Empire Health Foundation is a new health conversion private foundation, with approximately $160 million in assets under management and stewardship of which $50 million is set aside for philanthropy, working to improve the health of communities in eastern Washington. Because it is the largest private health foundation in the region, it has given the organization a unique opportunity to build a philanthropic organization from the ground up, design and implement a strategic vision for impact, and establish the Foundation as a catalyst and convener in the region. The Foundation will invest in ideas and organizations that improve access, health education, wellness, research and public policy to result in a measurably healthier region.
There are three types of grant programs offered through this foundation;
Strategic Program: This program aims to create long-term, measurable, sustainable change in the health of our seven-county region. The key themes running through all the strategic priorities include tackling any issue with a multi-faceted, community-based approach. The initiatives may last three to seven years with continual evaluation and measurement of success. Empire Health Foundation's first two strategic issue areas are:
- Mental Health. To the extent possible, the team looks for opportunities to complement these two programs with each other and with our other efforts.
Capacity Building Program: The vision of this program is to strengthen the community's ability to collaborate, the nonprofit sector as a whole, the specific non profit partners, and the nonprofit leaders.
Responsive Grants Program: This program is intended to help meet the immediate needs of community-based organizations working to improve the health of our seven-county region. Through this program, Empire Health Foundation has been able to support a wide range of programs and organizations that are serving communities.
There is no limit to the number of proposals you submit to the Responsive Grants Program. Other programs will have different requirements, however it is likely that grantees could receive grants from multiple EHF programs. It is recommend that your staff think tacticallly about how many and which grant proposals to submit.