About Health Resources in Action
HRiA partners with individuals, organizations, and communities to transform the practices, policies, and systems that improve health and advance equity.
Focus Areas
Community healthBiomedical researchHealth equityRacial equityCapacity buildingPolicy & systems changeHelplines and information & referral
Who They Fund
older adults / aging populationslocal communities disproportionately affected by COVID-19communities impacted by gun violencepublic health organizations and workforceracially and ethnically marginalized communities
About Health Resources in Action
Health Resources in Action Inc. combines local community health funding with biomedical research awards, and its recent activity shows both sides clearly. One of its largest recent grants went to Health Care for All for COVID-19 community grants, while another major line of giving supported gun violence research and education through the Center for Gun Violence Research and Education at Boston University and Big Cities Health Coalition. The foundation also backs health equity work in Massachusetts neighborhoods, including Greenroots in Chelsea and the YMCA of Greater Springfield, alongside research funds tied to major universities. Across recent grants, its support reaches community organizations, public health groups, and research institutions, often with unrestricted dollars attached to program or institutional purposes. The mix of initiatives points to a funder that moves between place-based community grants, violence prevention, and biomedical research, rather than concentrating on a single grantmaking lane. Recent awards also show repeated attention to capacity building, healthy aging, and culturally responsive health efforts, especially in Massachusetts.
What Health Resources in Action Funds
Health Resources in Action Inc. supports community health work that is closely tied to equity and local implementation. In one grant, it gave $340,437 to Greenroots in Chelsea for the RWJF Culture of Health Project, community health grantmaking, unrestricted. It also awarded $311,516 to YMCA of Greater Springfield for improving equity in public health, training and capacity building, unrestricted. Healthy aging appears in the regionally focused Franklin Regional Council of Governments grants, including $366,468 for community health and healthy aging funds and $277,919 for the Don Statewide CHI & Healthy Aging Fund. The foundation also funds culturally responsive substance use programming through Redefining Community Wellness, and it supports public health workforce and organizational capacity through its active grant programs.
How Health Resources in Action Gives
Typical grant size sits at $47,465 at the 25th percentile, $75,000 at the median, and $100,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent grants also show a separate upper tier of awards at $250,000 and above for large programs and research awards. The foundation appears to fund both one-off projects and recurring initiatives: Franklin Regional Council of Governments, University of Pittsburgh, and Oregon Health and Science University each appear more than once across the recent grants list. Health Resources in Action Inc. is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Several active programs accept unsolicited requests, including Boston youth mental health capacity building, the Atlanta youth gun violence initiative, and the Massachusetts community violence intervention capacity-building program.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$19.6M
Total Assets
$107.4M
Total Revenue
$82.1M
Total Expenses
$65.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $47K and $100K, with a median of $75K.
25th Percentile
$47K
Median
$75K
75th Percentile
$100K
Geographic Reach
Local27 states funded
About 88% of grants go to recipients in MA.
Funding intensity
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Headquarters
Leadership
STEVEN RIDINI
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