About Better Health Together
To radically improve the health of the region.
Focus Areas
Community-based care coordinationCommunity Care Hub servicesHealth insurance enrollment and navigationSocial determinants of health (food, housing, transportation)Community engagement and voiceTraining and capacity building for CBOs
Who They Fund
Medicaid enrollees and low-income insured individualsJustice-involved and formerly incarcerated peopleRural residents (Stevens County and similar)People experiencing homelessness or housing crisis (Spokane)Communities of color and groups targeted by anti-racism efforts
About Better Health Together
Better Health Together directs its grantmaking toward Medicaid transformation and the navigation work that helps people connect to care, especially through community-based organizations in Washington. The largest recent awards show a clear pattern of funding health systems and local intermediaries to carry out that work: Providence Health and Services-Washington in Renton received $905,536 in 2023, and Multicare Health System in Tacoma received $859,546 in the same year. In Spokane, Frontier Behavioral Health received $829,786 in 2023 and $743,351 in 2024, both tied to COVID Care Connect and Medicaid transformation efforts. The foundation also supports organizations that work at the intersection of health access and community support, such as the Community Health Association of Spokane, which received $731,596 in 2023 and $594,350 in 2024. Its portfolio points to a funder that backs coordinated service delivery, enrollment help, and capacity building for local partners rather than isolated one-off awards.
What Better Health Together Funds
A central theme is Medicaid program transformation. Better Health Together gave $905,536 to Providence Health and Services-Washington for Medicaid transformation efforts and $859,546 to Multicare Health System for the same purpose, showing sustained support for system-level implementation through established health providers. Another major area is community care navigation and digital support. Spectrum Dba Spectrum Center in Spokane received $563,531 in 2024 for DOH COVID Care Connect, WA DOC Community Navigator, and Medicaid transformation efforts, while Hbpa Foundation of the Inland Northwest received $335,213 for WA DOC Community Navigator, WA DOC Digital Navigator, and Medicaid transformation efforts. The foundation also funds work with specific communities: Latinos En Spokane received $314,292 for WA DOC Community Navigator, WA DOC Digital Navigator, and Medicaid transformation efforts, and Pacific Islander Community Assoc received $271,000 for Medicaid transformation efforts. These grants point to a mix of health access, justice-involved navigation, and culturally specific outreach.
How Better Health Together Gives
Typical grant size falls between $32,758 at the 25th percentile and $120,740 at the 75th percentile, with a median of $76,300. The recent grant list shows repeated awards to the same organizations across multiple years, including Frontier Behavioral Health, Community Health Association of Spokane, Spectrum Dba Spectrum Center, Rural Resources Community Action, Peer Washington, and Spokane Public School District #81. That pattern suggests ongoing program support rather than isolated gifts. Better Health Together appears to operate as a grantmaking foundation focused on local partnership work in Washington, with awards flowing to health systems, community-based organizations, school districts, and regional service providers.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$5.1M
Total Assets
$29.3M
Total Revenue
$15.8M
Total Expenses
$12.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $33K and $121K, with a median of $76K.
25th Percentile
$33K
Median
$76K
75th Percentile
$121K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ALISON POULSEN
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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