About Beth Israel Lahey Health
Beth Israel Lahey Health’s giving is focused on strengthening community-based health care and social supports across the Greater Boston region, with particular attention to safety-net providers, community health centers, and municipal health initiatives in cities like Chelsea, Cambridge, Lynn, Quincy and Peabody. They fund direct care access, capacity-building for health systems, patient navigation/advocacy, and community communications/outreach to reach diverse and underserved populations. Grants include both sizable institutional investments (hospital foundations and regional intermediaries) and smaller awards to advocacy, senior services, and community media that help connect marginalized groups to care.
Focus Areas
Support for community health centers and hospital-affiliated community foundations in Greater Boston (e.g., Cambridge Health Alliance, Institute for Community Health)Municipal health and access programs in Chelsea, Lynn, Quincy and PeabodyHealth access advocacy and policy groups that expand care (Health Care for All, Health Law Advocates)Community outreach and ethnic media to reach immigrant/Latinx communities (El Mundo/Caribe Communications)Behavioral health and social service partners serving high-need populations (The Dimock Center, Eliot Community Human Services)
About Beth Israel Lahey Health
Beth Israel Lahey Health Inc’s giving is shaped by a repeated focus on community-based care access in Greater Boston, with large awards to local health systems and municipal partners. The largest recent grant in the data is the $1,000,000 award to Boston Foundation Inc for community support, followed by a $346,833 grant to Cambridge Health Alliance Foundation Inc for care access and other identified community health needs. Those grants sit alongside support for The Dimock Center, City of Chelsea, Quincy Public Schools, Greater Lynn Senior Services Inc, and City of Peabody, showing a pattern of funding organizations that connect residents to services at the neighborhood and city level. The foundation also backs intermediaries and community-facing groups that help patients find care, including the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers and The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare. Several grants are directed to organizations serving immigrant, Latinx, senior, and other high-need populations, reflecting a local health access strategy rather than broad program diversification. Its recent portfolio includes both institutional support and smaller community outreach awards.
What Beth Israel Lahey Health Funds
A core theme in Beth Israel Lahey Health Inc’s grantmaking is access to care through community health systems. In 2025, they gave $240,000 to The Dimock Center for care access and other identified community health needs, and $216,500 to Cambridge Health Alliance Foundation Inc for the same purpose in 2024. Municipal partnerships are another clear line of work: the foundation awarded $200,000 to the City of Chelsea, $150,000 to Quincy Public Schools, and $100,000 to the City of Peabody for care access-related needs. They also support organizations that extend health navigation and outreach, including $35,000 to El Mundo Bostoncaribe Communications & Publications Inc and $24,500 to Caribe Communications & Publications for care access-related work. These grants point to a strategy centered on linking residents to services through trusted local institutions.
How Beth Israel Lahey Health Gives
Typical grants fall in the middle five figures, with a p25 of $10,000, a median of $15,600, and a p75 of $45,000. The portfolio also includes much larger institutional awards, such as a $1,000,000 grant in 2023. The recent record shows repeat support to several recipients across multiple years, including Cambridge Health Alliance and the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, which indicates recurring relationships rather than one-off awards only. Beth Israel Lahey Health Inc is a Pure DAF Provider, and the foundation does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The grant profile is local, with most awards staying in Massachusetts.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$736K
Total Assets
$827.8M
Total Revenue
$887.9M
Total Expenses
$946.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $45K, with a median of $16K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$16K
75th Percentile
$45K
Geographic Reach
Local6 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
RAFAEL HERNANDEZ
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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