About Healthierhere
A nonprofit collaborative that partners with organizations across sectors to advance health equity in King County, WA by connecting and strengthening health and social care systems through resources, expertise, data, and technology solutions.
Focus Areas
health equitycommunity care coordinationhealth-related social needsfood securitybehavioral healthhealth IT / data interoperabilitycapacity building and workforce development
Funding Style
unrestricted/general operating supportcore organizational supportflexible funding
About Healthierhere
Healthierhere’s largest recent grant, $688,333 to Within Reach in 2025, shows a pattern of large general-support awards to King County organizations that connect residents to care and services. Across the recent grants list, the foundation backs health access, community care coordination, food security, and culturally specific support through unrestricted or flexible funding. Its funding reaches a mix of health systems, community-based nonprofits, and organizations serving tribal, immigrant, and refugee communities. Several awards point to the foundation’s emphasis on organizations embedded in local service networks. Sea Mar Community Health Centers received $493,956 in 2024, and Neighborcare received $436,529 in 2024, both as general support. Healthierhere also funded Seattle Indian Health Board at $371,012 in 2024, reinforcing its work with Native-led and Native-serving providers. Other grants went to community organizations serving diverse populations across King County, including Lutheran Community Services Northwest, El Centro De La Raza, and International Community Health Services. The foundation’s program themes align with health equity work that spans health-related social needs, behavioral health, health IT, and workforce and capacity building. Its grantmaking reads as relationship-based and place-specific, with recurring general support for organizations that sit close to residents’ day-to-day needs.
What Healthierhere Funds
Food security is one of Healthierhere’s clearest funding areas. It issued grants for food assistance providers in King County, including opportunities sized at $25,000–$200,000, and also a 2026 Food Security Infrastructure and Sustainability RFP offering up to $100,000 for capital and technology support. Those grants are aimed at food storage, distribution infrastructure, and provider sustainability. The foundation also funds community care coordination. Through the Community Hub / Community Care Network contracted partnerships, it supports organizations providing case management and Health-Related Social Needs services. Another earlier effort, the Connect2 Community Network Catalyst Fund, backed pilot work on an electronic closed-loop bi-directional referral network. Health equity and culturally grounded care appear in its other programs. Traditional Indigenous Medicines Investments supported Native-led and Native-serving organizations to restore access to traditional healing practices across King County during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Collective Abundance Grant, meanwhile, provided unrestricted support for the core work of community-based organizations serving low-income residents.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.9M
Total Assets
$59.5M
Total Revenue
$59.1M
Total Expenses
$1.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $23K and $74K, with a median of $42K.
25th Percentile
$23K
Median
$42K
75th Percentile
$74K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in WA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JOHN KIM
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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