The foundation concentrates on health innovation and reproductive/women's health, funding technology-driven research and access initiatives that improve care delivery and patient empowerment. Grants are targeted and strategic — sizable awards to a few repeat health-focused organizations (including digital health/interoperability work) with a smaller, secondary interest in local environmental stewardship. The foundation favors evidence-generating projects and advocacy that expand telemedicine and participatory approaches to health.
Progress for Informatics & Energy Foundation Inc. has built a grantmaking profile around health data interoperability, digital health research, and reproductive health access, with large, project-specific awards recurring across several years. One of the clearest signals is its support for Ut Health Houston, which received $65,000 in 2023 and additional grants of $30,000 in both 2024 and 2025 for the Interoperability Innovation Fund. That pattern points to sustained interest in health systems technology rather than one-off donations. The foundation also backs organizations working on telemedicine abortion access and women’s health research, including a $60,000 grant to Abortion Coalition for Telemedicine Access in 2025 and a $40,000 grant to National Women’s Health Network in 2024. Its portfolio is not limited to health: a 2025 grant to Speak for the Trees shows an additional line of support for urban forestry and local environmental stewardship. Across the recent grants on file, the foundation favors targeted awards to organizations that can advance research, policy, or implementation in clearly defined projects.
In health data and digital infrastructure, the foundation gave $65,000 in 2023 and $30,000 in both 2024 and 2025 to Ut Health Houston for the Interoperability Innovation Fund. That recurring support ties the funder to research and systems work that improves how health information moves between providers and stakeholders. In reproductive health, it awarded $60,000 in 2025 to Abortion Coalition for Telemedicine Access for advancing telemedicine abortion, showing a direct interest in access policy and service delivery. For women’s health research and advocacy, National Women’s Health Network received $40,000 in 2024. The foundation also backed participatory medicine with a $15,000 grant in 2025 to Society for Participatory Medicine, indicating interest in patient engagement and consumer-oriented health approaches.
Typical grant size centers in the mid-$40,000s, with p25 at $37,500, median at $45,000, and p75 at $53,750. The recent record shows a mix of repeat support and narrower one-time awards: Ut Health Houston appears in multiple years, and Reboot Rx received grants in 2024 and 2025, while several other organizations appear once. The foundation is not an individual-giving funder and does not make program-related investments, so its activity is concentrated in standard grantmaking. The grants listed are project-specific and earmarked, often tied to named funds or defined initiatives rather than general support.
$195K
$3.3M
$155K
$220K
Most grants fall between $38K and $54K, with a median of $45K.
25th Percentile
$38K
Median
$45K
75th Percentile
$54K
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Concentrated giving: a small number of moderately large grants focused on health/informatics with repeat funding to core grantees, plus a few one-off smaller grants in related advocacy and a single local environmental project.
Notable grantees: UT Health Houston, Reboot Rx, Abortion Coalition for Telemedicine Access, National Women's Health Network, Speak for the Trees
Grant recipients are entirely U.S.-based in the recent data. Washington, DC appears as a key recipient location through National Women’s Health Network, and Massachusetts recipients include Reboot Rx in Winchester, Speak for the Trees in Dorchester, and Society for Participatory Medicine in Newton Highlands. Houston, Texas also appears repeatedly through Ut Health Houston. With 25% of grants going to recipients in Massachusetts, the foundation’s giving is spread beyond its HQ state, and DC is the top state by grant count.
The recent grants point most strongly to health data interoperability, digital health research, telemedicine abortion access, women’s health research, participatory medicine, and urban forestry. Several awards are explicitly tied to named projects, such as the Interoperability Innovation Fund and work to advance telemedicine abortion.
Yes. Ut Health Houston appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025 with grants tied to the Interoperability Innovation Fund, and Reboot Rx received grants in both 2024 and 2025 for health research. That suggests recurring support for some organizations rather than only one-time awards.
The foundation’s recent grant sizes cluster in the $40,000 to $55,000 range. The reported distribution is p25 at $37,500, median at $45,000, and p75 at $53,750, with several awards in that band and some larger project grants above it.
By state count, DC is the top giving state, while 25% of grants go to recipients in Massachusetts. Recent recipient cities include Washington, DC; Houston, Texas; Winchester, Dorchester, and Newton Highlands in Massachusetts; and New York, New York.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REBOOT RX | WINCHESTER, MA | $65,000 | 2025 | HEALTH RESEARCH |
| ABORTION COALITION FOR TELEMEDICINE ACCESS | NEW YORK, NY | $60,000 | 2025 | ADVANCE TELEMEDICINE ABORTION |
| UT HEALTH HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | INTEROPERABILITY INNOVATION FUND |
| SPEAK FOR THE TREES | DORCHESTER, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | ENHANCE CITY URBAN FOREST BY PLANTING AND PRESERVING PLANTLIFE |
| SOCIETY FOR PARTICIPATORY MEDICINE | NEWTON HIGHLANDS, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | HEALTH RESEARCH |
| REBOOT RX | WINCHESTER, MA | $50,000 | 2024 | HEALTH RESEARCH |
| NATIONAL WOMEN'S HEALTH NETWORK | WASHINGTON, DC | $40,000 | 2024 | HEALTH RESEARCH |
| UT HEALTH HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $30,000 | 2024 | INTEROPERABILITY INNOVATION FUND |
| UT HEALTH HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $65,000 | 2023 | INTEROPERABILITY INNOVATION FUND |
UT HEALTH HOUSTON
$30,000INTEROPERABILITY INNOVATION FUND
ENHANCE CITY URBAN FOREST BY PLANTING AND PRESERVING PLANTLIFE
SOCIETY FOR PARTICIPATORY MEDICINE
$15,000HEALTH RESEARCH
HEALTH RESEARCH
UT HEALTH HOUSTON
$30,000INTEROPERABILITY INNOVATION FUND
UT HEALTH HOUSTON
$65,000INTEROPERABILITY INNOVATION FUND