Creating healthier communities by supporting local coalitions, community organizations, and events to promote health, well-being, and stronger connections.
Mvp Health Plan Inc gives locally through a community grants and sponsorships program, with all recent grants going to recipients in New York. The pattern is visible in health-centered support for hospitals, clinics, and community organizations that serve families, older adults, and underserved residents. Recent awards include $50,000 to Albany Medical Center Foundation Inc for the Massry Family Children’s Emergency Center and $50,000 to Whitney M Young Jr Health Center Inc for the Opening Doors capital campaign pledge payment. Those larger gifts sit alongside many mid-sized awards for direct service, operating support, and event sponsorships. The foundation also uses grantmaking to support community infrastructure beyond clinical care. Its recent grants include backing for food access, educational programs, and local coalitions, along with support for service organizations in Albany, Schenectady, Troy, Rochester, White Plains, and other New York communities. Leadership is listed as Christopher Del Vecchio, and the organization’s giving is consistent with a local scope centered on community health, well-being, and stronger connections.
Food access is a recurring theme. Mvp Health Plan Inc gave $35,000 to Capital Roots Inc for Healthy Stores Sponsorship / Squash Hunger Corp Sponsorship and $25,000 to Foodlink Inc for Curbside Market 2024. It also supported Food Pantries for the Capital District Inc with $22,500 for Food Express, Food Access Referral Team, Food Connect, and general food needs. The foundation also funds community health access and care navigation. In 2025 it gave $25,000 to Capital City Rescue Mission for a free medical clinic grant and $22,000 to Monroe County Medical Society for the Community Health Consortium 2024. Chronic disease and health equity appear as well: Common Ground Health received $30,000 for the Get It Done program and Digital Green Book Health Equity Project. Education and youth support show up in grants to El Centro Hispano Inc for special adult educational programs and youth educational programs, plus a $25,000 award to Nurses Middle College Charter High School - Capital Region for a nursing program.
Typical grant size is modest and clustered in the low tens of thousands: p25 is $7,500, median is $12,000, and p75 is $20,000. The recent list also shows a few larger commitments, but most awards sit near that middle band. Mvp Health Plan Inc is a regular funder rather than a DAF, and the recent grants suggest repeated support across years for some recipients, especially local health and community organizations. The program accepts unsolicited applications through its Community Grants & Sponsorships funding program. Grantmaking includes operating support, program support, sponsorships, and capital-related gifts.
$429K
$875.3M
$3.2B
$3.2B
Most grants fall between $8K and $20K, with a median of $12K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$12K
75th Percentile
$20K
CHRISTOPHER DEL VECCHIO
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Giving is concentrated in New York, with 100% of grants in the HQ state. Albany appears frequently, alongside Schenectady, Troy, Rochester, White Plains, Watervliet, Saratoga Springs, and Rensselaer. The pattern reflects a Capital Region core, but the portfolio also reaches Westchester and Monroe County. Recipient locations in the recent list are entirely U.S.-based.
Its Community Grants & Sponsorships program invites organizations to apply for funding, and the foundation states that it accepts unsolicited applications. The program is described as supporting community health, community vitality, local coalitions, and well-being within the MVP Health Care service region.
Recent grants go to hospitals, health centers, food pantries, United Ways, community missions, educational programs, and local coalitions. Beneficiaries include children and youth, families and neighborhood residents, food-insecure households, homeless individuals, immigrants and asylum seekers, and underserved communities in the Capital Region.
The distribution centers on smaller awards: p25 is $7,500, the median is $12,000, and p75 is $20,000. The recent list also includes larger grants, but the middle of the portfolio sits in that lower five-figure range.
