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12 funders with a record of paying for “burnout”
Where the money went
Largest: $293,000 to MCLEOD HEALTH FOUNDATION — to pilot new nursing protocols designed to reduce burnout, increase workforce retention, improve patient outcomes, and promote financial sustainability.
Largest: $701,725 to KECK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE OF USC — attenuating burnout to improve clinician satisfaction, retention and quality of care
Mobile Health Clinics AssociationSt Louis, MOCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $55,413 · through 2022Largest: $32,976 to CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION — participate in cohort to measure, evaluate and communicate impact of mobile services; address staff burnout and employee retention
Largest: $75,000 to ADVOCACY WITHOUT BORDERS — support for life on a tilted axis: experiences of burnout & resilience among autistic activists, a project on disability advocacy and burnout
Baystate HealthSpringfield, MACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $45,000 · through 2023Largest: $15,000 to PHYSICIAN HEALTH SERVICES INC — to address issues of physician health, including stress, burnout, work-life balance issues and a variety of physical and behavioral health concerns.
Largest: $10,000 to Bishop Anderson House — for spirituality and wellness events to prevent medical staff burnout and improve patient care, especially in the pandemic
Dr Lorna Breen Heroes' FoundationCharlottesville, VACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $185,500 · through 2024Largest: $149,985 to GHANAIAN-DIASPORA NURSING ALLIANCE — grantmaking for programs aimed at reducing burnout and improving the mental health of healthcare professionals
United Health FoundationEden Prairie, MN
3 matching grants · $2.6M · through 2024Largest: $1.0M to AMERICAN NURSES FOUNDATION INC — building blocks for beating burnout: stress first aid for nurses
Telligen Community InitiativeWest Des Moines, IA
2 matching grants · $99,200 · through 2025Largest: $75,000 to IOWA CAREGIVERS — iowa caregivers(ic), as part of its new 3-year strategic plan framework, will pilot a more structured and branded self-care program for direct care workers (dcws), and collaborate …
Delaware Community FoundationWilmington, DECharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $203,085 · through 2023Largest: $101,543 to DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC — dsu trauma initiative: burnout prevention, restricted to support dsu downtown, formerly wesley college
Iowa Medical Society FoundationDes Moines, IACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $60,000 · through 2023Largest: $30,000 to IOWA MEDICAL SOCIETY — burnout program
Mount Zion Health FundSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $72,650 · through 2022Largest: $40,000 to THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO — for use by dgim to support the mount zion campus-based project titled, "developing a coaching program for dgim junior faculty and fellows to reduce burnout and improve retention,"
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →