About Columbia Gorge Health Council
The Columbia Gorge Health Council addresses barriers to health and well-being in the Columbia Gorge by working with partners to bring forth solutions driven by the community, lifting patient and provider voices, bringing partners together, investing funds, and supporting collective efforts to improve health quality, access, and equity.
Focus Areas
Healthcare accessHealth qualityHealth equitySocial determinants of health and equityMental healthBehavioral healthCommunity health workersChildren and youthPhysical activityFood accessHousing, food, and transportationSocial connectionHealthcare delivery for Medicaid and Oregon Health Plan populations
About Columbia Gorge Health Council
A defining feature of Columbia Gorge Health Council is its regional quality pool model: year after year, it channels large operating support to local health providers and community partners working on community health improvement in the Columbia Gorge. The recent grants list is led by repeated support for One Community Health in Hood River, alongside Mid-Columbia Medical Center in The Dalles, showing a sustained pattern of backing core delivery organizations rather than one-off projects alone. The council’s funding is built around access, quality, and equity in the local health system, with projects tied to community health improvement priorities and Oregon Health Plan member needs. Its largest recent awards include multi-year support to clinic and hospital partners, plus grants to housing, food, behavioral health, dental, and public health organizations. That mix suggests a funder that connects healthcare delivery with the social conditions shaping health outcomes. The grantee list also shows attention to regional coordination. Several awards go to organizations that work across Hood River and Wasco counties, reflecting a place-based approach centered on the Columbia Gorge rather than a broad statewide portfolio. The council’s role is less about isolated pilot funding and more about sustaining a local network of providers, public agencies, and community-based organizations around shared health goals.
What Columbia Gorge Health Council Funds
In healthcare access and quality improvement, Columbia Gorge Health Council supports the main delivery system in the region. One Community Health received $780,208 in 2024 for regional quality pool community health improvement work, while Mid-Columbia Medical Center received $694,687 in 2024 for the same purpose. Behavioral health appears through grants to Mid-Columbia Center for Living, including $134,915 in 2024 and $96,168 in 2025, both tied to regional quality pool community health improvement. The council also funds social conditions linked to health: Mid-Columbia Housing Authority received $135,000 in 2024, and Columbia Cascade Housing Corporation received $100,000 in 2025. Food and community supports are also part of the mix. Gorge Grown Food Network received $115,761 in 2024, and The Next Door Inc received $102,181 in 2023 and $100,000 in 2025, both within the same regional health-improvement framework.
How Columbia Gorge Health Council Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.9M
Total Assets
$6.4M
Total Revenue
$4.5M
Total Expenses
$5.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $34K and $135K, with a median of $74K.
25th Percentile
$34K
Median
$74K
75th Percentile
$135K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JENNY ANGLIN
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