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Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation’s recent giving is shaped by health policy, public health research, and education tied to the health field. One of its largest listed grants went to Powherful Foundation for general support, while other sizable awards supported the University of Alabama and LSU School of Medicine New Orleans Medical Alumni Association Inc, signaling a mix of institutional support and broader community-oriented funding. The foundation also backed media and cultural institutions, including Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Inc and The 19th News, alongside health-sector groups and university programs. Across the recent grants list, the foundation appears to favor general support, with additional awards tied to youth summits, medical education, and school tuition support. Recipients range from major universities such as the University of Southern California and UCLA Foundation to organizations serving specific communities, including Somos Amigos Medical Missions and 100 Black Men of Greater Mobile Inc. The foundation’s portfolio shows attention to health policy and public health research as well as allied civic and educational institutions that shape access, information, and leadership in health-related spaces.
Health policy and research sit at the center of the foundation’s grantmaking. It gave $15,250 to University of Southern California for the Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics and general support, and $16,125 to UCLA Foundation for general support. The foundation also funded The 19th News with $24,000 for general support, linking its interests in health policy and public-facing information. Medical education and training appear in multiple awards. It gave $75,000 to LSU School of Medicine New Orleans Medical Alumni Association Inc for general support, and $58,625 to Nln Foundation for Nursing Education for general support. Youth-facing health engagement shows up in a $50,000 grant to Diverse Medicine Inc for youth summits. These grants align with the foundation’s focus areas in health policy, public health research, and leadership development.
Typical awards cluster at a modest size: p25 is $10,000, the median is $10,250, and p75 is $23,800. The recent list shows repeated support for some recipients across multiple years, including Mainehealth, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Inc, Somos Amigos Medical Missions, UCLA Foundation, and University of Southern California, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards. The foundation is a regular funder and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Available grant descriptions are mostly general support, with some purpose-specific awards such as youth summits, tuition support for low income families, and support for named university centers.
$1.6M
$768.9M
$32.4M
$74.8M
Most grants fall between $10K and $24K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$24K
About 26% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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The foundation gives nationally, and its recent grants are entirely to U.S. recipients. California leads by recipient count, and many awards land in Los Angeles and the Bay Area, including Oakland, Half Moon Bay, and San Francisco-area institutions. New York City appears repeatedly through awards to organizations in New York, NY, while other clusters include Portland, ME; New Orleans, LA; Mobile, AL; and San Juan, PR. The recipient geography shows a broad U.S. footprint rather than a single-region strategy.
The recent grants list includes universities, medical schools, public media, health missions, and community organizations. Examples include the University of Southern California, LSU School of Medicine New Orleans Medical Alumni Association Inc, The 19th News, Somos Amigos Medical Missions, and 100 Black Men of Greater Mobile Inc.
Its typical grants are relatively modest: the p25 amount is $10,000, the median is $10,250, and the p75 amount is $23,800. Recent awards range above and below that band, with some larger exceptions such as $93,000 and $80,000.
Yes. Several organizations appear more than once in the recent grants list, including Mainehealth, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Inc, Somos Amigos Medical Missions, UCLA Foundation, and University of Southern California. That pattern points to recurring relationships with some recipients.
California is the top state by grant count, and 26% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Recent California recipients include organizations in Los Angeles, Oakland, and Half Moon Bay, alongside institutions in other states and Puerto Rico.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIVERSE MEDICINE INC | CARROLLTON, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | YOUTH SUMMITS |
| 100 BLACK MEN OF GREATER MOBILE INC | MOBILE, AL | $40,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MAINEHEALTH | PORTLAND, ME | $40,000 | 2025 | MAINE MEDICAL CENTER |
| SOMOS AMIGOS MEDICAL MISSIONS | SAN JUAN, PR | $40,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LINCOLN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE 19TH NEWS | AUSTIN, TX | $24,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST MICHAEL SPECIAL SCHOOL | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $19,000 | 2025 | TUITION SUPPORT FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $15,250 | 2025 | SCHAEFFER CENTER FOR HEALTH POLICY & ECONOMICS & GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AIDS SUPPORT GROUP OF CAPE COD | PROVINCETOWN, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MEDIA IMPACT FUNDERS INC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $15,000 | 2025 | LEADERSHIP TRANSITION SUPPORT |
| STANFORD HEALTH CARE | PALO ALTO, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JUST FOOD OF DOUGLAS COUNTY INC | LAWRENCE, KS | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BREAKTIME UNITED INC | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE NEW YORK OPPORTUNITY NETWORK INC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CENTER FOR A NEW AMERICAN SECURITY INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NYC & COMPANY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | NEW YORK CITY TOURISM FNDN |
| GLADSTONE FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE ASPEN INSTITUTE INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | HENRY CROWN FELLOWSHIP & ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT FUND |
