About Westlake Health Foundation
Westlake Health Foundation concentrates large, targeted gifts in the Chicago suburban region, primarily supporting education institutions (notably Catholic-affiliated high school and university programs) and community health providers that expand access to care. Its grants favor health workforce development, clinic capacity and behavioral health services for underserved populations (including Latino mental health), and capital or facility improvements that enable service delivery.
Focus Areas
Catholic secondary schools in Chicago suburbs (facility/capital improvements)Health profession training — Physician Assistant and allied health programsCommunity primary care capacity for suburban underserved populationsBehavioral health services with a focus on Latino mental health accessOrganizational capacity building and workforce services for disability/nonprofit employment programs
Who They Fund
low-income community membersLatino individuals and familieschildren and adolescents (including traumatized & disabled)
About Westlake Health Foundation
Westlake Health Foundation’s recent giving is marked by a very large commitment to school infrastructure: $3,645,000 to Fenwick High School for an Indoor Air Quality Improvement Project. That kind of capital support sits alongside a broader pattern of grants for access to care, behavioral health, and health workforce training in west suburban Cook County. The foundation gave $1,000,000 each to Dominican University for its Physician Assistant Studies Program and its Nursing Scholarships Program, showing an emphasis on preparing clinicians as well as supporting service delivery. It also backed community providers that work with underserved residents, including Suburban Primary Health Care Council for an Access to Care Program and Presence Behavioral Health for Latino mental health services. Across the recent grants list, the foundation’s work is concentrated in Illinois and centered on programs that improve health and welfare through education, prevention, promotion, direct care, and capacity-building. The mix of capital projects, scholarship support, clinic access, and behavioral health indicates a funder focused on practical service expansion in its local area.
What Westlake Health Foundation Funds
Education and workforce development are a major theme in Westlake Health Foundation’s grantmaking. In 2023, it awarded $1,000,000 to Dominican University for the Physician Assistant Studies Program and another $1,000,000 for the Nursing Scholarships Program, and it also gave $300,000 to Benedictine University for the Westlake Scholarship Program. The foundation also funds health access infrastructure: Suburban Primary Health Care Council received $750,000 in 2023 and again in 2024 and 2025 for its Access to Care Program. Behavioral health is another visible area, with Presence Behavioral Health receiving $525,000 in 2025 for the Latino Mental Health Care Initiative and $400,000 in 2024 for the same initiative. Disability-related capacity building appears in grants to Aspire of Illinois for an organizational plan and DSP recruitment and retention work.
How Westlake Health Foundation Gives
Typical grant size clusters around $25,000 at the 25th percentile, a $50,000 median, and $125,000 at the 75th percentile, but the recent grants list also shows several seven-figure awards. The foundation’s grantmaking is repeated over time: Suburban Primary Health Care Council, Aspire of Illinois, and Presence Behavioral Health each appear in multiple years, and several grants are structured as multi-year or installment-based support. Its active programs are competitive and reviewed twice yearly, with grants approved by the board at June and December meetings. The foundation accepts unsolicited requests.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$10.6M
Total Assets
$152.9M
Total Revenue
$17.1M
Total Expenses
$12.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $125K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$125K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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