About Cigna Group Foundation
Committed to improving health equity in local communities by being a catalyst for change and providing grants to organizations focused on improving the health and vitality of people.
Focus Areas
health equityyouth mental healthveteran mental healthhousing stabilitysocial determinants of health (SDOH)community resiliencedisaster reliefworkforce volunteerism
Who They Fund
nonprofit organizations (general)
Funding Style
general operating supportunrestricted fundingcore capacity support
About Cigna Group Foundation
A defining feature of The Cigna Group Foundation is that its recent grants repeatedly show general operating support at scale for organizations tied to health and community well-being. The largest grants in the recent list include $805,500 to Scholarship America in 2023 and $711,500 in 2024, both for general operating purposes. That pattern continues across other sizeable awards, including $425,000 to Mindful Schools and $333,000 to YMCA of the USA in 2024. The foundation’s stated commitment centers on improving health equity and the health and vitality of people in local communities, with program areas that include youth mental health, veteran mental health, housing stability, social determinants of health, community resilience, disaster relief, and workforce volunteerism. Its recent recipient mix also reaches into health access, food support, education, and community services, suggesting a broad community-health orientation rather than a single-service strategy. Several grantees appear more than once across the recent-grants list, which points to repeat support for organizations already in the foundation’s orbit.
What Cigna Group Foundation Funds
Health equity is a core thread. In the recent grants list, The Cigna Group Foundation gave $158,379 to the American Heart Association and $130,000 to Arogya World, both on a general-operating basis. It also supported the International Rescue Committee with $216,156 for general operating purposes, alongside funding to community-serving intermediaries such as America Gives Inc. The foundation also backs youth-focused and family-support work. It awarded $425,000 to Mindful Schools and $125,000 to Durham Public Schools Foundation, both for general operating purposes, aligning with its youth mental health and school-based support priorities. Community food access appears as another recurring theme through grants such as $223,000 to Blessings in a Backpack and $126,167 to Minnies Food Pantry Inc.
How Cigna Group Foundation Gives
Grant size skews toward modest awards, with a p25 of $100, a median of $250, and a p75 of $800, even though the recent-grants list also includes much larger operating grants. The same organizations can appear in multiple years: Scholarship America received grants in both 2023 and 2024, and Minnies Food Pantry Inc. and Mid-south Food Bank also appear more than once. The foundation gives to nonprofit organizations and does not fund individuals. Its active programs include both unsolicited and invitation-only opportunities, and several are framed as programmatic or general operating support rather than tightly restricted project grants.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$15.1M
Total Assets
$127.2M
Total Revenue
$12.6M
Total Expenses
$15.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $100 and $800, with a median of $250.
25th Percentile
$100
Median
$250
75th Percentile
$800
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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