seen announcements from some foundations that they’re increasing spending; some foundations are also helping their nonprofit partners and grantees think about ways to diversify their funding and their resources. There are also efforts to get the word out, to help people tell the story of what this means and how it is playing out in communities across the country.”