About Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago
Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago (PHIMC) advances health justice and strengthens public health through innovation and partnerships that align people, strategies, and resources.
Focus Areas
Public health systems strengtheningHIV preventionSubstance use and opioid use disorderMedication-assisted treatment (MAT)Transgender and gender diverse healthCommunity health worker trainingReentry servicesSchool health and youth wellness
Who They Fund
clients of public mental and behavioral health systemscommunity populations served by public mental health servicesgeneral public (population-level mental/behavioral health)
About Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago
Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago’s recent grantmaking is organized around public health systems strengthening, HIV prevention, substance use and opioid use disorder, and equity-focused community health work in Chicago and suburban Cook County. A 2025 funding opportunity for medication-assisted treatment in Chicago shows how the institute uses public-sector partnerships to expand behavioral health services, while the 2025 Transgender and Gender Diverse Wellness and Equity Grant points to a separate line of work focused on healthcare navigation and equity in health services. The foundation also backs community-based delivery models. In Chicago, it awarded $212,994 to Hektoen Institute LLC and $189,264 to Chosen Family Network, both for public, mental and behavioral health services. Those awards sit alongside grants to organizations such as Aids Foundation of Chicago, Chicago Recovery Alliance, and Howard Brown Health Center, reflecting a portfolio centered on direct service delivery and population-level public health support. Across the recent grant list, the institute funds organizations that operate in neighborhoods and service systems rather than individuals, using grants to support implementation, outreach, and capacity building.
What Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago Funds
In HIV prevention, the institute has funded both direct service and regional implementation work. It gave $113,553 to Men & Women In Prison Ministries in 2025 for public, mental and behavioral health services, and it has also administered Illinois Region 8 HIV prevention funding for suburban Cook County. Behavioral health and opioid-related work is another clear area: the 2025 medication-assisted treatment opportunity in Chicago is explicitly tied to expanding and enhancing treatment for opioid use disorder. The institute also supports transgender and gender diverse health through its FY25 Wellness and Equity Grant, which is framed around healthcare navigation and equity in health services. Community health capacity appears in awards to organizations such as Proactive Community Services and the Puerto Rican Cultural Center, both funded for public, mental and behavioral health services.
How Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago Gives
Typical grant size sits at a p25 of $15,535, a median of $32,000, and a p75 of $67,699. The recent record shows a mix of one-time and repeated support: several organizations appear in multiple years, including Hektoen Institute LLC, Chosen Family Network, Men & Women In Prison Ministries, Proactive Community Services, Chicago Recovery Alliance, Ecker Center for Behavioral Health, Greater Elgin Family Care Center, Physical Plus, and Corazon Community Services. The foundation is a regular funder rather than a donor-advised fund and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Its grantmaking is local and strongly place-based, with most awards going to Illinois recipients.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.5M
Total Assets
$2.7M
Total Revenue
$9.4M
Total Expenses
$11.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $16K and $68K, with a median of $32K.
25th Percentile
$16K
Median
$32K
75th Percentile
$68K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Karen Reitan
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