About Resolve to Save Lives
A results-driven global health organization that collaborates locally and globally to build solutions that save millions of lives by preventing epidemics, improving cardiovascular health, and promoting healthier food systems.
Focus Areas
Epidemic preventionGlobal health securityCardiovascular healthHypertension controlNutrition and food policyDigital health / health information systemsHealth systems strengtheningTechnical assistance and capacity building
Who They Fund
people with or at risk for hypertensiongeneral population at risk for cardiovascular diseasecommunities affected by epidemics/COVID-19
About Resolve to Save Lives
Resolve to Save Lives Inc.’s recent grantmaking is shaped by large, programmatic awards to organizations working on cardiovascular health and epidemic prevention. The biggest recent grant listed is $4,766,410 to the Pan American Health Organization for cardiovascular health, alongside a $2,900,000 grant to Johns Hopkins University for the same area. The pattern points to a funder that supports implementation, technical assistance, and policy work rather than individual awards or program-related investments. Across the recent grants list, the foundation backs universities, public health nonprofits, and implementing partners. Vital Strategies Inc received multiple awards, including $2,752,007 in 2024 and $1,433,080 in 2025 for cardiovascular health, while Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids received $1,500,000 in 2024 and $1,101,053 in 2025 for prevent epidemics. The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York also appears in the record, with grants for prevent epidemics and health care worker epidemic prevention. These awards align with the organization’s stated emphasis on epidemic prevention, hypertension control, nutrition policy, and health systems strengthening.
What Resolve to Save Lives Funds
In cardiovascular health, Resolve to Save Lives Inc. gave $4,766,410 to the Pan American Health Organization for cardiovascular health and $2,900,000 to Johns Hopkins University for the same area. The grant record also includes support for hypertension control, including $1,383,353 to Johns Hopkins University in 2023 and $412,750 to Jhpiego Corporation in 2025. The foundation also funds epidemic prevention. It awarded $1,500,000 to Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids in 2024 for prevent epidemics, $1,420,000 to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York in 2024 for prevent epidemics, and $1,060,703 to Cdc Foundation in 2024 for prevent epidemics. Nutrition policy appears through sodium-focused work: Johns Hopkins University received $1,666,515 in 2023 for sodium reductions - cardiovascular health, and Vital Strategies Inc received $1,000,575 in 2023 for the same theme.
How Resolve to Save Lives Gives
Typical award size clusters around a median of $306,960, with a lower quartile at $83,110 and an upper quartile at $1,000,575. The recent grant list shows a mix of multi-million-dollar awards and smaller six-figure grants, suggesting a combination of core implementation support and targeted project funding. The grant record also shows repeat recipients across multiple years, especially Vital Strategies Inc, Johns Hopkins University, Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, Pan American Health Organization - Paho, Project Hope Foundation, Cdc Foundation, and The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York. Resolve to Save Lives Inc. is a Regular Funder and does not make program-related investments or grants to individuals. Unsolicited applications are not accepted in the active programs listed.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$11.5M
Total Assets
$145M
Total Revenue
$65.6M
Total Expenses
$65.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $83K and $1M, with a median of $307K.
25th Percentile
$83K
Median
$307K
75th Percentile
$1M
Geographic Reach
National11 states funded
About 0% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
THOMAS FRIEDEN
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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