About Priority Health Total Health Foundation
To improve the health and wellbeing of the people of Detroit by investing in organizations dedicated to serving the needs of the community.
Focus Areas
Community healthPublic healthMental healthFood security / hunger reliefYouth servicesEducation and workforce developmentHealthcare access
Who They Fund
people living in high-need / underserved neighborhoods (Metro Detroit)food-insecure families and individualspregnant people and infants (perinatal populations)children and adolescentsNICU families
About Priority Health Total Health Foundation
PRIORITY HEALTH TOTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION is headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI, and reported $14,857,371 in annual grants. Its giving is local, with 97% of grants made to recipients in Michigan, and its recent grantmaking centers on community health, public health, mental health, food security and hunger relief, youth services, education and workforce development, and healthcare access. The foundation’s stated purpose is to improve the health and wellbeing of the people of Detroit by investing in organizations that serve community needs. Recent large grants show this pattern. In 2024, it awarded $500,000 to Brightmoor Connection for healthy eating and wellness for transferred and vulnerable populations. In 2023, MICAH 6 COMMUNITY received $500,000 to improve the health and lives of people living in high-need areas. Also in 2023, Authority Health received $450,000 for the Popoff Family Health Center expansion grant. Other notable awards include $401,736 to Wayne State University in 2024 for pregnancy and infant health and wellbeing, and $400,000 to Ruth Ellis Center in 2023 for improving health in high-need areas.
What Priority Health Total Health Foundation Funds
Recent grantmaking spans community food security, maternal and infant health, and behavioral health service integration. Notable grants include $250,000 to Forgotten Harvest in 2023 for the Solutions That Nourish campaign, which provides access to nutritional, fresh food for food-insecure families and individuals in Metro Detroit. Brightmoor Connection received $500,000 in 2024 for healthy eating and wellness for transferred and vulnerable populations, and $152,500 in 2025 for healthy eating and wellness for transferred and vulnerable populations. Wayne State University received $401,736 in 2024 for pregnancy and infant health and wellbeing. Samaritas received $250,000 in 2023 for EHR system support for SUD and behavioral health service growth.
How Priority Health Total Health Foundation Gives
PRIORITY HEALTH TOTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION gives at a local scale and most often in Michigan. The recent grant list shows a median grant size of $100,000, with the 25th percentile at $50,000 and the 75th percentile at $153,375. Many grants are directed to organizations serving high-need and underserved neighborhoods in Metro Detroit, along with food-insecure families, pregnant people and infants, children and adolescents, NICU families, and individuals with behavioral health or substance use disorders. The foundation accepts unsolicited requests through its community funding and funding request pathways.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.9M
Total Assets
$2.5M
Total Revenue
$159K
Total Expenses
$2.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $50K and $153K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$50K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$153K
Geographic Reach
Local4 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
NICHOLAS GATES
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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