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12 funders with a record of paying for “midwifery”
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California Healthcare FoundationOakland, CACharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $4.8M · through 2024Largest: $51,200 to CALIFORNIA NURSE-MIDWIVES FOUNDATION — supporting participation in the institute for medicaid innovation's national midwifery collaborative; supporting midwifery workforce programs: mama and bloom
Largest: $31,000 to FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF HAITIAN MIDWIVES — to improve the lives of people and animals. goals are to grow the profession of midwifery in inclusive and diverse ways, contribute to the development of environmental scientific k…
Every Mother CountsNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $790,000 · through 2024Largest: $30,000 to FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT OF HAITIAN MIDWIVES — to support the foundation for advancement of haitian midwives' efforts to 1) enhance midwifery education through evidence-based research and educational conferences 2) assist the h…
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
12 matching grants · $2.0M · through 2022Largest: $499,036 to INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAID INNOVATION — promote equity in birth outcomes by establishing a five-state action learning collaborative to increase access to midwifery-led models of care among medicaid patients
Skyline FoundationSan Francisco, CA
5 matching grants · $695,000 · through 2024Largest: $75,000 to BLACK MIDWIFERY COLLECTIVE NFP — shepherding a successful launch of the midwifery program at kennedy king community college
Largest: $56,558 to UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER INC — in support of midwifery research and expansion of multidisciplinary education
Largest: $2,000 to MAYA MIDWIFERY INTERNATIONAL — midwifery services
Commonsense ChildbirthWinter Garden, FLCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $2.4M · through 2024Largest: $1.6M to LUZ DE ATABEY MIDWIFERY — the fiscal sponsorship program supports aligned perinatal health organizations that fulfill our mission of inspiring change in maternal child health care systems; re-empowering the…
Largest: $115,000 to THE CENTURY FOUNDATION INC — centering black women policy leaders in the advancement of solutions to address black maternal health and enhancing medicaid reimbursement for abortion, doula and midwifery care
SistersongAtlanta, GACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $200,800 · through 2024Largest: $50,200 to DELIVERING UNTO YOU — hese funds help pay for midwifery service and give families of color access to holistic care such as massage therapy, pelvic floor therapy, and chiropractic care.
Largest: $11,000 to RUTGERS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION — support for midwifery scholarships
The Peterffy FoundationFort Lauderdale, FL
3 matching grants · $300,000 · through 2025Largest: $200,000 to CONSULTANTS FOR INDIAN PROGRESS — to support the organization's midwifery training program for indigenous midwife candidates.
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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 →