About American Medical Association
The AMA promotes the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health.
Focus Areas
Community healthFood insecurityMaternal healthCaregiver supportHealth equityBehavioral healthMedical education
Who They Fund
medical residents and graduate medical traineesphysicians and physician practices (including quality/payment readiness - MIPS)frontline adult care workers and clinical staffmedical schools and healthcare training programshealth innovators/startups and health technology practitioners
About American Medical Association
The most distinctive pattern in the American Medical Association’s recent grantmaking is its sustained investment in residency redesign. A large share of the top grants in the file are Reimagining Residency awards, including $393,536 to Vanderbilt University and multiple $385,000 grants to institutions such as New York University, Johns Hopkins University, Montefiore Medical Center, Oregon Health Sciences University, Mainehealth, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Partners Healthcare System Inc. That pattern places graduate medical education at the center of its philanthropy, alongside medical education innovation, health equity, and community-facing health work. The foundation also supports medical justice and advocacy training. Its grant list includes $342,343 to Morehouse School of Medicine for the Health Equity Advocacy and Leadership Fellowship, and the broader program taxonomy points to fellowships, leadership development, research grants, sponsorships, capacity building, and policy-oriented systems change. Community health is another recurring theme: the AMA Community Health Impact Lab micro grants provide $50,000 awards for physician-led initiatives addressing health-related challenges faced by people with limited access to care. Taken together, the grants show a funder using institutional awards, fellowships, sponsorships, and micro grants to support physicians, trainees, and community health efforts.
What American Medical Association Funds
Graduate medical education is a major funding lane. The American Medical Association has repeatedly backed Reimagining Residency, including $375,000 grants to Pennsylvania State University and the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics, both aimed at residency redesign and improvement. It also supports precision education through its Precision Education Grant Program and ChangeMedEd innovation work. Health equity and advocacy appear in fellowship funding. In that area, the foundation gave $292,500 to Morehouse School of Medicine for the Health Equity Advocacy and Leadership Fellowship, pairing medical justice with leadership development. Community health is another clear focus. The AMA Community Health Impact Lab micro grants provide $50,000 awards for physician-led initiatives that address health-related challenges among people with limited access to care. The grant list also includes sponsorship-style support, such as $280,000 to Rush University Medical Center for West Side United Sponsorship, showing that the foundation uses both program grants and event or initiative support.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$7.3M
Total Assets
$1.5B
Total Revenue
$546.2M
Total Expenses
$426.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $15K and $50K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$50K
Geographic Reach
National40 states funded
About 11% of grants go to recipients in MA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JAMES L MADARA MD
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