Funding search · rural health access · Minnesota
Who funds rural health access work in Minnesota
14 funders have a record of paying for rural health access work by Minnesota recipients: 28 grants totaling $3.3M, most recently in 2024 — mostly grantmaking charities, which often run real application cycles. The largest by matched giving are Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington ($288,239), Essentia Health Foundation ($227,740) and Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology ($49,443).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Minnesota recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of WashingtonOakland, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $288,239 · through 2024Largest: $212,061 to Essentia Institute Of Rural Health — research subrecipient
Essentia Health FoundationDuluth, MNCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $227,740 · through 2024Largest: $86,041 to ESSENTIA INSTITUTE OF RURAL HEALTH — program support
Alliance for Clinical Trials in OncologyChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $49,443 · through 2024Largest: $36,824 to ESSENTIA INSTITUTE OF RURAL HEALTH — cancer research
The Minneapolis FoundationMinneapolis, MNCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $63,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to OROMIA RURAL HEALTH INITIATIVE — donor-recommended, health
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CTCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $89,329 · through 2024Largest: $51,237 to ESSENTIA INSTITUTE OF RURAL HEALTH — subaward - sponsored research
Largest: $318,700 to MINNESOTA RURAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION — sonographer and technologist training for rural minnesota
Largest: $117,900 to Rural Health Care Initiative — contribution supporting charitable organization's exempt purpose.
National Rural Health AssociationKansas City, MOCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $20,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to MINNESOTA RURAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION — technical assistance
Largest: $50,000 to UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION — for the rural health research center
Ucare FoundationStuart, VACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $100,000 · through 2022Largest: $100,000 to OLMSTED COUNTY — funding to make notable advancements in the areas of health equity, rural health, mental health, and substance use.
Kaiser Foundation HospitalsOakland, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $11,228 · through 2022Largest: $11,228 to Essentia Institute Of Rural Health — research / project support
Alliance Nctn FoundationChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $7,000 · through 2023Largest: $7,000 to ESSENTIA INSTITUE OF RURAL HEALTH — institutional support for cancer research
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