About Partners in Health A Nonprofit
Our mission is to provide a preferential option for the poor in health care by establishing long-term relationships with sister organizations based in settings of poverty, bringing the benefits of modern medical science to those most in need and serving as an antidote to despair.
Focus Areas
Global health equityHealth systems strengtheningCommunity health worker programsMaternal and child healthTuberculosis (including MDR-TB)COVID-19 responseClinical research and trainingEmergency responseLaboratory and oxygen access
Who They Fund
Navajo Nation communitiesUS public health workforcevulnerable and underserved US communities
About Partners in Health A Nonprofit
Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation pairs health system strengthening with sub-granting to community-based and academic partners. Its recent awards show a clear pattern: it channels large grants into programs that build care capacity, support research, and expand access to vaccines, oxygen, and training in settings of poverty. The largest recent award in the dataset, $3,482,270 to CORE Community Organized in Los Angeles, supported the RECOVER initiative to mobilize the US public health workforce and accelerate vaccine uptake. Another major grant, $2,248,474 to Community Outreach & Patient Empowerment in Gallup, funded health system strengthening projects in Navajo Nation. The foundation also backs international health work through university and research partners, including grants for endTB implementation at PIH sites and support for digital health leadership training in sub-Saharan Africa. A separate active program, the Paul E. Farmer Scholarship Fund, is designed to educate health care leaders in Africa, signaling a long-term commitment to workforce development alongside service delivery and research.
What Partners in Health A Nonprofit Funds
A major theme is vaccine equity and public health workforce mobilization. In 2023, the foundation gave $504,192 to Michael Reese Health Trust in Elgin for RECOVER, and also awarded $298,932 to Baltimore Corps in Baltimore for the same initiative. Another line of support goes to Navajo Nation health systems: Community Outreach & Patient Empowerment in Gallup received repeated awards for various health system strengthening projects, including $1,684,191 in 2025. Research and implementation are also central. The Regents of the University of California at Oakland received $792,976 in 2025 for endTB research preparation and implementation at PIH international sites. Digital health capacity building appears as well, with Stanford University in Palo Alto receiving $656,687 in 2025 to build leadership training for digital health in sub-Saharan Africa.
How Partners in Health A Nonprofit Gives
Typical grants cluster in the middle range, with a p25 of $46,806, median of $91,675, and p75 of $247,011. The recent record includes both multi-year relationships and one-off awards: Community Outreach & Patient Empowerment appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Brigham and Women’s Hospital also appears across multiple years; and President & Fellows of Harvard College receives repeated endTB-related support. Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation is a regular funder rather than a DAF and does not fund individuals. The active Paul E. Farmer Scholarship Fund is listed as not accepting unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.9M
Total Assets
$386.6M
Total Revenue
$284.7M
Total Expenses
$240.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $47K and $247K, with a median of $92K.
25th Percentile
$47K
Median
$92K
75th Percentile
$247K
Geographic Reach
National19 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Sheila Davis
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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