| FAMILY NURTURING CENTER OF MASSACHUSETTS INC | DORCHESTER, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| INNER CITY YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF LOS ANGELES INC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HELPING OUR WOMEN INC | PROVINCETOWN, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | DURHAM, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | MARGOLIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY |
| DC JAZZ FESTIVAL | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS |
| MARCH ON WASHINGTON FILM FESTIVAL | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ELIZABETH BALLARD COMMUNITY CENTER INC | LAWRENCE, KS | $7,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF DOUGLAS COUNTY INC | LAWRENCE, KS | $6,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $5,150 | 2025 | JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT & GENERAL SUPPORT |
| POWHERFUL FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $93,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $80,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LSU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE NEW ORLEANS MEDICAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $75,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LINCOLN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MAINEHEALTH | PORTLAND, ME | $40,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| APOLLO THEATER FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SOMOS AMIGOS MEDICAL MISSIONS | SAN JUAN, PR | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AYUDANDO LATINOS A SONAR | HALF MOON BAY, CA | $21,250 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UCLA FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $16,125 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| STANFORD HOSPITAL AND CLINICS | STANFORD, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | SCHAEFFER CENTER FOR HEALTH POLICY & ECONOMICS |
| HELPING OUR WOMEN INC | PROVINCETOWN, MA | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AIDS SUPPORT GROUP OF CAPE COD INC | PROVINCETOWN, MA | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | HONOLULU, HI | $10,705 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HUI NO KE OLA PONO INC | WAILUKU, HI | $10,250 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE MUSEUM OF LANGUAGE ARTS INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BREAKTIME UNITED INC | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ASIAN PACIFIC FUND | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | DURHAM, NC | $10,000 | 2024 | MARGOLIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY |
| COMMUNITY SERVINGS INC | JAMAICA PLAIN, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE ASPEN INSTITUTE INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
DIVERSE MEDICINE INC
$50,000YOUTH SUMMITS
100 BLACK MEN OF GREATER MOBILE INC
$40,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MAINEHEALTH
$40,000MAINE MEDICAL CENTER
SOMOS AMIGOS MEDICAL MISSIONS
$40,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LINCOLN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE 19TH NEWS
$24,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ST MICHAEL SPECIAL SCHOOL
TUITION SUPPORT FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
$15,250SCHAEFFER CENTER FOR HEALTH POLICY & ECONOMICS & GENERAL SUPPORT
AIDS SUPPORT GROUP OF CAPE COD
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MEDIA IMPACT FUNDERS INC
$15,000LEADERSHIP TRANSITION SUPPORT
STANFORD HEALTH CARE
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
JUST FOOD OF DOUGLAS COUNTY INC
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BREAKTIME UNITED INC
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE NEW YORK OPPORTUNITY NETWORK INC
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CENTER FOR A NEW AMERICAN SECURITY INC
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NYC & COMPANY INC
$10,000NEW YORK CITY TOURISM FNDN
GLADSTONE FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE ASPEN INSTITUTE INC
$10,000HENRY CROWN FELLOWSHIP & ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT FUND
FAMILY NURTURING CENTER OF MASSACHUSETTS INC
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
INNER CITY YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF LOS ANGELES INC
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HELPING OUR WOMEN INC
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
$10,000DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
DUKE UNIVERSITY
$10,000MARGOLIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY
DC JAZZ FESTIVAL
$10,000EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
MARCH ON WASHINGTON FILM FESTIVAL
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ELIZABETH BALLARD COMMUNITY CENTER INC
$7,500GENERAL SUPPORT
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF DOUGLAS COUNTY INC
$6,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
$5,150JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT & GENERAL SUPPORT
POWHERFUL FOUNDATION
$93,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
$80,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LSU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE NEW ORLEANS MEDICAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC
$75,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LINCOLN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MAINEHEALTH
$40,000GENERAL SUPPORT
APOLLO THEATER FOUNDATION INC
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SOMOS AMIGOS MEDICAL MISSIONS
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
AYUDANDO LATINOS A SONAR
$21,250GENERAL SUPPORT
UCLA FOUNDATION
$16,125GENERAL SUPPORT
STANFORD HOSPITAL AND CLINICS
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
$15,000SCHAEFFER CENTER FOR HEALTH POLICY & ECONOMICS
HELPING OUR WOMEN INC
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
AIDS SUPPORT GROUP OF CAPE COD INC
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$10,705GENERAL SUPPORT
HUI NO KE OLA PONO INC
$10,250GENERAL SUPPORT
THE MUSEUM OF LANGUAGE ARTS INC
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BREAKTIME UNITED INC
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ASIAN PACIFIC FUND
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
DUKE UNIVERSITY
$10,000MARGOLIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY
COMMUNITY SERVINGS INC
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE ASPEN INSTITUTE INC
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT