America'S Essential Hospitals
ActivePublic CharityCommunity ImprovementMakes PRIs
WASHINGTON, DCWebsite
About America'S Essential Hospitals
The leading champion for hospitals and health systems dedicated to high-quality care for all, including the most vulnerable; supporting members with advocacy, policy development, research, and education.
Focus Areas
hospital and health system policyMedicaid policyMedicare policypopulation healthintegrated care deliveryclimate resilience and mitigationopioid use disorder treatmenthealth equity
Funding Style
project-restricted fundingresearch fundingevent sponsorshipprogrammatic support
About America'S Essential Hospitals
AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS is a public charity headquartered in Washington, DC. It reported $3,130,000 in annual grants and $50,098,962 in total assets on its latest 990, filed for 2025. Its grantmaking is tied to hospital and health system policy, Medicaid policy, Medicare policy, population health, integrated care delivery, climate resilience and mitigation, opioid use disorder treatment, and health equity. Recent grants show a pattern of support for research, programmatic work, and event sponsorship. The largest recent grants include $1,300,000 to "ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS INSTITUTE" in 2023, $850,000 to "ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS INSTITUTE" in 2024, and $850,000 to "ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS INSTITUTE" in 2025, all described as support for research and programmatic work. Smaller grants in the recent record include $25,000 to "CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC HOSPITALS" for annual meeting sponsorship and $15,000 to "DAVID A WINSTON HEALTH POLICY FELLOWSHIP" for Health Policy Ball sponsorship. The foundation also made a $13,000 grant to "NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP" for award dinner sponsorship.
What America'S Essential Hospitals Funds
Recent grantmaking spans health policy research, program development for health organizations, annual professional meetings and conferences, fundraising or award dinner events, and public-facing policy events. Notable grants include $1,300,000 to "ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS INSTITUTE" to support research and programmatic work, $850,000 to "ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS INSTITUTE" for the same purpose in 2024, and $25,000 to "CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC HOSPITALS" for annual meeting sponsorship. The recent record also includes $15,000 to "DAVID A WINSTON HEALTH POLICY FELLOWSHIP" for Health Policy Ball sponsorship and $13,000 to "NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP" for award dinner sponsorship.
How America'S Essential Hospitals Gives
AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS makes project-restricted grants and programmatic support, with some event sponsorships. Its typical grant size is $14,000 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $437,500 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants list shows repeated support across 2023, 2024, and 2025, especially for "ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS INSTITUTE" and "CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC HOSPITALS." It also makes program-related investments. The record provided does not indicate an application process.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$890K
Total Assets
$50.1M
Total Revenue
$16.4M
Total Expenses
$14.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $14K and $438K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$14K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$438K
Geographic Reach
Regional4 states funded
About 29% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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