The Chartis Foundation concentrates on supporting community-based health and human services, primarily funding neighborhood health centers and organizations serving women, youth, and vulnerable residents. Grants are targeted to organizations that expand access to primary and reproductive health care, maternal health, and wraparound social services in urban communities (notably Chicago-area providers). The foundation favors direct operating support to frontline service providers addressing immediate community health needs.
The Chartis Foundation’s recent giving is defined by support for neighborhood health centers and clinics, with repeated awards at $50,000 and $25,000 to organizations that deliver charitable services through frontline community providers. The pattern points to operating support for groups working in primary care, reproductive health, maternal health, youth services, and integrated social support, rather than project-specific or individual aid. Among the larger grants, The Dimock Center in Boston received $50,000 in 2023, and The Kedzie Center in Chicago also received $50,000 that year. Chicago appears often in the recent record, alongside awards to Chicago Womens Health Center and The Kedzie Center, which fits the foundation’s emphasis on community-based health access in urban settings. The Door - a Center of Alternatives Inc in New York also received $50,000, showing that the foundation backs organizations serving young people and vulnerable residents in major cities. Other recipients include Care Ring in Charlotte and M-care Healthcare in Wichita, both funded at the $50,000 level.
Primary care access is a central thread in the foundation’s grantmaking. It gave $50,000 to The Kedzie Center in Chicago for charitable purposes, and another $50,000 to Care Ring in Charlotte for the same broad purpose. Women’s and reproductive health also appears prominently. Chicago Womens Health Center received $25,000 in 2023, while The Preeclampsia Foundation received $25,000 in 2024. Those grants align with support for maternal and reproductive health organizations. A third area is youth and social-service support. The Door - a Center of Alternatives Inc in New York received $50,000, consistent with work serving adolescents and other vulnerable residents through drop-in and alternative-support programming. The foundation also funded Mercy Care Foundation in Atlanta for charitable purposes, extending its support to integrated care and outreach.
The Chartis Foundation’s recent grants cluster tightly around two amounts: a p25 of $25,000 and a median and p75 of $50,000. That suggests a simple, repeatable grantmaking pattern centered on standard award levels rather than a wide range of sizes. The recent record also shows repeat use of the same grant amounts across multiple recipients in 2023 and 2024. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The available data points to general charitable-purpose support and flexible operating-style funding for nonprofit organizations rather than named project grants or competitive applications.
$425K
$222K
$401K
$428K
Most grants fall between $25K and $50K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$50K
About 11% of grants go to recipients in IL.
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Relatively concentrated: nine grants totaling $350k with several mid-sized gifts ($50k and $25k) to frontline service providers. Funding is distributed across multiple organizations rather than repeat large multi-year commitments, emphasizing direct charitable/operating support to local health and human service nonprofits.
Notable grantees: The Dimock Center, The Door - A Center of Alternatives, M-Care Healthcare, The Preeclampsia Foundation, Chicago Women's Health Center
The Chartis Foundation gives nationally, with 100% of recent grants going to U.S. recipients. Illinois is the top state by grant count, and Chicago appears repeatedly in the record through awards to The Kedzie Center and Chicago Womens Health Center. Massachusetts recipients include The Dimock Center in Boston, while other recent grants went to organizations in New York, Charlotte, Wichita, Atlanta, Phoenix, and Melbourne, Florida. The 11% share in Massachusetts shows that the foundation’s giving is not limited to its headquarters state.
The recent grants point to community-based health and human services organizations. Examples in the data include neighborhood clinics, women’s health providers, youth-serving nonprofits, and groups offering integrated care and outreach. The foundation’s awards are framed as charitable-purpose support rather than narrow project grants.
The recent grant pattern centers on two levels: the 25th percentile is $25,000, the median is $50,000, and the 75th percentile is also $50,000. In practice, that means most recent awards fall at either $25,000 or $50,000.
Yes. Only 11% of grants in the dataset went to recipients in Massachusetts, while Illinois is the top state by grant count. Recent grants also reached organizations in New York, North Carolina, Kansas, Georgia, Arizona, and Florida.
No. The recent record includes primary care access, women’s and reproductive health, maternal health, youth support, and integrated social-service care. The foundation funds multiple connected areas within community health and human services.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CENTER FOR BLACK WOMEN'S WELLNESS | ATLANTA, GA | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| RAISINGHEALTH PARTNERS | BROOKLYN, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| M-CARE HEALTHCARE | WICHITA, KS | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CARE RING | CHARLOTTE, NC | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT SOCIETY OF NY | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE DOOR - A CENTER OF ALTERNATIVES INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE HAYMARKET CENTER | CHICAGO, IL | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TEPEYAC COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER | DENVER, CO | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WOMEN'S BREAST & HEART INITIATIVE | MIAMI LAKES, FL | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LBU COMMUNITY CLINIC | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE HAYMARKET CENTER | CHICAGO, IL | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| M-CARE HEALTHCARE | WICHITA, KS | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE DOOR - A CENTER OF ALTERNATIVES INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CARE RING | CHARLOTTE, NC | $50,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| THE PREECLAMPSIA FOUNDATION | MELBOURNE, FL | $25,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| THE KEDZIE CENTER | CHICAGO, IL | $50,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| M-CARE HEALTHCARE | WICHITA, KS | $50,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| THE DOOR - A CENTER OF ALTERNATIVES INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| THE DIMOCK CENTER | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| MERCY CARE FOUNDATION | ATLANTA, GA | $25,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| NEIGHTBORHOOD OUTREACH TO ACCESS HEALTH | PHOENIX, AZ | $25,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| CHICAGO WOMENS HEALTH CENTER | CHICAGO, IL | $25,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
CENTER FOR BLACK WOMEN'S WELLNESS
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
RAISINGHEALTH PARTNERS
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
M-CARE HEALTHCARE
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT SOCIETY OF NY
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GENERAL SUPPORT
THE HAYMARKET CENTER
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WOMEN'S BREAST & HEART INITIATIVE
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LBU COMMUNITY CLINIC
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE HAYMARKET CENTER
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
M-CARE HEALTHCARE
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE KEDZIE CENTER
$50,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
M-CARE HEALTHCARE
$50,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
THE DIMOCK CENTER
$50,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES