Grants
The Peterson Center on Healthcare supports innovative projects through grants and partnerships to reduce healthcare spending, increase efficiency, and strengthen our country’s healthcare system.
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Stanford University
To support the Stanford Clinical Excellence Research Center’s efforts to identify and evaluate health care providers whose innovations deliver high quality health care at lower costs.
Harvard University
To support the evaluation of overuse of procedures identified through the Choosing Wisely initiative, proposing recommendations for reducing them, and estimating potential cost savings.
KFF
To support creation of the Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker, a resource on the cost and performance of the U.S. healthcare system.
Stanford University
To support the Stanford Clinical Excellence Research Center’s efforts to identify and evaluate health care providers whose innovations deliver high quality health care at lower costs.
Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton Foundation
To support events and core activities.
Harvard University
To support healthcare research on high-need patients, in partnership with the Bipartisan Policy Center and the National Academy of Medicine.
National Academy of Sciences
To support healthcare research on high-need patients, in partnership with the Bipartisan Policy Center and Harvard School of Public Health.
Stanford University
To support the Stanford Clinical Excellence Research Center’s efforts to disseminate research on best practices identified through the Most Valuable Care project.
Our Grantees
Advancing States, Inc.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton Foundation
Bipartisan Policy Center
Brandeis University
Brown University
Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers
Catalyst for Payment Reform Inc.
Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc.
Civica Foundation
Civica, Inc.
Coalition to Transform Advanced Care
Grantmakers in Aging, Inc.
Harvard University
Health Access Foundation
Health Quality Partners, Inc.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Institute for Family-Centered Care, Inc.
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
KFF
Milbank Memorial Fund
National Academy for State Health Policy
National Academy of Sciences
National Association of Health Data Organizations
Northwestern University
Project HOPE
Stanford University
University of Washington Foundation
Washington State Health Care Authority
Eligibility Requirements
How to apply for a grant
The Peterson Center on Healthcare supports efforts in the following key program areas: Fostering Innovative Solutions, Informing Purchasing Decisions, and Tracking System Performance.
Click here to learn more about the Center’s work.
While we rarely accept unsolicited grant requests, within these topical areas, priority is given to:
- Grant requests that are focused on key program areas of our mission to reduce healthcare spending while increasing or maintaining quality. Please note that we typically do not consider requests that only focus on a single dimension of spending or quality.
- Grants to U.S. based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations
- Organizations that have been in existence for at least two years, with annual operating budgets of at least $1 million
- Organizations that have the ability to implement programming for national impact
In addition, the Center does not generally engage in certain other practices, including but not limited to:
- Funding organizations based outside of the United States
- Giving grants to individuals
- Funding social or fraternal organizations
- Supporting capital campaigns, auctions, and other similar activities
- Providing unrestricted funding
- Underwriting chairs, endowments, or academic scholarships
The Center rarely accepts unsolicited grant requests, does not participate in activities that are prohibited for private foundations and does not support institutions that discriminate based on—among other things— race, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, or sexual orientation, in policy or in practice.
Interested applicants are encouraged to review the Our Work and Grants pages for examples of initiatives and programs we currently support. Organizations wishing to submit unsolicited grant concepts can submit an initial letter of inquiry to inquiries@petersonhealthcare.org.
Please note that the Center receives a high volume of requests. If the Center determines that your inquiry meets our eligibility requirements and falls within our funding areas, you may be asked to submit a detailed application.