About Health First Foundation-Northern Arizona
We advance community health and well-being through leadership, partnerships, and innovation.
Focus Areas
Health promotionMental and behavioral healthChronic disease (diabetes, heart disease, respiratory conditions)Youth services and programsNative American community healthOral healthPandemic mitigation and emergency responseScholarships and workforce developmentAccess to care in rural communities
Who They Fund
Native American / tribal communitieshospital patients (cancer, palliative, chronic disease patients)expectant and new parents
About Health First Foundation-Northern Arizona
Health First Foundation-northern Arizona concentrates its giving on community health and well-being in northern Arizona, with a pattern of large hospital partnerships alongside smaller grants for education, prevention, and direct patient support. The largest recent grant went to Northern Arizona Healthcare Corporation in Flagstaff, where the funding supported hospice home care, cardiology research, Native American patient assistance, a cancer center, childbirth education, the Taylor House, playground equipment, and diabetes education. That same relationship appears again in other recent awards, including support for Flagstaff Medical Center department initiatives such as pediatric trauma, children’s health, a Native American interpreter program, radiation oncology, and palliative care. The foundation also backs community-based health work outside the hospital setting. Grants to Red Feather Development Group supported the Healthy Heating Initiative and the Water & Hygiene Solutions for Native Communities project, showing attention to environmental conditions that shape health in Native communities. Other awards reach schools, clinics, and local organizations serving working parents, mental health needs, and chronic disease management. The foundation’s active scholarship programs reinforce that health workforce development is part of its model, especially for nursing, behavioral health, and veteran health education.
What Health First Foundation-Northern Arizona Funds
Native American community health is a recurring theme. The foundation gave $109,500 to Red Feather Development Group for the Healthy Heating Initiative and Water & Hygiene Solutions for Native Communities project, and it also funded a Native American interpreter program at Flagstaff Medical Center. In cancer and palliative care, it supported radiation oncology, palliative care, and patient assistance through grants to Flagstaff Medical Center and Verde Valley Medical Center. Maternal and child health appears in awards for childbirth education and the FSO Lullaby Project, which supported expectant and current parents. Youth and family supports also show up in the $100,000 grant to Sedona Oak Creek Joint Unified School District #9 for the Wildcat after-school program for working parents needing child care for students.
How Health First Foundation-Northern Arizona Gives
Typical awards sit in a mid-six-figure range, with p25 at $19,750, median grant size at $70,000, and p75 at $100,000. The recent record includes both a very large institutional grant and many smaller project awards, which suggests a mixed approach: major operating or program support for healthcare organizations, plus targeted funding for specific services, equipment, and scholarships. Recipients appear across multiple years, including Flagstaff Medical Center and North Country Healthcare Inc. The foundation also uses donor-advised grants, separate from its annual competitive cycle, and it accepts unsolicited applications in several scholarship and grant programs.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$22.4M
Total Assets
$20M
Total Revenue
-$1.7M
Total Expenses
$25.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $20K and $100K, with a median of $70K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$70K
75th Percentile
$100K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
About 92% of grants go to recipients in AZ.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
SANDRA KOWALSKI
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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