About Umass Memorial Health Care Inc (Parent)
The Clinical Partner of UMass Chan Medical School
Focus Areas
Health careHospitalsPatient careMedical research
Who They Fund
low-income / vulnerable Worcester residents (local community)migrants / migrant workerspeople experiencing homelessnessindividuals with serious mental illness (SMI)grandparents who are primary caregivers due to family addictionyouth and young womencancer patients and survivors
Funding Style
endowment/fund establishment
About Umass Memorial Health Care Inc (Parent)
A $5,000,000 endowment agreement to support new academic department chairs is the largest recent grant on file for UMass Memorial Health Care Inc (Parent), and it points to how the organization combines institutional support with community-facing health work. The foundation’s recent grants also include sustained support for the Worcester Health Equity Fund, medical-legal partnership work with Community Legal Aid, and operating help for local health and social service providers. Its giving reflects a hospital-linked funder that supports health care, hospitals, patient care, and medical research while also funding access-to-care efforts in Worcester and nearby Massachusetts communities. Grants appear in both large institutional transfers and smaller programmatic awards, with recipients ranging from the City of Worcester and UMass Memorial Foundation Inc to community organizations working on food insecurity, migrant health, homelessness-related medical respite, and serious mental illness services. The foundation also shows repeated support for collaborative initiatives tied to UMass Memorial and partner organizations. Several grants are directed to endowment or fund-establishment purposes, while others support clinics, community benefits, and specific local events tied to health fundraising.
What Umass Memorial Health Care Inc (Parent) Funds
In health equity work, the foundation gave $123,000 to the City of Worcester in 2024 and another $112,500 in 2025 to establish the Worcester Health Equity Fund. It also paired that effort with $52,500 for the same fund and $60,000 for Youth Opportunities in the 2025 grant. Medical-legal partnership support is another clear strand. Community Legal Aid Inc received $90,000 in 2025, after prior grants of $60,000 in 2024 and $60,000 in 2023, all for the medical-legal partnership between UMass Memorial and Community Legal Aid. Community health programs show up in several other areas. Regional Environmental Council Inc received $60,000 in 2023 and $30,000 in 2024 for food insecurity and community benefits. African Community Education Program Inc received $15,000 in 2025 and $13,000 in 2024 for Worcester Rise Health Clinic migrant support.
How Umass Memorial Health Care Inc (Parent) Gives
Typical grant size is concentrated in the low tens of thousands: p25 is $12,000, median is $21,250, and p75 is $44,330. The grant list also includes a very large endowment agreement at $5,000,000, showing that the foundation makes both major institutional commitments and smaller program grants. The pattern is recurring rather than one-off in several cases. City of Worcester, Community Legal Aid Inc, Regional Environmental Council Inc, Central MA Agency on Aging Inc, and the Worcester Railers HC Charitable Fund all appear across multiple years. The organization does not fund individuals and is not making program-related investments, so its support is delivered through grants and related charitable transfers.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$5.5M
Total Assets
$2.3B
Total Revenue
$692.5M
Total Expenses
$684.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $12K and $44K, with a median of $21K.
25th Percentile
$12K
Median
$21K
75th Percentile
$44K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ERIC W DICKSON MD
PRESIDENT, CEO, DIRECTOR, UMM HEALTH CARE, INC.
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