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The Commonwealth Fund

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

1,603
grants reported
$86.0M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$15,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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2 grants matching “primary care access · $139,425

  • $125,364

    President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    Understanding the Corporatization of U.S. Primary Care and Its Impact on Health Care Access, Quality, and Utilization

  • $14,061

    Joan and Sanford I Weill Medical College of Cornell University · New York, NY · 2024

    Examining Variation in Medicaid Primary Care Spending and Access

Top recipients

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  • The Commonwealth Fund61 grants · $10.5M
  • Ssrs20 grants · $5.7M
  • President and Fellows of Harvard College44 grants · $5.5M
  • Urban Institute25 grants · $3.0M
  • Georgetown University14 grants · $2.7M
  • Yale University25 grants · $2.0M
  • New York University18 grants · $1.7M
  • Johns Hopkins University18 grants · $1.6M
  • Manatt Phelps and Phillips Llp12 grants · $1.5M
  • Boston Globe Life Sciences Media Llc15 grants · $1.4M

Giving over time

$28.6M
2022
$26.1M
2023
$31.3M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 1,603 grants.

  • $2.3M

    The Commonwealth Fund · New York, NY · 2024

    Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice: Authorization for 2024-25 Class

  • $2.3M

    The Commonwealth Fund · New York, NY · 2023

    Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice, 2023-24

  • $1.8M

    The Commonwealth Fund · New York, NY · 2022

    2022-23 Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice

  • $853,202

    President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2023

    The Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy at Harvard University, 2024-25

  • $850,000

    President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    The Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy at Harvard University, 2025-26

  • $800,456

    Ssrs · Glen Mills, PA · 2024

    International Health Policy Survey, 2025

  • $700,000

    President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    Commonwealth Fund Fellowship In Minority Health Policy at Harvard University, 2023-24

  • $697,355

    Ssrs · Glen Mills, PA · 2022

    International Health Policy Survey, 2023

  • $639,482

    Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2024

    Analysis of Policies Affecting Health Insurance Access, Affordability, Adequacy, and Equity in the Individual and Small-Group Markets, Year 14

  • $638,814

    Rush University Medical Center · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Testing, Scaling, and Disseminating the Racial Equity in Healthcare Progress Report, Phase 2

  • $636,374

    Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2022

    Implementing the Affordable Care Act, Year 12: Monitoring and Analysis of State Actions to Improve Access, Affordability, Adequacy, and Equity in the Individual Insurance Market

  • $632,272

    Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2023

    Monitoring and Analysis of Private Insurance Reforms, Year 13

  • $599,426

    Ssrs · Glen Mills, PA · 2022

    2023 Commonwealth Fund Health Care Affordability Survey

  • $598,715

    President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    Toward a High-Performance Health System: Learning from Other Countries, Examining the Role of the Private Sector in U.S. Health Care

  • $560,000

    Ssrs · Glen Mills, PA · 2024

    2025 Health Care Affordability Research, Adults 19 to 64

  • $520,000

    Bipartisan Policy Center · Washington, DC · 2022

    Fostering Bipartisan Policy Efforts to Advance Key Health Care Priorities

  • $514,781

    Ssrs · Glen Mills, PA · 2024

    The Commonwealth Fund 2024 Biennial Health Insurance Survey

  • $500,000

    Urban Institute · Washington, DC · 2022

    Analyzing Emerging Health Reform Proposals

  • $490,115

    Ssrs · Glen Mills, PA · 2024

    International Health Policy Survey, 2024

  • $440,000

    Urban Institute · Washington, DC · 2024

    Modeling Policies That Could Expand and Improve Health Coverage and Affordability - or Roll Back Progress

  • $430,800

    Urban Institute · Washington, DC · 2024

    Analyzing Emerging Health Reform Proposals

  • $395,858

    Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    Evaluating Proposed Medicare Policy Changes for Their Impact on Solvency, Spending, and Beneficiaries

  • $387,730

    Manatt Phelps and Phillips Llp · New York, NY · 2022

    Addressing the Crisis in Behavioral Health for Children, Youth, Young Adults, and Their Families: State and Federal Strategies

  • $384,000

    Bailit Health Purchasing Llc · Needham, MA · 2024

    Technical Assistance for Design and Implementation of State Strategies to Increase Affordability in Commercial Markets, Phase 2

  • $367,500

    Cascada Consulting Llc · Clarksville, MD · 2022

    Improving Medicare Home Health Benefits for Beneficiaries and Family Caregivers

  • $343,187

    Ssrs · Glen Mills, PA · 2023

    The Commonwealth Fund 2024 Biennial Health Insurance Survey

  • $340,341

    Ssrs · Glen Mills, PA · 2022

    2023 Survey of Federally Qualified Health Centers

  • $339,161

    The Commonwealth Fund · New York, NY · 2022

    International Symposium on Health Care Policy, 2022

  • $336,742

    The Commonwealth Fund · New York, NY · 2024

    Harkness Fellowships Centennial Celebration: Authorization for Support

  • $321,565

    President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    Winding Down the Maintenance-of-Eligibility Requirement for Medicaid: Impacts on Low-Income Adults in Four Southern States

  • $320,459

    The Commonwealth Fund · New York, NY · 2022

    Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice, 2023-24

  • $312,570

    First Nation Development Institute · Longmont, CO · 2024

    Native American Experiences with Health Care and Maternal Care Systems

  • $310,000

    The Commonwealth Fund · New York, NY · 2023

    Expanding and Revamping the International Profiles of Health Care Systems: Authorization for Support

  • $305,538

    Bipartisan Policy Center · Washington, DC · 2024

    Educating Policymakers and Providing Strategic Guidance on Artificial Intelligence in Health Care and Primary Payment Reform

  • $302,405

    Academyhealth · Washington, DC · 2024

    Planning Grant to Support the Design of the Commonwealth Fund's New International U.S. Leadership Program

  • $300,000

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Nashville, TN · 2024

    The Inflation Reduction Act's Price Negotiation Program: Implications for Patient Access to and Affordability of Medications

  • $296,579

    The Commonwealth Fund · New York, NY · 2023

    Authorization for 2023 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Forum

  • $295,530

    Ssrs · Glen Mills, PA · 2023

    International Health Policy Survey, 2024

  • $287,200

    Urban Institute · Washington, DC · 2023

    Analyzing Emerging Health Reform Proposals

  • $283,656

    Rush University Medical Center · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Testing, Scaling and Dissemination of a Racial Equity in Healthcare Progress Report

  • $280,053

    Center for Health Policy Development · Washington, DC · 2024

    Supporting State Policymakers to Understand Private Equity in Health Care through Data

  • $280,000

    The Health Initiative · Concord, MA · 2022

    Investing in Health: Unlocking Dollars to Improve Health

  • $276,684

    Institute for Healthcare Improvement · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    Supporting Efforts by Health Care Delivery Organizations to Accelerate Decarbonization, Phase 1

  • $259,600

    The Brigham and Womens Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024

    Investigating Novel Strategies for Drug Pricing and Spending Reform: Patents, Negotiation, and Pricing Policy Innovation

  • $259,600

    The Brigham and Womens Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023

    Investigating Novel Strategies for Drug Pricing and Spending Reform: Patents, Negotiation, and Pricing Policy Innovation

  • $254,310

    New York University · New York, NY · 2024

    Contributing to Health Reform: Analysis and Technical Assistance

  • $248,881

    University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Informing the Future of Medicare Advantage Policy

  • $240,000

    Health Care Without Harm · Reston, VA · 2024

    Safeguarding Access to Care Through IRA-Supported Investments in Essential Hospitals

  • $240,000

    Oregon Health and Science University · Portland, OR · 2023

    Support for the Commonwealth Fund's Health System Performance Tracking Efforts, FY 2024

  • $240,000

    Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2022

    Policy Analysis of Integrating Primary Care, Public Health, and Community-Based Organizations During Public Health Emergencies

  • $236,306

    Oregon Health and Science University · Portland, OR · 2022

    Support for Health System Performance Tracking, 2023

  • $232,628

    Alliance for Health Policy · Washington, DC · 2022

    Nonpartisan Health Policy Education and Convening for Federal Policymakers

  • $232,064

    New York University · New York, NY · 2022

    The Business Case for Decarbonization of Health Care Systems

  • $229,538

    Center for Health Care Strategies · Hamilton, NJ · 2024

    Implementing Primary Care Population-Based Payments in Medicaid to Promote High-Quality, Equitable Care, Phase 2

  • $227,725

    Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism · Columbia, MO · 2024

    U.S. Health System Reporting Fellowship and International Health Study Fellowship

  • $221,412

    Ssrs · Glen Mills, PA · 2022

    International Health Policy Survey, 2022

  • $220,000

    Primary Care Development Corporation · New York, NY · 2024

    PCDC Primary Care Investment Network, Phase 2

  • $219,703

    The Commonwealth Fund · New York, NY · 2023

    2022-23 Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice

  • $209,338

    Boston Globe Life Sciences Media Llc · Boston, MA · 2023

    STAT News: Health Equity and Climate Reporting Initiatives, 2022-24

  • $209,338

    Boston Globe Life Sciences Media Llc · Boston, MA · 2022

    STAT News: Health Equity and Climate Reporting Initiatives, 2022-24

  • $208,523

    National Association of Medicaid Directors · Washington, DC · 2024

    Strengthening Medicaid Programs Through Interdisciplinary Leadership

  • $207,806

    National Association of Medicaid Directors · Washington, DC · 2023

    Advancing the Wellbeing of the Nation's Youth

  • $200,335

    National Association of Medicaid Directors · Washington, DC · 2022

    Elevating Interconnectedness: Strengthening Medicaid Across Systems

  • $200,000

    United States of Care Campaign · Arlington, VA · 2024

    Identifying Better Primary Care from the People's Perspective

  • $200,000

    New York University · New York, NY · 2023

    Contributing to Health Reform: Analysis and Technical Assistance, Year 11

  • $200,000

    The Health Initiative · Concord, MA · 2023

    Investing in Health: Unlocking Dollars to Improve Health

  • $200,000

    Commonsense Childbirth · Winter Garden, FL · 2022

    Sustainable Community Birth Infrastructure: Workforce Development and Reimbursement Equity

  • $200,000

    Deloitte Consulting Llp · Arlington, VA · 2022

    Board of Directors Decarbonization Materials

  • $200,000

    Health Care Without Harm · Reston, VA · 2022

    General Operating Support for Health Care Without Harm

  • $199,999

    New York University · New York, NY · 2023

    Simulation Modeling to Reduce Drug Overdose Mortality in New York City

  • $199,939

    The Health Initiative · Concord, MA · 2024

    Investing in Health: Unlocking Dollars to Improve Health (Phase II)

  • $199,557

    Deloitte Consulting Llp · Arlington, VA · 2023

    Inflation Reduction Act Decarbonization Activation

  • $190,274

    Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2022

    Pozen-Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Health Equity Leadership at Yale University 2021-2023

  • $189,460

    Ssrs · Glen Mills, PA · 2022

    The Commonwealth Fund 2022 Biennial Health Insurance Survey

  • $188,882

    The Commonwealth Fund · New York, NY · 2024

    Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice: Authorization for 2025-26 Class

  • $188,194

    Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2024

    Pozen-Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Health Equity Leadership at Yale University, 2024-26

  • $184,516

    The Commonwealth Fund · New York, NY · 2024

    Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice, 2023-24

  • $183,704

    Pear Tree Communications · Cleveland Heights, OH · 2022

    Tracking Health Care Delivery System and Payment Reforms: Qualitative Research and Writing

  • $180,292

    Center for Health Policy Development · Washington, DC · 2024

    State Health and Human Services Leadership Network (2024)

  • $180,000

    Local Media Foundation · Lake City, MI · 2023

    Word in Black: 2023-24 Support for Health Equity Reporting at National and Local Black-Owned Outlets

  • $180,000

    Local Media Foundation · Lake City, MI · 2022

    The Commonwealth Fund/Local Media Foundation Health Reporting Fellowship

  • $179,950

    Manatt Phelps and Phillips Llp · New York, NY · 2022

    Investing in Health: Advancing Federal Policy Change

  • $179,913

    Institute for Healthcare Improvement · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    Supporting Health Care Delivery Organizations to Accelerate Decarbonization, Phase 2

  • $179,826

    The Regents of the University of California · Berkeley, CA · 2024

    Impact of Equity-Focused Initiatives and Financial Incentives on Racial Disparities in Ambulatory Care Quality

  • $179,744

    Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2024

    Pozen-Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Health Equity Leadership at Yale University, 2023-25

  • $179,744

    Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2023

    Pozen-Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Health Equity Leadership at Yale University, 2023-25

  • $179,465

    Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2023

    Experiences of COVID-19 in Tennessee and Kentucky

  • $177,174

    Institute for Healthcare Improvement · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    Equity Campaign - Measurement

  • $174,978

    Aarp Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022

    A Reimagined State Scorecard on Long-Term Services and Supports

  • $170,000

    The Groundtruth Project · Boston, MA · 2022

    Report for America: Support for Six Corps Members

  • $169,976

    Regents of the University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    A Qualitative Research Study of Structural and Institutional Racism in Health Care for Black Birthing People

  • $169,620

    Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2023

    Pozen-Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Health Equity Leadership at Yale University, 2022-24

  • $169,620

    Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2022

    Pozen-Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Health Equity Leadership at Yale University

  • $165,000

    University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Informing the Future of Medicare Advantage Policy

  • $164,686

    Ssrs · Glen Mills, PA · 2023

    Survey of Medicare Choice

  • $160,000

    Boston Globe Life Sciences Media Llc · Boston, MA · 2024

    STAT Reporting on Health Inequities, 2024-25

  • $160,000

    Manatt Phelps and Phillips Llp · New York, NY · 2024

    How Medicaid State Directed Payments Support Safety Net Providers and Risks of Funding Reductions

  • $160,000

    Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024

    Hospital Sustainability: Estimating the Financial, Health, and Environmental Costs and Benefits to the Hospital and to Society

  • $160,000

    Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute for Texas · Dallas, TX · 2024

    Aligning Innovators and Policymakers for Scalable Mental Health Transformation

  • $160,000

    National Association of Community Health Centers · Bethesda, MD · 2024

    Assessing the Capabilities to Advance Behavioral Health Integration in Community Health Centers

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