About Legacy Health
Our mission is good health for our people, our patients, our communities and our world. Above all, we will do the right thing.
Focus Areas
Community healthCommunity grantsScholarshipsSponsorshipsPatient and community services
Who They Fund
BIPOC youth and young peopleschool-aged students and high school populationslow-income / underserved community clinic patientsrural Oregon communitiesolder adults (aging populations)Asian communities / culturally specific immigrant groupsfamilies experiencing food insecurity or housing instability
About Legacy Health
Legacy Health’s largest recent grant went to Project Access Now for premium assistance, a sign of how closely the foundation ties its community giving to access to care. Across the recent grants list, the pattern is consistent: health coverage support, clinic services, school-based health, and community programs that address the conditions around health. The foundation also backs administrative infrastructure for community partners, as seen in foundational support for Project Access Now, alongside program grants for direct services. Its portfolio reaches beyond clinical access into behavioral health, food support, housing-related assistance, and workforce pathways. Portland-area organizations appear often, but the work is not limited to one type of institution. Legacy Health funds community foundations, service providers, and culturally specific organizations, including groups serving Asian communities, Latino communities, BIPOC youth, and older adults. The foundation’s grantmaking also shows a mix of established and newer community efforts. Recipients include long-running health access intermediaries, neighborhood service groups, and youth-serving organizations, with grants used for programs such as employment and education services, outreach and prevention, and wellness access support. The result is a grant pattern centered on practical, place-based community health support rather than a single issue area.
What Legacy Health Funds
In community-based primary health care, Legacy Health supported Project Access Now with premium assistance and foundation support, and the Free Clinic of SW Washington with funding for its Project Access Program. It also gave the Oregon Community Foundation repeated support for community clinics, including grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Behavioral health and culturally specific counseling appear through grants to the Asian Health & Service Center for the Empower Asian Community Project and to YWCA Clark County for outreach and prevention focused on BIPOC youth. Workforce and school-connected pathways show up in grants to Virginia Garcia Memorial Fdtn for a school-based health navigator, to Outside In for employment and education services, and to Familias En Accion for a workforce development program. These grants suggest an emphasis on health access linked to education, navigation, and career readiness. Food and housing-related support also appears in grants to Feedem Freedom for the Wingi Free Food Market and to Transition Projects for wellness access specialist support.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.1M
Total Assets
$2B
Total Revenue
$423.2M
Total Expenses
$409.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $21K and $50K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$21K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$50K
Geographic Reach
Local4 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
GEORGE J BROWN
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