No. Health care is central, but the recent grants also support food access, youth education, workforce-related programming, housing and shelter improvements, and community events. Examples include food pantry support, educational programs, and sponsorships for local community initiatives.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALBANY MEDCIAL CENTER FOUNDATION | ALBANY, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | DONATION FOR MASSRY FAMILY CHILDREN'S EMERGENCY CENTER |
| EL CENTRO HISPANO INC | WHITE PLAINS, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GRANT TO SUPPORT EL CENTRO HISPANO'S SPECIAL ADULT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS |
| FOODLINK INC | ROCHESTER, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | DONATION FOR CURBSIDE MARKET 2024 |
| NURSES MIDDLE COLLEGE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL - CAPITAL REGION | RENSSELAER, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | DONATION FOR NURSING PROGRAM |
| ALBANY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY | ALBANY, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GRANT FOR OPERATIONS |
| CAPITAL CITY RESCUE MISSION | ALBANY, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | 2024 CCRM FREE MEDICAL CLINIC GRANT |
| MONROE COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY | ROCHESTER, NY | $22,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY HEALTH CONSORTIUM 2024 |
| CITY MISSION OF SCHENECTADY | SCHENECTADY, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | AMBASSADOR CORPORATE GIVING GRANT |
| UNITED WAY OF GREATER CAPITAL REGION | ALBANY, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | DONATION FOR 518 DAY OF GIVING |
| THE FOOD PANTRIES OF THE CAPITAL REGION INC | ALBANY, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | GRANT FOR FOOD ACCESS RESOURCES |
| FINGER LAKES HEALTH SYSTEMS AGENCY | ROCHESTER, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | DONATION FOR FUNDING FOR GET IT DONE PROGRAM |
| TRINITY ALLIANCE | ALBANY, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | GRANT FOR FAMILY & NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCE CENTER |
| SOUTH END CHILDREN'S CAFE | ALBANY, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | GRANT FUNDING FOR EXERCISE EVERYDAY PROGRAM |
| CAPITAL ROOTS INC | TROY, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | DONATION FOR HEALTHY STORE INITIATIVE |
| UNITED WAY OF GREATER ROCHESTER INC | ROCHESTER, NY | $13,000 | 2025 | GRANT FOR SUMMIT AND GRANT FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS PROGRAM |
| HIS BRANCHES HEALTH SERVICES | ROCHESTER, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | DONATION FOR 2024 HEART OF HOPE |
| MARIA COLLEGE | ALBANY, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | DONATION FOR NURSING PROGRAM |
| THE WARREN AND DENYSE MACKEY FOUNDATION INC | SLINGERLANDS, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | DONATION FOR 2024 HEART OF HOPE |
| UNITY HOUSE | TROY, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GRANT FOR OPERATIONS |
| INTERFAITH PARTNERSHIP FOR THE HOMELESS INC | ALBANY, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GRANT FOR OPERATIONS |
| SW FOOD PROGRAM INC | ROCHESTER, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GRANT FOR OPERATIONS |
| SOCIAL ENTERPRISE AND TRAINING CENTER INC | SCHENECTADY, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | 2024 GRANT AWARD |
| HFM PREVENTION COUNCIL INC | JOHNSTOWN, NY | $9,500 | 2025 | GRANT FOR CLUBHOUSE AMSTERDAM FOOD INSECURITY PROGRAM AND PROGRAM SUPPLIES |
| HOUSE OF MERCY INC | ROCHESTER, NY | $9,000 | 2025 | GRANT FOR OPERATIONS |
| ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION INC | ALBANY, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | MASSRY FAMILY CHILDRENS HOSPITAL EMERGENCY CENTER |
| WHITNEY M YOUNG JR HEALTH CENTER INC | WATERVLIET, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | OPENING DOORS CAPITAL CAMPAIGN PLEDGE PAYMENT |
| CITY MISSION OF SCHENECTADY | SCHENECTADY, NY | $35,000 | 2024 | AMBASSADOR PROG./SUPPORT IN HONOR OF DR PHELPS RETIREMENT/PROCTORS COLLAB. |
| COMMON GROUND HEALTH | ROCHESTER, NY | $30,000 | 2024 | FUNDING FOR GET IT DONE PROGRAM/DIGITAL GREEN BOOK HEALTH EQUITY PROJECT |
| ALBANY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY | ALBANY, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | THE COLLABORATORY TO SUPPORT UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN THE CAPITAL REGION |
