About Bethesda
To advance health equity and fuel innovation by investing in trust-based partnerships.
Focus Areas
Maternal and infant health (0-3 years)Maternal mental healthYouth mental health and wellbeingCommunity health equityCapacity building for nonprofitsData & evaluationAdvocacy for systems and policy changeInnovation in healthcare through TriHealth partnership
Who They Fund
pregnant and postpartum women / mothers (including maternal mental health clients)infants and young childrenvictims/survivors of domestic violenceBlack communities / communities of color (racial equity focus)
About Bethesda
Bethesda Inc’s recent grantmaking is anchored by large, local health investments, led by a $7,446,867 grant to Trihealth Inc for numerous system initiatives and projects. That scale continues through six- and seven-figure awards that support maternal mental health, behavioral health, health equity, and community health infrastructure in Greater Cincinnati. The foundation’s pattern is not broad national philanthropy; it is concentrated, place-based funding centered on health equity and trust-based partnerships. Across the grant record, Bethesda Inc backs both direct service and systems-level work. It gave $1,300,000 to Fernside Inc a Center for Grieving Children for program support and endowment funding, and $1,000,000 to Women Helping Women for intervention services, shelter, and housing for victims of domestic violence. It also supported Best Point Behavioral Health, Lighthouse Youth Services, and local hospital and community organizations working on mental health, perinatal care, and health access. The foundation’s role appears to combine major operating support, sponsorships, and strategic funding for organizations already embedded in the region’s health system and nonprofit landscape. Its grants show repeated attention to maternal and young child health, youth wellbeing, racial equity, and capacity building for community organizations.
What Bethesda Funds
Maternal and perinatal health is a recurring theme. Bethesda Inc awarded $527,000 to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center for annual sponsorship of Cradle Cincinnati, and $131,750 to Childrens Hospital Medical Center for Cincinnati Cradle Connections support. It also gave $888,320 to Best Point Behavorial Health for a maternal mental health planning grant and behavioral health services support. Health equity and racial equity show up in several different forms. The foundation granted $625,000 to United Way of Greater Cincinnati for Black Empowerment Works health equity fund support and $275,000 to Greater Cincinnati Foundation for Racial Equity Matters, Boots on the Ground, and general program support. In another equity-related grant, it provided $62,500 to Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio for COVID-19 health equity initiative support. Bethesda Inc also funds evaluation and systems change. It gave $350,000 to Interact for Change for Data for Equity capacity building program support, and $393,750 to Groundwork Ohio Organization for Maternal and Young Child Health Transformation Center support.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$14.6M
Total Assets
$228.7M
Total Revenue
$16.3M
Total Expenses
$2.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $45K and $438K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$45K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$438K
Geographic Reach
Local5 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JILL MILLER
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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