About Vital Strategies
We work in partnership to reimagine evidence-based, locally driven policies and practices to advance public health.
Focus Areas
Air Pollution and HealthAlcohol PolicyCancer Registry ProgramChildhood Lead Poisoning PreventionCivil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS)Data Impact ProgramData for HealthData for Health Global Grants ProgramFood PolicyGender EquityOverdose PreventionPartnership for Healthy CitiesRoad SafetyTobacco Control
About Vital Strategies
A $35,658,575 transfer of grant funds to Resolve to Save Lives Inc anchors Vital Strategies Inc’s recent giving and shows how the organization operates at scale through partnership and program-specific funding. The foundation’s grantmaking centers on evidence-based public health policy, with recurring work in overdose prevention, tobacco control, public health data systems, alcohol policy, obesity prevention and food policy, and city-level prevention programs. Recent grants also point to a mix of direct service support, technical assistance, and policy implementation work rather than unrestricted philanthropy. The largest recent awards are joined by substantial funding to North Carolina Community Foundation Inc for overdose prevention, Pan American Health Organization for Data for Health and Resolve, and Iqvia for Stream TB. Other sizeable grants went to Legal Action Center of the City of New York Inc, New Jersey Harm Reduction Coalition, and Johns Hopkins University, reflecting an emphasis on public health infrastructure, harm reduction, and applied policy work. The foundation also makes program-related investments and reports a national geographic scope, with grantmaking that reaches state, local, and international public health partners through targeted initiatives and collaborative programs.
What Vital Strategies Funds
Overdose prevention is the clearest recurring program area. Vital Strategies Inc funded Newark Community Street Team Inc for overdose prevention, The Grand Rapids Red Project for the same area, and Black Lives Matter Paterson for overdose prevention work in New Jersey. The foundation also supports harm reduction through state-specific and partnership-based programs, including the REACH-PA grants program in Pennsylvania and matching-funds support for syringe service programs and naloxone distribution in North Carolina. Public health data systems are another visible strand. Grants to Pan American Health Organization for Data for Health and Resolve, The United Nations Population Fund for Data for Health, and United Nations Development Programme for Data for Health show investment in civil registration, vital statistics, and data infrastructure. Tobacco and alcohol policy appear as separate policy tracks, with funding to Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids for Resolve, The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois for Reset Alcohol, and Johns Hopkins University for Reset Alcohol alongside other public health work.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$8.8M
Total Assets
$114.3M
Total Revenue
$132.4M
Total Expenses
$109.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $49K and $182K, with a median of $83K.
25th Percentile
$49K
Median
$83K
75th Percentile
$182K
Geographic Reach
National18 states funded
About 11% of grants go to recipients in PA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
MARY-ANN ETIEBET MD
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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