Reports

Dogwood Health Trust: July 2026

July 17, 2026

Dogwood Health Trust shared a new disaster response playbook that captures lessons learned from its experience responding to Hurricane Helene in 2024. The playbook and downloadable readiness and response checklist offer practical guidance for how organizations can help stabilize communities in the immediate aftermath of a disaster and lay the groundwork for long-term recovery.

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Isn’t This an ‘Immigrant’ Issue? Why All Philanthropic Sectors Should Care About the New Public Charge Rule

June 26, 2026

This webinar was hosted by Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees and co-sponsored by Grantmakers In Health.  The federal government’s new public charge rule is the latest and most powerful tactic to strip millions of immigrant families of access to basic needs like health care, food, and housing. Children will be among those most impacted,…

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A Philanthropic Tree of Life: Seeding Health Equity through Influence and Innovation

April 17, 2026

Philanthropy can function as a living ecosystem for change rooted in equity, nourished by trust, and bearing the fruits of community well-being. The Direct Relief Fund for Health Equity (DRFHE), launched with $50 million in initial investments, exemplifies a transformative philanthropic model supporting nearly 200 community-based organizations across the United States. Acknowledging DRFHE as a “Tree of Life” offers a framework grounded in community-led, trust-based, and unrestricted giving that challenges traditional philanthropic paradigms. Therefore, this article describes the fund’s origins, strategic priorities, and outcomes, and introduces the DRFHE Tree of Life framework as a replicable model for equity-driven philanthropy.

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Roundtable on Advancing Health Equity and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Health Philanthropy

April 9, 2026

Grantmakers In Health (GIH) hosted a continued conversation on advancing health equity and diversity, equity, and inclusion in health philanthropy. This was a dedicated time for collaboration, learning, and action for program staff leading health equity efforts at their foundations (open to funding partners only). This discussion focused on economic inclusion as a key pillar of health equity, and Taylor Jo Isenberg from the Economic Security Project provided an overview of the affordability crisis.

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Funder Briefing: Healthcare Access for Immigrant AANHPI Women+

March 24, 2026

As immigration enforcement intensifies and economic pressures mount under the newly passed tax bill, immigrant Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) women face growing challenges to accessing affordable and culturally responsive healthcare and safety net programs. The increase in workplace raids and fear of detention and deportation has profoundly impacted AANHPI immigrants that many refrain from leaving their homes to seek medical care, go to work, or even attend school, deepening inequities in immigrant communities. This webinar will bring together policy experts, community leaders, and funders to discuss the critical role of Medicaid in immigrant communities with an emphasis on the intersecting effect of immigration status, gender, economic strain, and healthcare access.

Join us to explore actionable strategies for philanthropy to strengthen safety nets, advance immigrant health equity, and ensure that immigrant AANHPI women are not left behind during the changing political climate.

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2019 Fall Forum

March 23, 2026

GIH offers programming designed for funders with a strong interest in health policy.

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Mental Health Meets Firearm Safety: Innovative Strategies to Reduce Firearm Suicide

March 16, 2026

Firearms are involved in 55 percent of suicides in the United States, accounting for more than 27,000 deaths every year as documented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.  Yet this crisis remains largely invisible in public discourse. This webinar makes the case that the tools to act are already within reach.

This webinar brings together practitioners, funders, and public health leaders working at the intersection of mental health and firearm safety. Hear how mental health systems can integrate firearm access screening across the continuum of care, and why culturally responsive assessments are essential to making these approaches effective and equitable. Learn from Stanislaus County’s firsthand experience adopting this model and join a candid conversation about the funding strategies, system changes, and community partnerships that make this work possible. 

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Meeting the Moment to Prevent Violence: How Cross-Sector Collaborators Are Leading the Way

March 3, 2026

What happens when hospitals start treating violence as preventable? Across the country, health systems are pioneering models that connect clinical care to community violence intervention (CVI), and the early evidence is compelling.

This panel brings together three institutions at the forefront of this shift. Massachusetts General Hospital’s Gun Violence Prevention Center is training the next generation of clinicians to identify risk and navigate difficult conversations through case-based simulations. New research from Boston University offers findings from the first large-scale study of Boston Medical Center’s Violence Intervention Advocacy Program (VIAP), showing how in-depth interventions for young adult survivors of violence can reduce their risk of future involvement. And the Milken Institute’s survey findings discuss the funding landscape and strategies that sustain these approaches as federal support fluctuates.

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Trump Accounts (530A Accounts) & Early Asset Building: Funder-Only Briefing

January 21, 2026

Hosted by Asset Funders Network and presented in partnership with Grantmakers In Health,  Economic Opportunity Funders, Tax Equity Funders Network, and Early Childhood Funders Collaborative.  As asset funders, we know that starting early – in childhood – is the best way to create wealth and savings. That’s why we continue to pay close attention to…

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New Vaccine Guidance: What Funders Should Know

January 21, 2026

This timely webinar addressed the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) recent changes to routine vaccinations. Experts discussed the evolving pattern of vaccine recommendations, including the January 5 update to the Childhood Immunization Schedule, which reduces the number of routinely recommended vaccines and introduces new categories for high-risk groups and shared decisionmaking.
Our speakers will discuss what these changes mean for vaccine access, what to expect moving forward, and how crosssector partners are collaborating to ensure continued coverage. We will also highlight opportunities for philanthropy to get involved.

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