Recognizing the critical importance of health and mental health care to individuals, families, and communities, the Foundation invests in programs or projects that achieve results aligned with the objectives outlined below. Please note that the "Results Sought" reflect the specific outcomes of highest interest to us at this time.
Expand access to health care for underserved, uninsured, or vulnerable populations or communities.
Results Sought:
(Priority will be given to projects aimed at systems-change or that are systemic or community-wide in scale or approach.)
Care for the Homeless
$150,000 (over fifteen months)
To develop a model, best practices, and a training program focused on maximizing Medicaid enrollment and retention of homeless clients
Community Health Care Association of New York State
$15,000 (over fifteen months)
To help New York's community health centers prepare for Medicaid eligibility and enrollment changes
Community Service Society of New York
$150,000 (over seventeen months)
To educate community-based organizations about how to help consumers stay enrolled in health coverage
Corporation for Supportive Housing
$75,000 (over fifteen months)
To help ensure that supportive housing tenants in NYC continue to obtain/retain their Medicaid coverage
Fountain House, Inc.
$75,000 (over fifteen months)
To support the Financial Hub and the protection of members' benefits
The Hispanic Federation, Inc.
$150,000 (over fifteen months)
To strengthen capacity within NYC partner organizations to connect underserved Hispanic/Latino New Yorkers with affordable health insurance and low-cost health and social care
Independence Care System
$100,000 (over two years)
To expand access to high-quality primary care—and improve the patient experience—for low-income individuals living with physical disabilities
Legal Action Center
$50,000
To maximize access to healthcare for individuals soon-to-be-discharged from prisons and jails and those with conviction histories
Medicare Rights Center, Inc.
$150,000 (over two years)
To improve NY’s new Medicaid Eligibility and Client Management system, and provide enrollment assistance for low-income Medicare beneficiaries who use it
United Way of New York City
$200,000
To support the Community Benefits Resiliency Network initiative
University Settlement Society of New York
$250,000 (over seventeen months)
For a collaborative initiative of six Lower East Side Settlement Houses to minimize the number of eligible community members who lose access to public benefits in light of new requirements
Expand and strengthen quality out-of-hospital health care for the most underserved and vulnerable populations.
Results Sought:
(Priority will be given to programs capable of being sustained with earned or public sector revenue, producing outcomes of long-term value in a short time, and/or of reducing cost to the system while maintaining or improving quality of care to the individual.)
The Arab-American Family Support Center, Inc.
$100,000
To support the Community Mental Health Resiliency pilot
Community Health Care Association of New York State
$170,000
To strengthen the financial, operational, and strategic capacity of New York's community health centers
NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst
$125,000
To support the Access to Primary Care and Social Support program
One Brooklyn Health System
$120,000
To support the work of the Diabetes Center of Excellence and the sustainability of its diabetes education classes
Supportive Housing Network of New York, Inc.
$150,000 (over two years)
For general support
Promote development and expansion of the workforce needed to support delivery of primary, community-based, and at-home health care and care management for the most vulnerable populations.
Results Sought: