Advancing rural health through patient-centered care, collaboration, innovation and a passion for excellence.
Armstrong Health & Education Foundation’s most visible recent grant is a $6,049,889 support award to Armstrong County Memorial Hospital in Kittanning, Pennsylvania. That single award matches the foundation’s annual grants total on file for 2024, showing a grantmaking profile centered on one large institutional commitment rather than many smaller awards. The foundation’s stated purpose is to advance rural health through patient-centered care, collaboration, innovation, and a passion for excellence, and its active programs reflect that mission through community grants, student support, and hospital-aligned funding. Across the organization’s grant programs, the emphasis stays close to the ACMH service area and nearby communities in Armstrong County and surrounding counties. It supports community health work, pediatric rehabilitation, maternal and child health, and healthcare education tied to ACMH. The foundation also funds scholarships and grants for students pursuing health careers or related training, linking its philanthropy to the local healthcare workforce. Its beneficiary base includes community-based organizations, local residents, and nonprofit health educators and outreach groups.
Community health is a core theme in the foundation’s grant programs. Under Community Grants, it supports small-to-medium awards for community health and nonprofit programs in the ACMH service area, with geography tied to Armstrong County and nearby communities in Indiana and Jefferson counties. It also funds rural healthcare access and related patient services. The ACMH/Armstrong Health & Education Foundation — Community Grants program supports projects aligned with healthcare, rehabilitation, maternal and child health, and preventive health education. Education and workforce development are another clear strand. Through Scholarships & Grants for Students, the foundation provides scholarship and education support for students pursuing health careers or related training connected to ACMH.
The foundation’s grant size data is concentrated at one level: p25, median, and p75 are all $6,049,889. That aligns with the 2024 grants total of $6,049,889 and a recent grant record that is also $6,049,889, suggesting a highly concentrated giving pattern. The foundation makes programmatic grants and educational/technical assistance, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Its active grant programs include both community grants and student scholarships, and the Community Grants program explicitly does not accept unsolicited requests. The ACMH Foundation — Community Grants program is listed with unsolicited applications accepted, indicating more than one application route across the broader foundation structure.
$6M
$12.1M
$1.6M
$6.3M
Most grants fall between $6M and $6M, with a median of $6M.
25th Percentile
$6M
Median
$6M
75th Percentile
$6M
About 100% of grants go to recipients in PA.
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Giving is local and entirely within Pennsylvania: 100% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. The foundation’s listed grant geography centers on Armstrong County, with nearby activity in Indiana County and Jefferson County. Recent grant data also places a major recipient in Kittanning, PA. The active programs point to the ACMH service area and surrounding communities rather than a wider regional or national footprint.
Its active programs focus on community health, patient services, pediatric rehabilitation, rural healthcare access, healthcare education, and workforce development. The foundation also supports maternal and child health, preventive health education, and community-based health programs tied to ACMH and the surrounding service area.
The grant-size data is concentrated at a single level: p25, median, and p75 are each $6,049,889. The latest annual grants total on file for 2024 is also $6,049,889.
All recorded grants in the dataset go to recipients in Pennsylvania, with 100% of grants in the HQ state. The active program geography centers on Armstrong County, Indiana County, and Jefferson County.
No. The foundation’s profile marks funds individuals as false, and its listed programs are aimed at community organizations, nonprofit health educators and outreach groups, and students through scholarship and education support programs.
At least one listed program does not accept unsolicited requests: Community Grants. Another listed program, ACMH Foundation — Community Grants, is marked as accepting unsolicited applications, so application access differs by program.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARMSTRONG COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | KITTANNING, PA | $6,049,889 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
ARMSTRONG COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
$6,049,889SUPPORT