Government Employees Health Association
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About Government Employees Health Association
Provide high-quality, affordable health and dental benefits and related services to federal employees, retirees and their families while supporting community health and wellness.
Focus Areas
healthcarehealth and wellnesscommunity healthbenefits for federal employees and retirees
Who They Fund
U.S. military veterans and their families (including spouses/children)children and youth (including critically ill children and early childhood beneficiaries)low-income households and residents of public/subsidized housingunderserved urban populations (e.g., Kansas City metro)patients with specific medical conditions and their caregivers (heart disease, Alzheimer's, ALS, lung disease)elderly individuals (including subsidized housing residents)
About Government Employees Health Association
Government Employees Health Association Inc makes some of its largest recent grants through education and health institutions, including two $1.5 million grants to The Kansas University Endowment Association in 2024 and 2025 for university support. That scale sits alongside a broader pattern of funding health, wellness, and community support for federal employees, retirees, and their families. The foundation’s recent grants also show recurring support for Kansas City organizations tied to public health, housing, and community services, including United Way and Veterans Community Project. Other awards point to a mix of disease prevention, direct service, and targeted assistance, with gifts to American Heart Association for preventing and treating heart disease, and to Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund for educational assistance to federal employees. The grant record suggests a funder that uses both very large institutional awards and smaller community grants within a regional footprint. Its stated priorities include healthcare, health and wellness, community health, and benefits for federal employees and retirees, with related support extending to veterans, children, housing stability, and emergency assistance.
What Government Employees Health Association Funds
Health-related funding is a central thread in the recent record. In 2023, the foundation gave $100,000 to American Heart Association for preventing and treating heart disease, and another $60,000 to the same organization for the same purpose. It also awarded $50,000 to Turner House Clinic Inc in Kansas City, Kansas, to provide healthcare to underserved people in the Kansas City metro. Community wellbeing shows up in other program areas as well. The foundation gave $39,814 to Boys & Girls Club of Greater Kansas City to promote personal development of boys and girls, and $34,031 to The Giving Grove to grow orchards that increase access to healthy food. Veteran support is another visible theme: Wreaths Across America received $50,846 to remember fallen U.S. veterans and honor U.S. servicemembers, while Carry The Load received $31,462 to honor and celebrate U.S. servicemembers.
How Government Employees Health Association Gives
Typical grant size is modest: the p25 is $8,000, the median is $10,000, and the p75 is $20,000. The recent record also includes a small number of very large institutional grants, including two $1.5 million awards to the same university endowment association in consecutive years. Grants appear to recur across years for some recipients and themes, such as United Way, American Heart Association, Veterans Community Project, and 15 and the Mahomies Foundation. GEHA operates named grant programs, including GEHA Grant Program, Community Grants, and Fund Opportunities, and those program pages indicate that some opportunities accept unsolicited requests.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.1M
Total Assets
$2.5B
Total Revenue
$6.1B
Total Expenses
$6.1B
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $8K and $20K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$20K
Geographic Reach
Regional23 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ARTHUR NIZZA
CEO/PRESIDENT
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