About Geisinger Health
Support community health by funding patient care programs, medical education, research and innovation so residents can live healthier lives and receive world‑class care locally.
Focus Areas
PediatricsCancer careMedical education and scholarshipsResearch and innovation (AI, genomics)Community health and access programsMaternal health and addiction support
Funding Style
mission support / general operatingcapital project fundingprogram service fundingmixed capital-and-program support
Topics
capital infrastructure / capital campaigns
About Geisinger Health
Geisinger Health’s recent grantmaking is tightly linked to its own health system: a $7.1 million award to Caring Community Health Center in Wilkes-Barre, followed by additional seven-figure support for Geisinger Medical Center and Geisinger Clinic. The pattern shows a funder using philanthropy to strengthen care delivery, clinical infrastructure, education, and research within a local Pennsylvania network rather than spreading support broadly. That emphasis fits the foundation’s stated priorities in pediatrics, cancer care, medical education and scholarships, research and innovation, and community health and access programs. The grants also point to a system that funds both mission support and capital or program-service needs. Awards to Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital, and Marworth show support across hospitals, training programs, and service sites. A separate scholarship and grants program reinforces the education side of the portfolio, while cancer philanthropy and pediatrics priorities indicate that specific clinical areas receive dedicated attention. Across the record on file, the foundation’s giving stays close to home and to Geisinger-affiliated institutions and partners serving Pennsylvania residents.
What Geisinger Health Funds
Medical education is a visible line of support. Geisinger Health gave $2,164,722 to Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine in Scranton for mission support, and another $1,699,143 to Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine in Danville for mission support. The foundation also runs grants and scholarships programs and funds scholarships at Geisinger School of Medicine and Geisinger College of Health Sciences. Cancer care is another distinct priority. A 2025 grant of $242,756 to Marworth in Danville was tagged for capital and program service, while the foundation’s cancer philanthropy priority is focused on expanding and supporting cancer care facilities and services across Pennsylvania. Community health and access show up through external partners as well. Volunteers in Medicine in Wilkes-Barre received $100,000 in 2023 and another $100,000 in 2025 for mission support, indicating sustained attention to access-oriented service delivery.
How Geisinger Health Gives
Typical grant size sits at $10,366 at the 25th percentile, with a median of $25,000 and a 75th percentile of $105,376. The distribution reaches far above that range through large institutional awards, including million-dollar and multi-million-dollar grants tied to system priorities. The record also shows repeat funding to the same organizations across multiple years, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-off awards. Geisinger Health is an operating health-system foundation rather than a private family or DAF funder, and its grant pages indicate that grants and scholarships, RFPs, and institutional funding channels are used instead of unsolicited public applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$18.5M
Total Assets
$2.7B
Total Revenue
$202.8M
Total Expenses
$29.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $105K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$105K
Geographic Reach
Local3 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
TERRY GILLILAND MD JD
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