Wednesday is health & human services day on The Grant Brief.

Both of these funders accept applications year-round through rolling LOIs or open portals. One funds education equity through a health lens at six figures per grant. The other funds veteran wellness at a much smaller scale. Different budgets, different beneficiaries, same always-open window.

What we know: Gilead Foundation made 166 grants totaling $62.6 million from 2023 to 2025, with a median of $125,000 and a 75th percentile of $250,000. Sector mix skews heavily toward higher education and philanthropy intermediaries, with human services and youth development filling out the rest. California dominates: 112 of 156 domestic grants went to California organizations. One important caveat: "America Online Giving Foundation" (appearing under slight name variations) received roughly $21.8 million across three grants, about 35% of lifetime giving, so the addressable pool for outside applicants is considerably smaller than the headline figure suggests.

Realistic fit: California-based nonprofits working on education equity or social determinants of health, with enough organizational track record to handle six-figure multi-year grants.

What we know: This funder does not file a 990 under the program URL's entity (the database EIN maps to Iowa Community Action Association, a separate organization). The Bob Woodruff Foundation is a well-known national funder for veteran and military family programs. The grants page confirms applications are accepted year-round, but lists no specific dollar amounts or formal eligibility criteria. Expect to describe how your program directly serves military-connected communities.

Realistic fit: established veteran-serving nonprofits with direct service programming in health, wellness, housing stability, or transition support.

If your organization doesn't work in education equity, social determinants of health, or veteran/military family services, neither of these is the right fit. Both reward organizations with clear track records in their specific lanes.