About Swedish Covenant Health
Your best health is our endeavor.
Focus Areas
Healthcare deliveryCommunity health & wellnessPreventive careHealth education and workforce development
Who They Fund
low-income patientsmedically underserved populationspatients served by community health centers / safety-net clinics
Funding Style
direct service supportgeneral/unrestricted operating supportsubsidizing uncompensated careaccess-expansion for safety-net providers
About Swedish Covenant Health
Swedish Covenant Health’s recent grantmaking is defined by very large support for Erie Family Health Center in Chicago, including a 2025 grant of $1,028,333 to support healthcare services for medically underserved patients. That pattern fits the foundation’s broader emphasis on access to care for low-income and medically underserved communities, with funding tied to uncompensated care relief, community health center services, and primary and ambulatory care. The foundation also makes program-related investments and reported annual grants of $2,941,883 in its latest 990 year on file. In the recent grants list, Erie Family Health Center appears three times across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which points to repeated support rather than a single one-off award. The largest grants are paired with language about defraying uncompensated care costs, while smaller awards show some support for general operations and affiliated community work. The foundation’s stated focus areas include healthcare delivery, community health and wellness, preventive care, and health education and workforce development.
What Swedish Covenant Health Funds
A core theme in Swedish Covenant Health’s giving is removing financial barriers to care. It gave $947,800 in 2024 and $940,000 in 2023 to Erie Family Health Center, both described as support to defray the costs of uncompensated care for lower income and medically underserved patients. The foundation also funds general community-health infrastructure. In 2023, it awarded $20,000 to Erie Family Health Foundation Inc for general support, a different type of grant than direct care reimbursement. Its grantmaking reaches beyond clinic reimbursement into education-related community support as well. In 2023, it gave $5,750 to Friends of Northside College Preparatory High School for general support, showing that its local funding can include organizations outside the healthcare provider category.
How Swedish Covenant Health Gives
Swedish Covenant Health’s typical grant size is wide-ranging: the 25th percentile is $16,438, the median is $480,000, and the 75th percentile is $941,950. That spread reflects a mix of small awards and very large health-system support grants. The recent record also shows repeated funding to the same recipient across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which suggests recurring rather than strictly one-time support. The foundation makes program-related investments, and its active community investment fund is listed as not accepting unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1M
Total Assets
$336.2M
Total Revenue
$607.5M
Total Expenses
$540.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $16K and $942K, with a median of $480K.
25th Percentile
$16K
Median
$480K
75th Percentile
$942K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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