Chas Health Foundation

About Chas Health Foundation

A defining feature of CHAS Health Foundation’s recent giving is its mix of patient support and community-based health access funding. In 2025, the foundation awarded $12,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank for mobile markets, $11,000 to InvestED for work in local schools, and multiple $10,000 grants for scholarships and program support. That pattern matches its stated purpose of investing in patients, partners, and programs that support overall wellbeing. The foundation’s grantmaking reaches beyond direct clinical care. It supports oral health, school-based programs, food access, children’s health, women’s health, and rural community health through a set of active funds and general grants. Some grants are tied to CHAS Health services, while others go to partner organizations working on meals, supplies, youth support, and access to education. Recent awards also include support for local entrepreneurship through Launch NW and scholarships for the 2024-2025 academic year. Several grants point to a strong emphasis on practical help that lowers barriers to care and stability. The foundation funded Vanessa Behan for extended hours, Partners Inland Northwest for general operations, and Twin County United Way for lice kits for children, showing that its philanthropy extends into basic needs and community health support.

What Chas Health Foundation Funds

One clear theme is food and basic-needs support. CHAS Health Foundation gave $12,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank for mobile markets, a grant that connects its health mission to food access in the community. Education and youth support is another visible area. It awarded $11,000 to InvestED for work in local schools and $6,000 to Communities in Schools of Spokane County for support in local schools, showing repeated attention to school-based services. The foundation also backs postsecondary access. In 2025, it made $10,000 scholarships to Eastern Washington University, the University of Idaho Foundation Inc, Lewis-Clark State College, and Community Colleges of Spokane Foundation for the 2024-2025 academic year. Community capacity-building appears in its support for local systems and organizations. It provided $10,000 to Innovia Foundation for Launch NW, $10,000 to Vanessa Behan for extended hours on Fridays and weekends, and $8,000 to Partners Inland Northwest for general operations.

How Chas Health Foundation Gives