About Medica Health Plans
Provides health care coverage and related services and, through the Medica Foundation affiliate, funds community-based programs that improve availability, access and quality of health care—particularly for underserved populations.
Focus Areas
healthcare accessvaccination outreachCOVID-19 reliefprograms for underserved populationsdisability access advocacy
Who They Fund
nonprofit organizationsgrantee organizational staff and leadership
Funding Style
capacity buildingorganizational effectivenessgeneral operating supportprogram improvement
About Medica Health Plans
Medica Health Plans’ largest recent awards show a strong internal operating pattern: in 2023, 2024, and 2025, the foundation gave $2.8 million to $3.5 million grants to Medica Foundation for support of best practices of the organization. That repeated series is the clearest marker of how the broader institution channels capital. Alongside those internal grants, the affiliated Medica Foundation supports community-based programs tied to health care access, quality, and public health, with an emphasis on underserved populations. Its stated grantmaking includes vaccination outreach, community health, health equity, and access to care. Recent community grants also point to a practical, place-based approach. Chi Health Foundation received $108,530 for best practices of organization, while Children’s Hospital & Medical Center Foundation received two awards in 2023, one for $75,000 and another for $50,000, both for best practices of organization. The overall portfolio suggests a funder that uses a mix of large internal support and smaller community grants to advance health-related work.
What Medica Health Plans Funds
Health equity and access to care are central to the foundation’s community grantmaking. The Medica Foundation gave $25,000 to Santee Health & Wellness Center for support of best practices of organization, and $25,000 to Ponca Tribe of Nebraska for the same purpose. Its portfolio also includes support for youth and family-serving organizations. In 2023, Youth Emergency Services Inc received $25,000, Cedars Youth Services received $25,000, and The Hub Central Access Point for Young Adults received $10,000, each for support of best practices of organization. Housing and community stability appear as another thread. Omaha Healthy Housing received $15,000, and The Connection Homeless Shelter Inc received $10,000, both for support of best practices of organization. These grants fit a pattern of funding organizations that work on the conditions around health, not only direct medical services.
How Medica Health Plans Gives
Recent awards cluster around a few standard sizes. The typical grant size is $15,000 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $56,250 at the 75th percentile. The recent list also includes very large internal awards of $2.8 million to $3.5 million, which set the upper end of the foundation’s giving pattern. The grant record shows repeated support across multiple years for Medica Foundation, with awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation is affiliated with Medica Health Plans and funds community-based programs through Medica Foundation. One active program accepts unsolicited requests, while another general grantmaking stream does not.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.5M
Total Assets
$971.7M
Total Revenue
$1.8B
Total Expenses
$1.9B
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $15K and $56K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$56K
Geographic Reach
Regional2 states funded
About 15% of grants go to recipients in NE.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ELIZABETH ERICKSON
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