About Michael Reese Health Trust
Michael Reese partners with the Chicagoland community to advance and advocate for lasting health solutions.
Focus Areas
Domestic ViolenceHealth Workforce DevelopmentHomelessness / HousingJewish Community Support / Jewish LegacyReproductive and Sexual Health (Prairie State Access Fund)Health EquityAdvocacyIncubation / Capacity Building
Who They Fund
survivors of domestic / gender-based violencepeople experiencing homelessness or housing instability (Chicagoland)low-income Black and Latinx parents (primarily mothers and grandmothers)
About Michael Reese Health Trust
Michael Reese Health Trust’s grantmaking shows a clear pattern of pairing health equity with housing, violence prevention, and community health infrastructure in Chicago and Chicagoland. One of the strongest signals is the 2025 award of $1,217,550 to The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence, which combined general operating support with survivor stipends, emergency housing, and a guaranteed basic income pilot. Another major grant in the recent list went to Acclivus Inc for work supporting Chicago-area people at risk for violence and other negative health outcomes. The trust also backs institutions that sit inside the local health system and community safety net, including hospital-based violence response, dental care management, and telecounseling. Public-health partnerships are part of the picture as well, with grants tied to vaccine access and workforce support. Jewish communal support is another recurring thread, reflecting an explicit legacy priority alongside broader health-equity work. Across its recent grants, the trust funds organizations that deliver services, build capacity, and support advocacy in the same geographic community it serves.
What Michael Reese Health Trust Funds
Domestic violence prevention is a major area of support. Michael Reese Health Trust gave $1,217,550 to The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence for general operating support, survivor working group stipends, emergency housing, and a guaranteed basic income pilot, and it also funded Sinai Chicago for Schwab Rehabilitation’s domestic violence program. Housing stability is another clear focus: the trust awarded $675,000 to the City of Chicago for the chief homelessness officer and $500,000 to End Homelessness for Bring Chicago Home. In health access, it supported Christian Community Health Center with $477,825 for dental care management and Esperanza Health Centers with grants for telecounseling. The trust also funds health workforce work, including a $750,000 grant to Illinois Community Health Workers Association for capacity-building over three years.
How Michael Reese Health Trust Gives
Typical grants cluster around a mid-five-figure to low-six-figure range, with p25 at $30,000, median at $55,000, and p75 at $100,000. The recent list also shows a much larger project and operating mix, including several grants above $300,000. Recipients appear in multiple years, which points to ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards; for example, some organizations recur with new purposes or follow-on support across 2024 and 2025. The trust is a staffed grantmaker rather than a donor-advised fund, and its active programs include both open and closed channels. Some initiatives accept unsolicited proposals, including Housing Justice Fund, Jewish Legacy Support, and Chicago Healthcare Workplace Wellbeing Collaborative.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$10M
Total Assets
$162.9M
Total Revenue
$21.5M
Total Expenses
$14M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $30K and $100K, with a median of $55K.
25th Percentile
$30K
Median
$55K
75th Percentile
$100K
Geographic Reach
Local6 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
AMEYA PAWAR
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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