Private foundation · EIN 13-1635260 · New York, NY · Return for the year ending 2024-06-30
Where The Commonwealth Fund's grants went
It reported $26.2M in grants paid across 554 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 59.7% of those dollars to 252 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $15.6M 419 lines
- No confident match $10.2M 122
- Outside the US $303K 13
What its filing says about applications
It did not check the 990-PF box for “only contributes to preselected organizations.”
- Form of application
- The mission of the Commonwealth Fund is to promote a high-performing health care system that achieves better access, improved quality, and greater efficiency, particularly for society's most vulnerable, including low-income people, the uninsured, and people of color. The Fund carries out this mandate by supporting independent research on health care issues and making grants to improve health care practice and policy. In its more than 100 years, the Fund has worked by: * Demonstrating pioneering
- Deadlines
- Letters of Inquiry are accepted throughout the year on a rolling basis. RFP applications, when avail
- Restrictions
- To be eligible for a grant, organizations should be considered tax-exempt, with 501(c)(3) tax status. The Fund may award grants to non-charities, when funds are earmarked for charitable purposes. The Fund exercises expenditure responsibility for grants to non-charities and generally does not accept unsolicited requests from non-charities. The Commonwealth Fund does not support: * Endowment or capital costs, including construction, renovation, or equipment * Basic biomedical research * Conference
- Website on filing
- www.commonwealthfund.org
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 539 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Commonwealth Fund New York, NY · no confident EIN match | $2,317,858 | Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice, 2023-24 | Unmatched Help match |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-2103580 | $853,202 | The Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy at Harvard University, 2024-25 | Known alias 1.00 |
| Georgetown University Washington, DC · EIN 53-0196603 | $632,272 | Monitoring and Analysis of Private Insurance Reforms, Year 13 | Known alias 1.00 |
| Ssrs Glen Mills, PA · no confident EIN match | $343,187 | The Commonwealth Fund 2024 Biennial Health Insurance Survey | Unmatched Help match |
| The Commonwealth Fund New York, NY · no confident EIN match | $310,000 | Expanding and Revamping the International Profiles of Health Care Systems: Authorization for Support | Unmatched Help match |
| The Commonwealth Fund New York, NY · no confident EIN match | $296,579 | Authorization for 2023 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Forum | Unmatched Help match |
| Ssrs Glen Mills, PA · no confident EIN match | $295,530 | International Health Policy Survey, 2024 | Unmatched Help match |
| The Urban Institute Washington, DC · EIN 52-0880375 | $287,200 | Analyzing Emerging Health Reform Proposals | Same address 1.00 |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital Somerville, MA · EIN 04-2312909 | $259,600 | Investigating Novel Strategies for Drug Pricing and Spending Reform: Patents, Negotiation, and Pricing Policy Innovation | Known alias 1.00 |
| Oregon Health and Science University Portland, OR · no confident EIN match | $240,000 | Support for the Commonwealth Fund's Health System Performance Tracking Efforts, FY 2024 | Unmatched Help match |
| The Commonwealth Fund New York, NY · no confident EIN match | $219,703 | 2022-23 Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice | Unmatched Help match |
| Boston Globe Life Sciences Media Boston, MA · no confident EIN match | $209,338 | STAT News: Health Equity and Climate Reporting Initiatives, 2022-24 | Unmatched Help match |
| National Association of Medicaid Directors Washington, DC · EIN 27-3258188 | $207,806 | Advancing the Wellbeing of the Nation's Youth | Same address 1.00 |
| The Health Initiative Attleboro, MA · EIN 83-1490111 | $200,000 | Investing in Health: Unlocking Dollars to Improve Health | Exact name 1.00 |
| New York University New York, NY · EIN 13-5562308 | $200,000 | Contributing to Health Reform: Analysis and Technical Assistance, Year 11 | Known alias 1.00 |
| New York University New York, NY · EIN 13-5562308 | $199,999 | Simulation Modeling to Reduce Drug Overdose Mortality in New York City | Known alias 1.00 |
| Local Media Foundation Lake City, MI · EIN 36-4427750 | $180,000 | Word in Black: 2023-24 Support for Health Equity Reporting at National and Local Black-Owned Outlets | Same address 1.00 |
| Yale University New Haven, CT · EIN 06-0646973 | $179,744 | Pozen-Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Health Equity Leadership at Yale University, 2023-25 | Known alias 1.00 |
| Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN · EIN 62-0476822 | $179,465 | Experiences of COVID-19 in Tennessee and Kentucky | Known alias 1.00 |
| Regents of the University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN · no confident EIN match | $169,976 | A Qualitative Research Study of Structural and Institutional Racism in Health Care for Black Birthing People | Unmatched Help match |
| Yale University New Haven, CT · EIN 06-0646973 | $169,620 | Pozen-Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Health Equity Leadership at Yale University, 2022-24 | Known alias 1.00 |
| Ssrs Glen Mills, PA · no confident EIN match | $164,686 | Survey of Medicare Choice | Unmatched Help match |
| The George Washington University Ashburn, VA · EIN 53-0196584 | $160,000 | Current and Future Directions in Health Reform: Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act | Exact name 1.00 |
| Health CARE Without Harm Reston, VA · EIN 52-2358837 | $160,000 | Implementing the blueprint for health care to meet its decarbonization commitments and spur a low-carbon, resilient economy | Same city 1.00 |
| Patient-Centered Primary CARE Foundation Washington, DC · EIN 26-2012436 | $160,000 | Better Health Outcomes Through Stronger Primary Care | Same city 1.00 |
| Regents Univ of California Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-6006143 | $160,000 | Trends in Access to Outpatient COVID-19 Therapeutics in the United States, 2020-2022 | Same ZIP 0.81 |
| Boston Globe Life Sciences Media Boston, MA · no confident EIN match | $160,000 | The New Reality of Reproductive Care in America | Unmatched Help match |
| Freedman Healthcare Burlington, MA · no confident EIN match | $160,000 | Analysis of Massachusetts Primary Care Investment and Quality | Unmatched Help match |
| Lemonada Media Minneapolis, MN · no confident EIN match | $160,000 | Uncared For: Season 2 | Unmatched Help match |
| National Conference of State Legislatures Denver, CO · no confident EIN match | $160,000 | Strengthening Legislative Capacity to Improve Health System Access and Efficiencies | Unmatched Help match |
| Yale University New Haven, CT · EIN 06-0646973 | $159,996 | Health Equity Fellow - AHE Team Support | Known alias 1.00 |
| Leavitt Partners LLC dba Leavitt Partners an HMA Company Salt Lake City, UT · no confident EIN match | $159,600 | Federal Regulatory Landscape for Digital Mental Health Technology | Unmatched Help match |
| Georgetown University Washington, DC · EIN 53-0196603 | $159,093 | Implementing the Affordable Care Act, Year 12: Monitoring and Analysis of State Actions to Improve Access, Affordability, Adequacy, and Equ… | Known alias 1.00 |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeley Riverside, CA · EIN 94-6002123 | $158,836 | Early Evaluation of the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Multilevel Strategy to Advance Health Equity | Exact name 1.00 |
| University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-1642394 | $157,600 | 2023 Impact Fund for Reporting on Health Equity and Health Systems | Known alias 1.00 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-2103580 | $156,682 | Medicaid as a Determinant of Health Equity for People with Criminal Legal Involvement | Known alias 1.00 |
| National Opinion Research Center Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2167808 | $156,143 | Assessing Potential Cost Savings for Those with Employer Sponsored Insurance | Same city 1.00 |
| The Aspen Institute Washington, DC · EIN 84-0399006 | $156,000 | Support for Aspen Ideas Health 2024 | Same address 1.00 |
| Ssrs Glen Mills, PA · no confident EIN match | $152,645 | International Health Policy Survey, 2023 | Unmatched Help match |
| Bailit Health Purchasing Needham, MA · no confident EIN match | $152,000 | Customized Technical Assistance for Design and Implementation of Commercial Market Affordability Strategies | Unmatched Help match |
| Pro Publica New York, NY · EIN 14-2007220 | $149,999 | Supporting a Health Care Cost Beat at ProPublica | Same address 1.00 |
| New York University New York, NY · EIN 13-5562308 | $149,806 | Contributing to Health Reform: Analysis and Technical Assistance, Year 10 | Known alias 1.00 |
| The Urban Institute Washington, DC · EIN 52-0880375 | $149,665 | Assessing the Effects of State Medical Debt Protection Policies | Same address 1.00 |
| University of Chicago Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2177139 | $147,872 | Nonprofit Hospital Investment Portfolios: Trends, Strategies, and Composition | Same address 1.00 |
| The Commonwealth Fund New York, NY · no confident EIN match | $142,855 | Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice: Authorization for 2024-25 Class | Unmatched Help match |
| Rush University Medical Center Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2174823 | $141,828 | Testing, Scaling and Dissemination of a Racial Equity in Healthcare Progress Report | Same address 1.00 |
| Ssrs Glen Mills, PA · no confident EIN match | $141,210 | 2023 Commonwealth Fund Health Care Affordability Survey | Unmatched Help match |
| Bipartisan Policy Center Washington, DC · EIN 73-1628382 | $140,000 | BPC and The Commonwealth Fund Partnership Proposal 2024: Health Care Education | Same address 1.00 |
| Acumen Burlingame, CA · no confident EIN match | $139,789 | Key Issues in Medicare Advantage: Identifying Options for Reforming Plan Payment and Assessing the Coverage and Appeals Process | Unmatched Help match |
| Mathematica Princeton, NJ · no confident EIN match | $139,546 | Estimating the Cost Savings of Preserving Abortion Access, Phase 2 | Unmatched Help match |
15 more lines ($1.03M) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
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61 recipients in common
Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.