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.)
The Arab-American Family Support Center, Inc.
$50,000
To support mental health services for immigrant and refugee communities
Albert Einstein College of Medicine / Montefiore Health System
$100,000
To support the integration of Community Health Workers into obstetric practice for high-need low-income pregnant persons in the Bronx
Community Health Care Association of New York State
$100,000
To support participation of community health centers in value-based care initiatives
EngageWell IPA, a project of Housing Works, Inc.
$200,000 (over two years)
For Care Your Way, a demonstration project leveraging digital health technology to improve self-management of chronic health conditions
Fund for Public Health in New York, Inc.
$150,000 (over eighteen months)
To support outreach to undocumented low-income immigrant New Yorkers over 65 about the availability of Medicaid benefits along with where and how to enroll
Hetrick-Martin Institute, Inc.
$50,000
To improve delivery and effectiveness of mental health services for LGBTQIA+ youth through expanded evaluation and training
Legal Action Center
$50,000
To support efforts by NYC and NYS to leverage federal Medicaid funding and implement programs to improve health and reentry outcomes for people leaving incarceration
Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center, Inc. (The LGBT Center)
$85,000 (over fifteen months)
To complete private and public insurance credentialing and develop billing models for a new Article 31 mental health clinic
Medicare Rights Center, Inc.
$120,000 (over two years)
To help low-income NYC seniors recertify for Medicare cost assistance benefits
One Brooklyn Health System
$230,000 (over two years)
To support the Diabetes Center of Excellence and improve health outcomes for people living with diabetes in Central Brooklyn
Supportive Housing Network of New York, Inc.
$100,000 (over two years)
To help increase supportive housing production and preservation and improve operational results through investment in the sector's workforce
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.)
Brownsville Community Development Corporation (dba BMS Family Health and Wellness Centers)
$110,000
To support patient navigation at the BMS Express Care @ Dumont Urgent Care Services Center
CAMBA, Inc.
$65,000
To build its capacity to partner with health systems by developing and implementing an updated health partnership strategy
Community Health Project, Inc. dba Callen-Lorde Community Health Center
$70,000
To support consultant costs necessary to improve revenue cycle management, credentialing, and billing systems
NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst
$225,000 (over eighteen months)
To support the Migrant Access to Primary Care and Social Support program
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: