About Interchurch Medical Assistance
Founded in 1960, IMA World Health delivers public health solutions across the developing world by working with local partners and governments to strengthen health systems, prevent and treat disease, improve maternal and child health, promote nutrition and WASH, and contribute to global health security.
Focus Areas
Health systems strengtheningImmunizationMaternal, newborn and child health (MNCH)WASHNutritionDisease prevention and treatmentSocial and behavior changeHumanitarian assistance
Who They Fund
healthcare providers and clinicspatients and community service userslocal health systems / facility networks
Funding Style
About Interchurch Medical Assistance
Interchurch Medical Assistance Inc’s recent giving is dominated by large, implementation-focused grants to health delivery organizations, especially Pathfinder Inc and JSI Research & Training Institute Inc. Those awards are paired with program language that emphasizes improved health service delivery, activities, and deliverables, which fits the foundation’s broader emphasis on health systems strengthening, disease prevention and treatment, maternal and child health, nutrition, and WASH. The foundation’s grantmaking scale is substantial: annual grants totaled $68,230,578, and its typical awards sit in the six- to seven-figure range. Recent grantees include Pathfinder in Watertown, Massachusetts; JSI Research & Training Institute in Boston; and Cooperative for Assistance & Relief Everywhere in New York and Atlanta. The pattern points to project-specific support rather than open-ended philanthropy, with grants tied to direct service delivery and operational work in health programs. Interchurch Medical Assistance Inc also funds organizations working across public health system functions, including access to primary care, clinical service quality, and program implementation. Its portfolio includes partners such as Goal, Goal USA Fund, and The Carter Center, along with universities and technical organizations like Harvard College and Bao Systems, indicating a mix of field implementers and supporting institutions.
What Interchurch Medical Assistance Funds
Health service delivery is a central theme in the foundation’s recent grants. It gave $9,211,674 to JSI Research & Training Institute Inc for improved health service delivery program activities and deliverables, and $9,129,769 to Pathfinder Inc for the same purpose. Those awards show a strong emphasis on implementation rather than general support. Its portfolio also includes humanitarian and relief-oriented work. The foundation awarded $1,791,091 to Coop for Assist& Relief Every Inc in New York and $1,686,510 to Cooperative for Assistance & Relief Everywhere in New York, alongside earlier support to the same organization in Atlanta. The grant descriptions suggest operational backing for program delivery. Public health and advocacy-linked work appears as well. Interchurch Medical Assistance Inc gave $369,122 to Panzi Foundation in Washington, DC, and $242,480 to American BAR Association Fund for Justice in Washington, DC. It also supported research and academic infrastructure with a $250,000 grant to Pres & Fellows of Harvard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$23M
Total Assets
$71.1M
Total Revenue
$97.4M
Total Expenses
$82.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $124K and $813K, with a median of $288K.
25th Percentile
$124K
Median
$288K
75th Percentile
$813K
Geographic Reach
National9 states funded
About 10% of grants go to recipients in MA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
DANIEL SPECKHARD
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