The National Health Law Program protects and improves access to health care for low-income and underserved people and works to advance health equity through litigation, policy advocacy, education, and partnerships.
National Health Law Program Inc. centers its grantmaking on health law partnerships and Medicaid oversight, with the largest recent awards going to disability and legal-aid organizations working on managed care and monitoring. In 2023, it gave $270,000 to Disability Rights North Carolina for Medicaid managed care and $220,600 to Legal Aid of Arkansas for health law partnership, Medicaid managed care, and ADS. Those grants point to a funder that uses legal advocacy infrastructure to address access to care for low-income and underserved people. The foundation also backs policy and administrative advocacy. Georgetown University received $192,679 for admin advocacy, and the Center on Budget & Policy Priorities received $190,100 for the same purpose. Other awards support contraceptive equity, Medicaid monitoring, and USDA DFAP-related work, showing a portfolio built around enforcement, systems change, and partnerships rather than direct service grants. Its stated mission matches the grant list: protecting and improving access to health care through litigation, policy advocacy, education, and partnerships.
Medicaid managed care is a major thread in the portfolio. Disability Rights North Carolina received $270,000 for Medicaid managed care, while Legal Aid of Arkansas received $220,600 for health law partnership, Medicaid managed care, and ADS. The foundation also funds Medicaid monitoring and compliance work. In 2025, Tennessee Justice Center received $143,000 for health law partnership, Medicaid monitoring, and USDA DFAP, and Legal Services of Eastern Missouri received $127,400 in 2024 for health law partnership and Medicaid monitoring project. Contraceptive equity appears as a narrower but explicit focus. Florida Health Justice Project received $160,200 in 2023 for health law partnership, contraceptive equity, and Medicaid managed care. Broader policy advocacy is also present: Georgetown University and Center on Budget & Policy Priorities each received large 2023 grants for admin advocacy.
Typical awards sit in a mid-sized range: p25 is $40,000, median is $50,000, and p75 is $115,600. The recent list shows repeated support for several recipients across multiple years, including Tennessee Justice Center, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, Legal Aid of North Carolina, Florida Health Justice Project, Atlanta Legal Aid Society, William E Morris Institute for Justice, Indiana Justice Project, Disability Law Center (Utah), and South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center. The pattern suggests ongoing program-specific support rather than one-off gifts. The foundation is not an individual-giving funder and does not make program-related investments. Its giving is national, with awards appearing in different years and often tied to named initiatives such as Medicaid monitoring or health law partnership.
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$27.9M
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$11.2M
Most grants fall between $40K and $116K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$40K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$116K
About 6% of grants go to recipients in DC.
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Grantmaking is national, with all recent grants going to U.S. recipients. The most frequent recipient state is Colorado, though the list also reaches across North Carolina, Tennessee, Missouri, Arkansas, Florida, and California. Recent grants land in cities including Raleigh, Nashville, St. Louis, Tallahassee, and Atlanta, alongside Washington, DC for policy organizations. Only 4% of grants go to recipients in California, showing that the foundation’s portfolio is distributed well beyond its Los Angeles headquarters.
The foundation funds health law partnerships, Medicaid managed care, Medicaid monitoring, contraceptive equity, admin advocacy, and USDA DFAP-related work. The recipient list also includes litigation, policy, education, and partnership-oriented grants tied to access to care for low-income and underserved people.
Typical grant size is $40,000 at the 25th percentile, $50,000 at the median, and $115,600 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also range higher, including a $270,000 grant and several six-figure grants for legal and policy organizations.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including Tennessee Justice Center, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, Legal Aid of North Carolina, Florida Health Justice Project, Atlanta Legal Aid Society, William E Morris Institute for Justice, Indiana Justice Project, Disability Law Center (Utah), and South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center.
Its grantmaking is national, and the top state by grant count is Colorado. Recent grants also appear in North Carolina, Tennessee, Missouri, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Utah, Indiana, Ohio, Arizona, South Carolina, and Washington, DC.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from National Health Law Program that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: The program engages pro bono partners, including lawyers, law firms, senior and junior associates, paralegals, and summer associates. Projects are intended for partners working to protect health rights and may involve legal research, drafting, or litigation support.
