While few national funders are taking on the opioid epidemic, some regional grantmakers are finally starting to take action. A case in point is the Colorado Health Foundation.
Read MoreBacked by a deep-pocketed foundation, the Society of Family Planning is launching new work to make the abortion pill more accessible at a time when abortion clinics are becoming scarcer in many places.
Read MoreRobert and Karen Hale awarded $50 million gifts to both the Boston Children’s Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital to support patient care innovations at the hospitals.
Read MoreTop health grantmakers have been so busy working upstream on the causes of poor health that they've been MIA on the worst public health crisis in recent memory. But here's a funder that's paying new attention.
Read MoreThe NORCAL Group Foundation was launched in September 2017 and just gave out its first round of grants. The funder is focused on patient care, patient safety, and physician wellness.
Read MoreTexas has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the country. This issue is finally getting attention from government and at least one big private funder in the state.
Read MoreHealth legacy foundations have become big, important players in regional philanthropy. And more of them are tackling the social determinants of health. A case in point: a Texas funder with $1.2 billion in assets.
Read MoreThe philanthropic arm of a pharmaceutical company branches out from its usual focus on diseases to look at the social determinants of health with a new gift and funding stream.
Read MoreThe Colorado Health Foundation's new coalition to end hunger is another example of foundations looking to engage a wider range of stakeholders to move the needle on a persistent social problem.
Read MorePrivate foundations like Robert Wood Johnson have led a push to address the social and economic determinants of health. Now, this approach is catching on with more corporate funders.
Read MoreEven as new wealth flows for medical research and name-brand hospitals, basic care for low-income communities tends to fall through the cracks. We explore this disparity in the context of a big grant in L.A.
Read MoreThe Tufts Health Plan Foundation is taking a long-term and forward-thinking approach to aging issues in New England. We take a quick look.
Read MoreThe Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation gives to community groups in Boston and elsewhere in the state with a big emphasis on access.
Read MoreGilead Sciences recently announced a 10-year, $100 million commitment to combat HIV/AIDS in the South—the latest funder to respond to a disturbingly high prevalence of infections in the region.
Read MoreFood companies have a history of using funding research that minimizes the health risks of their products. They're still doing it—in developing countries where obesity is rising fast.
Read MoreAmid intense uncertainty around healthcare policy, a California-based funder is backing a new journalistic effort to explore health inequities across underserved communities.
Read MoreBehind sexual harassment and abuse lies a deep and toxic patriarchy, according to A Call To Men, a group that works with boys and men to change their attitudes—with strong support from key funders.
Read MoreThe number of Americans over 65 will double by 2050, with profound effects on U.S. society, but giving on aging is a backwater of U.S. philanthropy. How are those funders in the field trying to drum up more interest?
Read MoreWe talk to Scott Kriens, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur who has bankrolled a new "multiversity" to teach people how to lead more integrated, meaningful lives. That's not a cause you'll see techies embracing very often.
Read MoreWith its latest round of grants, a Bay Area funder doubled down on its commitment to bringing together players from different sectors to tackle complicated and deep-rooted problems.
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