Upcoming Events

Health Care Policy in 2025: What Comes Next?

President Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” into law on July 4, 2025, enacting historic cuts to Medicaid, the ACA marketplace, SNAP, and more – via work requirements, copays, and stricter eligibility verifications. According to analysis from the Congressional Budget Office, the new law will increase the number of people without health insurance in the United States by 11.8 million by 2034. Health policy experts warn that these changes will exacerbate health access issues, worsen health disparities, and threaten the financial viability of rural hospitals.

In this webinar, experts from Leavitt Partners will provide an overview of the recent legislation, the impact on health and health care, and what foundations can do to support communities and nonprofits in the next six months. Speakers include Laura Pence, Sara Singleton from Leavitt Partners, and Kristina Ramos Callan from Health Management Associates.

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Rising Heat, Rising Risks: Protecting Farmworkers in a Changing Climate

Cohosted with Grantmakers In Aging

We’ll discuss how philanthropy is responding to public funding cuts. Share what your organization is doing to support your grantees that are being impacted by reductions in public funding. Brainstorm strategies with other funders and tell us how GIA can help.

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CEO Working Group Webinar

Grantmakers In Health is pleased to convene the CEO Working Group to discuss challenges in our work and opportunities for collaboration as we move forward to achieve our health missions under the new administration. Experts will provide an overview of recent legislation, the impact on health and health care, and what foundation leaders can do to support communities and nonprofits in the next six months. Speakers include Joan Alker of Georgetown Children and Families and Sara Singleton of Leavitt Partners.

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Roundtable Discussion for Health Funders’ Policy Staff

A growing number of health funders employ staff whose responsibilities focus exclusively or predominantly on public policy engagement. Do you lead your organization’s policy or government affairs work? Participants joined this informal roundtable discussion to connect with your peers, explore pressing issues, and share your experiences to engage communities in setting funders’ policy priorities. Agenda forthcoming.

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Leveraging the BP Settlement Health Outreach Program to Address Disparities in the Gulf Coast

On this webinar, funders learned more about the opportunities to leverage the BP investment to promote health among those affected by the oil spill.

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Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs): An Issue at the Heart of the Food/Ag/Health Nexus

This call shared a farmers’ perspective on GMOs, highlighted where the science stands and described why GMOs are a concern for many working in public health.

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U.S. Health in International Perspective: Shorter Lives, Poorer Health

A new report from the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine synthesizes available research, taking an in-depth look at this disadvantage in health and lifespan. On this webinar, we heard from the report’s editors about key findings and discussed implications for the work of health grantmakers.

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Social Innovation Fund

This webinar was an interactive panel discussion, moderated by Grantmakers for Children Youth & Families and Grantmakers In Health that provided the latest update on SIF and see a demonstration of the platform.

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California Environmental Quality Act Reform: A Discussion with Environmental and Public Health

On this webinar, participants learned more about the environmental health and public health communities’ strategy to defend and protect the California Environmental Quality Act.

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Advancing Policy Advocacy through General Operating Support Grants

This audioconference discussed how foundations are effectively managing general operating support grants to advance health policy goals.

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The Intersection of Creativity, Health, and Aging

On this webinar, we explored how creative arts programs programs positively influence health outcomes, how funders are investing in programs, and the opportunities for health funders to collaborate and support this important field of work.

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The Food Safety Modernization Act

On this webinar, funders learned how the FSMA and pending FDA regulations will affect local and regional food systems that are vital to the public’s health now and in the future.

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February Kids’ Access Funders Network Call

On this Kids’ Access Funders Network call participants learned more about the framework that states will use to create EHB plans, the implications for children and families, including children with special health care needs, and next steps.

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Harnessing National Efforts to Improve Birth Outcomes and Reduce Infant Mortality

On this webinar, participants learned more about national initiatives working to improve birth outcomes and discussed how foundations might engage in these efforts as well as support complementary programs in their regions, states, and communities.

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