Group Health Community Foundation
/OVERVIEW: This funder supports health and wellbeing in the state of Washington. It prioritizes the root causes of health inequities and innovative approaches to healthcare delivery.
IP TAKE: As a relatively new funder on the Washington philanthropy scene, check the foundation website for up-to-date information about grant application procedures.
PROFILE: The Group Health Community Foundation (GHCF) is based in Seattle, Washington, and is a relatively new philanthropic organization. It seeks to “create a health system grounded in the principles of social justice and provide affordable, preventive, person-centered health care.” The foundation’s history dates to 1946, when the Group Health Collaborative was founded. GHCF is a health legacy funder formed when Kaiser Permanente acquired Group Health Cooperative. The foundation in its current form was established in 2017.
GHCF is dedicated to the state of Washington. It supports health policy change, the root causes of health inequities, and finding new ways to promote good health. It prioritizes community engagement, equity, and partnerships among various sectors. Currently, GHCF is developing its investment priorities and strategies, prior to distributing funds throughout the state.
Grant seekers should expect to see funds allocated to new and previously untested approaches to inequities in healthcare and new public health initiatives. There has been significant historic interest in childhood immunization. The Group Health Foundation, GHCF’s predecessor, has a kids' vaccines initiative and has made grants totalling nearly $6 million to Washington organizations and public health jurisdictions for this cause since 2008. GHA also awarded scholarships to future healthcare providers.
The foundation phone number is 206-788-8900, and its address is 810 3rd Avenue, Suite 220, Seattle, Washington 98104.
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