About Uc Healthcare System
To advance healing and reduce suffering. We are committed to advancing medicine and improving the health of all people—regardless of race, ethnicity, geography or ability to pay—by fostering groundbreaking medical research and education, delivering outstanding primary and specialty care services and building a diverse workforce.
Focus Areas
Patient careClinical researchMedical educationCancer care and researchNeuroscienceIntegrative health and wellnessCommunity health and support programs
Who They Fund
underserved and low‑income communities (regardless of race/ethnicity/geography)patients with chronic diseasesindividuals with behavioral health or substance use disorderscancer patients (including blood cancers)
About Uc Healthcare System
Uc Healthcare System’s recent grantmaking is dominated by two very large general grants to the University of Cincinnati, including $51,743,665 in 2024 and $46,189,846 in 2023. That pattern places the foundation close to the center of Cincinnati’s health, research, and education ecosystem, while also showing support for community organizations that address health access, respite care, and local wellness needs. The foundation’s stated aim is to advance healing and reduce suffering by advancing medicine and improving health for all people, regardless of race, ethnicity, geography, or ability to pay. Its focus areas include patient care, clinical research, medical education, cancer care and research, neuroscience, integrative health and wellness, and community health and support programs. Across the grants list, support ranges from major institutional funding to smaller awards for specific local and national health-related organizations. Recipients include the Center for Closing the Health Gap in Greater Cincinnati, Citizens for the Health Safety Net, and Center for Respite Care, indicating attention to both care delivery and health equity in the region.
What Uc Healthcare System Funds
In patient care and community health, Uc Healthcare System gave $400,000 to the Center for Closing the Health Gap in Greater Cincinnati for general support and $250,000 to Citizens for the Health Safety Net for general support. It also backed direct-service organizations such as Center for Respite Care with $175,000 in 2024. On the education and workforce side, the foundation gave $395,357 to the University of Cincinnati Foundation for general support, alongside a separate $50,000 gift to the same recipient in 2023. Health-focused community organizations also appear in the recent grants list: Village Life Outreach Project received $100,000 in 2023 and $50,000 in 2024, while the YWCA of Greater Cincinnati received $25,000. The mix points to support for local access, training, and community-based health services.
How Uc Healthcare System Gives
Typical grant size sits at a $12,500 p25, $100,000 median, and $290,000 p75. The distribution is polarized by two very large institutional awards to the University of Cincinnati, but the broader list includes much smaller general-support grants to local health and community groups. Recurrence is visible: the University of Cincinnati Foundation appears in both 2023 and 2024, as do Uptown Consortium Inc, Center for Respite Care, and Village Life Outreach Project. Uc Healthcare System is classified as a regular funder and also makes program-related investments. The listed grants are all domestic, and the foundation’s giving is local in scope.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$100.4M
Total Assets
$1.6B
Total Revenue
$2.3B
Total Expenses
$2.5B
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $13K and $290K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$13K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$290K
Geographic Reach
Local3 states funded
About 86% of grants go to recipients in OH.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
HUGH R HINDS JR
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