Funding search · health disparities · New York
Who funds health disparities work in New York
15 funders have a record of paying for health disparities work by New York recipients: 339 grants totaling $57.8M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are United Way of New York City ($10.1M), Greater Rochester Health Foundation ($2.8M) and The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ($11.9M).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to New York recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
United Way of New York CityNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
96 matching grants · $10.1M · through 2024Largest: $2.2M to SOMOS HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS INC — connect2care -uwnyc recently established connect2care, a health partnership with five community-based organizations across nyc. aiming to enhance these organizations capacity for h…
Largest: $156,000 to UNITED WAY OF GREATER ROCHESTER AND THE FINGER LAKES — racial health equity
Largest: $6,000 to INSTITUTE FOR PROF EDU — 75178 supporting 'health equity and its e-newsletter, briefings in health equity, to expand dissemination of critical information on health equity
Largest: $666,667 to ASSOCIATION OF BLACK FOUNDATION EXECUTIVES INC — advancing health equity for california black communities through philanthropy: to support responsive philanthropy that advances health equity and builds power and resources for bla…
Largest: $650,000 to ARTHUR ASHE INSTITUTE FOR URBAN HEALTH — overcoming health disparities
Largest: $160,000 to BUFFALO CENTER FOR HEALTH EQUITY — buffalo center for health equity continued partnership support
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
10 matching grants · $2.9M · through 2024Largest: $450,000 to A BETTER BALANCE — health and health equity
Direct ReliefSanta Barbara, CACharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $2.3M · through 2023Largest: $486,000 to COMUNILIFE INC — fund for health equity
Largest: $25,300 to Institute for Professional Education Inc — advancing health equity supplement issue in health equity journal
Largest: $200,000 to STRONG CHILDREN WELLNESS MEDICAL GROUP PLLC — integrating social care and community partnerships into the primary care medical home to advance health equity
Largest: $400,000 to NEO PHILANTHROPY INC — to support the convergence partnership's core work to advance health equity and racial justice.
Largest: $1.8M to NONPROFIT FINANCE FUND — champion health equity
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