Deadline: No deadline stated; prospective partners are directed to make contact for opportunities.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TENNESSEE JUSTICE CENTER | NASHVILLE, TN | $143,000 | 2025 | HEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIPMEDICAID MONITORINGUSDA DFAP |
| LEGAL COUNCIL FOR HEALTH JUSTICE (LCHJ) | CHICAGO, IL | $73,000 | 2025 | MEDICAID MONITORINGUSDA DFAP |
| SOUTH CAROLINA APPLESEED LEGAL JUSTICE CENTER | COLUMBIA, SC | $73,000 | 2025 | MEDICAID MONITORINGUSDA DFAP |
| LEGAL AID OF ARKANSAS | ROGERS, AR | $73,000 | 2025 | MEDICAID MONITORINGUSDA DFAP |
| LEGAL SERVICES OF EASTERN MISSOURI (LSEM) | SAINT LOUIS, MO | $63,000 | 2025 | MEDICAID MONITORING |
| LEGAL AID OF NORTH CAROLINA | RALEIGH, NC | $63,000 | 2025 | MEDICAID MONITORING |
| FLORIDA HEALTH JUSTICE PROJECT (FHJP) | MIAMI, FL | $63,000 | 2025 | MEDICAID MONITORING |
| ATLANTA LEGAL AID SOCIETY | ATLANTA, GA | $63,000 | 2025 | MEDICAID MONITORING |
| WILLIAM E MORRIS INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE | PHOENIX, AZ | $50,000 | 2025 | HEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIP |
| MISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR JUSTICE | JACKSON, MS | $48,500 | 2025 | CONTRACEPTIVE EQUITYHEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIP |
| COLORADO CENTER OF LAW & POLICY (CCLP) | DENVER, CO | $45,000 | 2025 | HEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIP |
| DISABILITY RIGHTS CONNECTICUT (DRC) | HARTFORD, CT | $45,000 | 2025 | HEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIP |
| INDIANA JUSTICE PROJECT (IJP) | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $45,000 | 2025 | HEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIP |
| COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC (CLASI) | WILMINGTON, DE | $45,000 | 2025 | HEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIP |
| PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO | PONCE, PR | $40,000 | 2025 | HEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIP |
| NEW MEXICO CENTER ON LAW & POVERTY | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $40,000 | 2025 | HEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIP |
| GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY | WASHINGTON, DC | $40,000 | 2025 | ADMIN ADVOCACY |
| CHARLOTTE CENTER FOR LEGAL ADVOCACY (CCLA) | CHARLOTTE, NC | $29,500 | 2025 | CONTRACEPTIVE EQUITYUSDA DFAP |
| LEGAL SERVICES ALABAMA | MONTGOMERY, AL | $25,000 | 2025 | USDA DFAP |
| YELLOWHAMMER FUND | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $18,000 | 2025 | CONTRACEPTIVE EQUITY |
| BIRTH IN COLOR RVA FOUNDATION | RICHMOND, VA | $18,000 | 2025 | CONTRACEPTIVE EQUITY |
| LEGAL AID SERVICES OF OKLAHOMA | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $10,000 | 2025 | USDA DFAP |
| LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO (LASSD) | SAN DIEGO, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | USDA DFAP |
| NORTH MISSISSIPPI RURAL LEGAL SERVICES | OXFORD, MS | $10,000 | 2025 | USDA DFAP |
| MISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR LEGAL SERVICES CORP | HATTIESBURG, MS | $10,000 | 2025 | USDA DFAP |
| ACADIANA LEGAL SERVICE CORPORATION | LAFAYETTE, LA | $10,000 | 2025 | USDA DFAP |
| GEORGIA LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM INC | ATLANTA, GA | $10,000 | 2025 | USDA DFAP |
| FAMILY VOICES OF CALIFORNIA | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $5,500 | 2025 | CALIFORNIA CHILDREN'S SERVICE |
| LEGAL SERVICES OF EASTERN MISSOURI (LSEM) | ST LOUIS, MO | $127,400 | 2024 | HEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIP & MEDICAID MONITORING PROJECT |
| TENNESSEE JUSTICE CENTER | NASHVILLE, TN | $70,000 | 2024 | HEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIP & MEDICAID MONITORING PROJECT |
| CHARLOTTE CENTER FOR LEGAL ADVOCACY INC | CHARLOTTE, NC | $50,000 | 2024 | HEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIP |
| INDIANA JUSTICE PROJECT | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $50,000 | 2024 | HEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIP |
| LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF COLUMBUS | COLUMBUS, OH | $50,000 | 2024 | HEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIP |
| DISABILITY LAW CENTER (UTAH) | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $50,000 | 2024 | HEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIP |
| OREGON LAW CENTER | PORTLAND, OR | $50,000 | 2024 | HEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIP |
| COLORADO CENTER OF LAW & POLICY | DENVER, CO | $45,000 | 2024 | HEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIP |
| ALABAMA DISABILITIES ADVOCACY PROGRAM | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $45,000 | 2024 | ADS |
| COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC | WILMINGTON, DE | $45,000 | 2024 | HEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIP |
| MISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR JUSTICE | JACKSON, MS | $45,000 | 2024 | HEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIP |
| DISABILITY RIGHTS CONNECTICUT | HARTFORD, CT | $45,000 | 2024 | HEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIP |
| LEGAL AID OF ARKANSAS | ROGERS, AR | $45,000 | 2024 | HEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIP & MEDICAID MONITORING PROJECT & ADS |
| THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES | WASHINGTON, DC | $44,000 | 2024 | ADMIN ADVOCACY |
| FLORIDA HEALTH JUSTICE PROJECT (FHJP) | MIAMI, FL | $40,014 | 2024 | HEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIP & MEDICAID MONITORING PROJECT |
| MOUNTAIN STATE JUSTICE | CHARLESTON, WV | $40,000 | 2024 | HEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIP |
| LEGAL COUNCIL FOR HEALTH JUSTICE (LCHJ) | CHICAGO, IL | $40,000 | 2024 | HEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIP & MEDICAID MONITORING PROJECT |
| NEBRASKA APPLESEED | LINCOLN, NE | $40,000 | 2024 | HEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIP |
| CENTER FOR CIVIL JUSTICE (MI) | FLINT, MI | $40,000 | 2024 | HEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIP |
| NATIONAL CENTER FOR LESBIAN RIGHTS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | ADMIN ADVOCACY |
| DISABILITY RIGHTS NORTH CAROLINA | RALEIGH, NC | $270,000 | 2023 | MEDICAID MANAGED CARE |
| LEGAL AID OF ARKANSAS | ROGERS, AR | $220,600 | 2023 | HEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIP & MEDICAID MANAGED CARE & ADS |
MEDICAID MONITORING
FLORIDA HEALTH JUSTICE PROJECT (FHJP)
$63,000MEDICAID MONITORING
WILLIAM E MORRIS INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE
$50,000HEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIP
DISABILITY RIGHTS CONNECTICUT (DRC)
$45,000HEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIP
INDIANA JUSTICE PROJECT (IJP)
$45,000HEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIP
COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC (CLASI)
$45,000HEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIP
PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO
$40,000HEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIP
MISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR LEGAL SERVICES CORP
$10,000USDA DFAP
ACADIANA LEGAL SERVICE CORPORATION
$10,000USDA DFAP
HEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIP & MEDICAID MONITORING PROJECT
HEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIP & MEDICAID MONITORING PROJECT
INDIANA JUSTICE PROJECT
$50,000HEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIP
ALABAMA DISABILITIES ADVOCACY PROGRAM
$45,000ADS
COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC
$45,000HEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIP
DISABILITY RIGHTS CONNECTICUT
$45,000HEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIP
HEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIP & MEDICAID MONITORING PROJECT & ADS
FLORIDA HEALTH JUSTICE PROJECT (FHJP)
$40,014HEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIP & MEDICAID MONITORING PROJECT
MOUNTAIN STATE JUSTICE
$40,000HEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIP
HEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIP & MEDICAID MONITORING PROJECT
CENTER FOR CIVIL JUSTICE (MI)
$40,000HEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIP
