Highmark Foundation
EIN 251876666Total Given 2020–2024
$90.3M
894 grants · $18.1M avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$25K
typical mid grants · $7K–$73K
grant size
21%
balanced · 132/635 multi-year
repeat
$100.9M
Assets (2024)
635
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Unknown
Contact Person
Katherine Hancock
Phone
(412) 544-6668
Deadlines
NONE
How to Apply
Proposal Process The Foundation awards programmatic grants in the area of health to 501(c)(3) organizations. The Foundation defines health broadly to include social, behavioral, and other dimensions beyond illness or disease. The grant making process is performed primarily through invited proposals or requests for proposals. The Foundation awards grants in two ways: 1. Invited Proposals - are target specific audiences and activities identified by the Foundation. Unlike request for proposals (RFPs), these proposals involve the participation of a specific entity and may represent a longer-term commitment from both the grant recipient and the Foundation. All phases of the project must be acceptable to the Foundation prior to funding, including estimated costs, timelines and expected results. 2. Request for Proposals - will be issued periodically related to specific health topics. Organizations with demonstrated capacity or evidence of strong potential to mount successful projects with res
Restrictions
The Highmark Foundation makes grants to non-profit organizations throughout the areas served by Highmark Inc., and its subsidiaries and affiliates. The Highmark Foundation has focused its attention on a variety of health issues in 2021 including but not limited to: Individualized medically prescribed diets to patients with multiple chronic disease, planning grant to explore expanding Three Rivers Mother's Milk Bank into West Virginia, support for tele-medicine wound care management program, integration of primary with dental care, and school-based health efforts. In 2021, the Highmark Foundation awarded approximately $8,138,399 to 106 non-profit organizations for traditional and school grants. The Foundation issues a "Request for Proposals" (RFP) process titled "Creating a Healthy School Environment." The Request for Proposals to schools is issued annually. Schools applying for funding may select from one of four areas: > Environmental Health > Healthy Eating and Physical Activity > So
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3.9M | $126.2M | $121.0M | 83 |
| 2021 | $11.6M | $137.1M | $19.5M | 98 |
| 2022 | $18.4M | $126.5M | $6.0M | 230 |
| 2023 | $19.0M | $116.3M | $2.8M | 151 |
| 2024 | $37.5M | $100.9M | $3.2M | 332 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 894 grants on record
Minimum
$500
25th Pctl
$7K
Median
$25K
Average
$101K
75th Pctl
$73K
Maximum
$10.0M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
0.6% of US grants
· Rank #14 of 22 states
$70K across
5 grants
3 of 254 counties
Top 3 counties
- 1 Tarrant
- 2 Collin
- 3 Bexar
Officers & Directors
DW
Doris Carson Williams
5+ yrs
Director/Vice Chairperson
Leadership
DO
Daniel Onorato
Director/Chairperson
Leadership
YC
Yvonne Cook
President
Leadership
MB
Matthew Bazzani
Treasurer
Leadership
TK
Thomas Kavanaugh
Secretary
Leadership
JC
Janine Colinear
Director
AR
Allen Roosevelt
Director
JR
Judith Ritchie
Director
KB
Kenya Boswell
Director
DO
Daniel a Onorato
4 yrs
Director/Chairperson
Leadership
DW
Doris Carson Williams
5+ yrs
Director/Vice Chairperson
Leadership
YC
Yvonne C Cook
4 yrs
President
Leadership
MB
Matthew B Bazzani
4 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
TK
Thomas D Kavanaugh
2 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
JC
Janine K Colinear
4 yrs
Director
KB
Kenya T Boswell
3 yrs
Director
RM
Roosevelt Allen Dds Magd
Director
JR
Judith W Ritchie
2 yrs
Director
YC
Yvonne C Cook
4 yrs
President
Leadership
DO
Daniel a Onorato
4 yrs
DIRECTOR/Chairperson
Leadership
DW
Doris Carson Williams
5+ yrs
Director/Vice Chairperson
Leadership
MB
Matthew B Bazzani
4 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
EB
Edward a Bittner Jr
3 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
TK
Thomas D Kavanaugh
2 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
RA
Roosevelt Allen
Board Member
RD
Richard Q Dufurrena Dds
3 yrs
Director
JC
Janine K Colinear
4 yrs
Director
KB
Kenya T Boswell
3 yrs
Director
JR
Judith W Ritchie
2 yrs
Director
DO
Daniel a Onorato
4 yrs
Director/Chairperson
Leadership
DW
Doris Carson Williams
5+ yrs
Director/Vice Chairperson
Leadership
YC
Yvonne C Cook
4 yrs
President
Leadership
MB
Matthew B Bazzani
4 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
EB
Edward a Bittner Jr
3 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
DL
Diana E Leech
2 yrs
Assistant. Secretary
Leadership
RD
Richard Q Dufurrena Dds
3 yrs
Director
JC
Janine K Colinear
4 yrs
Director
KB
Kenya T Boswell
3 yrs
Director
CH
Cain a Hayes
2 yrs
Director
EF
Evan S Frazier
2 yrs
Director
JS
Judith W Sjostedt
Director
YC
Yvonne C Cook
4 yrs
President
Leadership
DW
Doris Carson Williams
5+ yrs
Director/Vice Chairperson
Leadership
DO
Daniel a Onorato
4 yrs
Director/Chairperson
Leadership
MB
Matthew B Bazzani
4 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
DL
Diana E Leech
2 yrs
Assistant. Secretary
Leadership
EB
Edward a Bittner Jr
3 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
RD
Richard Q Dufurrena Dds
3 yrs
Director
JS
Judith W Sjotedt
Director
EF
Evan S Frazier
2 yrs
Director
CH
Cain a Hayes
2 yrs
Director
SM
Steven E Szebenyi Md
Director
JC
Janine K Colinear
4 yrs
Director
Grants Awarded (894 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000,000 | CMU research partnership to support technology, clinical areas, and data analytics projects to increase the... | 2024 |
| Buffalo Bills Foundation Inc | Orchard Park, NY | $7,500,000 | To support and promote health equity or other health-related community programming across western New York. | 2024 |
| Allegheny Health Network | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000,000 | To support Medicaid-Applying Patient Support | 2022 |
| AHN Uncompensated Care Program | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000,000 | To fund 2023 Medicaid-Applying Patient Support. | 2023 |
| Allegheny Health Network | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000,000 | TO SUPPORT CHARITY CARE | 2024 |
| CAMC Health Education and Research Institute Inc | Charleston, WV | $1,000,000 | To support West Virginia Food Insecurity Program. | 2022 |
| Allegheny Health Network-Cardiac Electrophysiology | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,000,000 | To support the Innovation and Research Fund in Cardiac Electrophysiology. | 2021 |
| The Advanced Leadership Institute | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,000,000 | To provide long-term sustainability to TALI as it transitions from Initiative to Institute. | 2021 |
| CAMC Health Network LLC | Charleston, WV | $1,000,000 | To support the implementation of a new program to address food insecurity in West Virginia called West Virginia Food... | 2023 |
| Project Destiny Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $885,000 | To support Project destiny's Thrive18 SDOH community initiative. | 2022 |
| United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, PA | $700,000 | to support the mission of United Way of Southern West Virginia. | 2022 |
| United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, PA | $700,000 | To support Highmark Health's corporate gift. | 2021 |
| Project Destiny Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $700,000 | To support Project Destiny's Thrive 18 SDOH community initiative. | 2023 |
| Pennsylvania United Ways (23 agencies) | Pittsburgh, PA | $700,000 | To support twenty-three United Way agencies in Pennsylvania. | 2023 |
| United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, PA | $700,000 | TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL NEEDS OF UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA | 2024 |
| United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, PA | $650,000 | TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL NEEDS OF UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA | 2024 |
| Project Destiny Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $650,000 | TO SUPPORT THRIVE18 2.0 SDOH COMMUNITY INITIATIVE | 2024 |
| Oral Health and Dental Care RFP | Charleston, WV | $640,000 | To support organizations that focus on oral health and dental care for WV children, adults and seniors. | 2021 |
| CAMC Health Education and Research Inc | charleston, WV | $600,000 | To support West Virginia Food Insecurity Program ($500k) and Addiction Recovery and Infectious Disease program ($100k) | 2022 |
| Allegheny Health Network | Pittsburgh, PA | $600,000 | To support AHN's nursing scholars pilot program, an effort to address the critical shortage of nurses. | 2022 |
| AHN- Nursing Scholar Program | Pittsburgh, PA | $600,000 | To support AHN's nursing scholars pilot program, an effort to address the critical shortage of nurses. | 2023 |
| Allegheny Health Network | Pittsburgh, PA | $600,000 | TO SUPPORT NURSING SCHOLARS PILOT | 2024 |
| Allegheny Health Network | Pittsburgh, PA | $595,000 | To support AHN's nursing scholars pilot program, an effort to address the critical shortage of nurses AND 95K... | 2022 |
| School Grants - Western & Central PA & WV | Harrisburg, PA | $500,139 | To improve physical activity and nutrition in school children. | 2023 |
| Allegheny Health Network - First Steps Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $500,000 | To support the implementation of the First Steps Pittsburgh and Beyond program to address infant mortality across... | 2021 |