Grants for managed care organizations

251 managed care organizations and group health practices received at least $58.6 billion in grants for the most recent fiscal year. This includes 351 grants made from 174 grantmaking organizations, with a median grant amount of $2,000. Of these 174 foundations, 80% made just a single grant to managed care orgs, and 7% made grants to four or more managed care orgs. This analysis is based on grantmakers that e-file their Form 990s, and likely is an undercount of grants.
$58,618,558,592
Total grant dollars given to managed care organizations
351
Number of grants made annually to managed care organizations
174
Number of grantmakers funding managed care organizations
$2,000
Median grant size to managed care organizations

Foundations that support managed care organizations and group health practices

Out of all grants made to managed care organizations, 54% came from small foundations with less than $10 million in assets. The top 10 grantmakers accounted for 98% of the dollar-value of grants to managed care orgs. Foundations funding managed care orgs also made grants to multiservice human service organizations, colleges, specialty hospitals, community clinics, and hospital systems.

Foundation size

Foundation size Number of grantmakers
Small
 
94
Medium
 
21
Large
 
59
Small foundations have <$10M in assets. Medium foundations have $10M to $50M in assets. Large foundations have >$50M in assets.

Foundation type

Foundation type Number of grantmakers
Community
 
1
Private
 
97
Corporate
 
10
Other
 
66

Grants made

Grants made to managed care orgs Number of grantmakers
1
 
140
2-3
 
21
4-10
 
12
11+
 
1

Top 10 foundations supporting managed care organizations and group health practices

Grantmaker State Geographic focus Percent of grant dollars to managed care orgs Number of grants made to managed care orgs Median grant size
Baird Foundation WI National 0.3% 88 $15
Kaiser Permanente CA State 94.7% 8 $1,315,460,369
Northshore University Healthsystem IL Metro 99.2% 8 $95,705,239
Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) NJ Metro 90.3% 8 $21,979,237
John Muir Health CA Metro 89.2% 7 $50,909,068
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) MA Regional 76.7% 7 $29,579,573
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Hillcrest TX Metro 56.4% 6 $12,549,430
Navicent Health GA Metro 97.3% 5 $32,321,840
St Joseph Health Community Partnership Fund WA Metro 34.9% 5 $2,622,906
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock TX Metro 13.5% 5 $5,000,000

Managed care organizations and group health practices grantees

Managed care organizations with more than $5 million in total revenues received 99% of all grant dollars. These larger organizations accounted for 91% of all managed care orgs.

Grant amounts

Size of grant Number of grants
<$10k
 
223
$10k-$25k
 
0
$25k-$100k
 
0
$100k+
 
128

Grant amount by grantee size

Grantee annual revenue Median grant size
<$100k
 
$1,000
$100k-$500k
 
$1,068
$500k-$1M
 
$1,500
$1M-$5M
 
$4,000
>$5M
 
$2,000

Grantee states

State of grantee Number of grants
Wisconsin
 
112
Massachusetts
 
34
California
 
33
Texas
 
27
Other
 
145

Grantee metros

Metro area of grantee Number of grants
Milwaukee
 
111
Boston
 
31
San Francisco
 
23
New York City
 
20
Other
 
159

Top 25 grants made to managed care organizations

Grantee Grant size Purpose Grantmaker
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan (KFHP) $22,889,728,401 Per Agreement Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan (KFHP) $21,969,204,270 Per Agreement Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan (KFHP) $5,138,254,690 Per Agreement Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan (KFHP) $1,319,268,241 Per Agreement Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan (KFHP) $1,311,652,497 Per Agreement Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan (KFHP) $597,682,521 Per Agreement Kaiser Permanente
Community Medical Associates $527,129,982 FMV Norton Healthcare
Philadelphia Health Associates Pediatrics $473,932,025 FMV Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
NorthShore University HealthSystem Faculty Practice Associates $443,859,645 FMV Northshore University Healthsystem
NorthShore University HealthSystem Faculty Practice Associates $443,859,645 FMV Northshore University Healthsystem
Scott & White Health Plan (SWHP) $232,000,000 Gaap Baylor Scott and White Health
Scott & White Health Plan (SWHP) $232,000,000 Gaap Baylor Scott and White Health
Scott & White Health Plan (SWHP) $232,000,000 General Support Baylor Scott and White Health
Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians $167,422,487 FMV Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC)
NorthShore University HealthSystem Faculty Practice Associates $95,705,239 FMV Northshore University Healthsystem
NorthShore University HealthSystem Faculty Practice Associates $95,705,239 FMV Northshore University Healthsystem
NorthShore University HealthSystem Faculty Practice Associates $95,705,239 General Support Northshore University Healthsystem
NY Presbyterian Medical Group Queens $86,972,517 Newyork-Presbyterian Queens
NY Presbyterian Medical Group Queens $86,972,517 Cost Newyork-Presbyterian Queens
John Muir Physician Network $78,849,044 FMV Shared SVS John Muir Health
John Muir Physician Network $78,849,044 Expenses Paid John Muir Health
Hackensack University Medical Center $75,300,668 Mission Support HMH Hospitals Corporation
Hackensack University Medical Center $75,300,668 Cost HMH Hospitals Corporation
Hackensack University Medical Center $68,506,199 Subsidy Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH)
NorthShore University HealthSystem Faculty Practice Associates $59,986,738 Cost Northshore University Healthsystem
Methodology: To determine grants and grantees, Cause IQ analyzes electronically-filed Form 990, Form 990-EZ, and Form 990-PF financial disclosure documents, matching grantees to specific organizations using EINs and fuzzy matching logic. The "Managed care organizations" category for this page is determined by the "E31: Group Health Practice" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.