| CAPITAL REPERTORY COMPANY INC | ALBANY, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | THEREP CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| CAPITAL ROOTS INC | TROY, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | HEALTHY STORE CONTRIBUTION |
| EL CENTRO HISPANO INC | WHITE PLAINS, NY | $20,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT YOUTH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS |
| FOOD PANTRIES FOR THE CAPITAL DISTRICT INC | ALBANY, NY | $20,000 | 2024 | FOOD EXPRESS/ FOOD ACCESS REFERRAL TEAM AND FOOD CONNECT |
| UNITED WAY OF WESTCHESTER & PUTNAM INC | WHITE PLAINS, NY | $20,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR THE FEEDING UNITED HOE DELIVERY PROGRAM |
| UNITED WAY OF GREATER CAPITAL REGION | ALBANY, NY | $20,000 | 2024 | 518 DAY SUPPORT |
| REGIONAL FOOD BANK OF NE NY INC | LATHAM, NY | $15,000 | 2024 | HOLIDAY HUNGER APPEAL |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS OF EASTERN NY | ALBANY, NY | $15,000 | 2024 | READY365 GIVING CIRCLE: SICKLE CELL DISEASE AND SOUND THE ALARM CAMPAIGN |
| TRINITY ALLIANCE OF CAPITAL REGION | ALBANY, NY | $15,000 | 2024 | PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT FOR FY2023 FOR FAMILY AND NEIGHBORHOOD RESEARCH CENTER |
| HUDSON VALLEY CC FOUNDATION | TROY, NY | $15,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCHOLARSHIP PLEDGE |
| EMPIRE CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY | ALBANY, NY | $12,000 | 2024 | EMPIRE CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY |
| COMMUNITY CENTER OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER INC | KATONAH, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOOD PANTRY |
| INTERFAITH PARTNERSHIP FOR THE HOMELESS | ALBANY, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | IPH COMMUNITY AND HEALTHY CONNECTIONS SUPPORT |
| CEK RN CONSULTING INC | ALBANY, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | GRANT FOR HEALTH EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS |
| SW FOOD PROGRAM INC | ROCHESTER, NY | $7,605 | 2024 | DONATION OF REFRIGERATOR & FREEZER FOR FOOD PROGRAM |
| UNITY HOUSE OF TROY INC | TROY, NY | $7,500 | 2024 | COMMUNITY GRANT |
| FAMILY SERVICES INC | POUGHKEEPSIE, NY | $7,500 | 2024 | SUPPORT TEEN RESOURCE ACTIVITY CENTER |
| HIS BRANCHES INC | ROCHESTER, NY | $7,500 | 2024 | HYPERTENSION PILOT PROGRAM |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF ALBANY | ALBANY, NY | $7,500 | 2024 | FOOD FARMACY SERVICES |
| COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER | MAMARONECK, NY | $7,500 | 2024 | BUILDING OUR FUTURE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM |
| FOODLINK INC | ROCHESTER, NY | $7,500 | 2024 | CURBSIDE MARKET |
ALBANY MEDCIAL CENTER FOUNDATION
$50,000DONATION FOR MASSRY FAMILY CHILDREN'S EMERGENCY CENTER
GRANT TO SUPPORT EL CENTRO HISPANO'S SPECIAL ADULT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
NURSES MIDDLE COLLEGE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL - CAPITAL REGION
$25,000DONATION FOR NURSING PROGRAM
CAPITAL CITY RESCUE MISSION
2024 CCRM FREE MEDICAL CLINIC GRANT
MONROE COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY
$22,000COMMUNITY HEALTH CONSORTIUM 2024
DONATION FOR FUNDING FOR GET IT DONE PROGRAM
GRANT FOR SUMMIT AND GRANT FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS PROGRAM
THE WARREN AND DENYSE MACKEY FOUNDATION INC
$10,000DONATION FOR 2024 HEART OF HOPE
SW FOOD PROGRAM INC
$10,000GRANT FOR OPERATIONS
HFM PREVENTION COUNCIL INC
$9,500GRANT FOR CLUBHOUSE AMSTERDAM FOOD INSECURITY PROGRAM AND PROGRAM SUPPLIES
HOUSE OF MERCY INC
$9,000GRANT FOR OPERATIONS
ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION INC
$50,000MASSRY FAMILY CHILDRENS HOSPITAL EMERGENCY CENTER
WHITNEY M YOUNG JR HEALTH CENTER INC
$50,000OPENING DOORS CAPITAL CAMPAIGN PLEDGE PAYMENT
AMBASSADOR PROG./SUPPORT IN HONOR OF DR PHELPS RETIREMENT/PROCTORS COLLAB.
FUNDING FOR GET IT DONE PROGRAM/DIGITAL GREEN BOOK HEALTH EQUITY PROJECT
THE COLLABORATORY TO SUPPORT UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN THE CAPITAL REGION
CAPITAL REPERTORY COMPANY INC
$25,000THEREP CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
FOOD EXPRESS/ FOOD ACCESS REFERRAL TEAM AND FOOD CONNECT
SUPPORT FOR THE FEEDING UNITED HOE DELIVERY PROGRAM
READY365 GIVING CIRCLE: SICKLE CELL DISEASE AND SOUND THE ALARM CAMPAIGN
PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT FOR FY2023 FOR FAMILY AND NEIGHBORHOOD RESEARCH CENTER
IPH COMMUNITY AND HEALTHY CONNECTIONS SUPPORT
SW FOOD PROGRAM INC
$7,605DONATION OF REFRIGERATOR & FREEZER FOR FOOD PROGRAM