Georgia Health Initiative Inc
Georgia Health Initiative Inc is a private foundation based in Atlanta, Georgia. It supports efforts to improve health in Georgia through collective action, partnerships, and systems change.
Georgia Health Initiative Inc at a glance
In short: Georgia Health Initiative Inc gave $3.9M across 89 grants in 2024 (avg $44K), mostly in Georgia. 51% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $3,939,940
- +44.9% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 89
- +43.5% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $44,269
- +0.9% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $35,848
- Total assets
- $139,912,799
- +1.1% vs 2023
- New grantees (estimate)
- 51% first-time grantees (40 of 78, 2024)
- Primary geography
- Georgia (58% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Georgia Health Initiative Inc
- How to Apply
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Applications for open grant opportunities are submitted through the Initiative’s application portal. Applicants are directed to review the relevant opportunity for required materials and restrictions; the Initiative’s filing directs applicants to its website for application information and deadlines.
- Contact
Application contact: Grants Manager
Mailing address: 1075 Peachtree Street Ne Suite 3650, Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: (404) 653-0990
Website: https://georgiahealthinitiative.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Georgia Health Initiative Inc
Who Georgia Health Initiative Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Spitfire Strategies LLC ($360K). Together the top 10 received $1.8M.
Grant Size Distribution
388 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 219 grants of 388 (56%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Initiative’s grantmaking is concentrated in Georgia: 58% of its 2024 grant dollars went to recipients in the state. Other reported recipient-state shares were the District of Columbia (21%), South Carolina (7%), Massachusetts (6%), and Michigan (5%). Its grant materials prioritize work in Georgia, including locally or regionally rooted projects.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 89 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Georgia Health Initiative Inc open to new grantees?
51%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 40 of 78 grantees (51%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $58K; repeat grants $43K. How we count
Medians: $45K first-time, $18K repeat.
- 44% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+7%). Method
- In 2024 it paid out 109% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $2.7M (2023) to $3.9M (2024). In 2024 it made 89 grants totaling $3.9M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Spitfire Strategies LLC Washington DC, DC | To Conduct Research on Georgian's Perspectives on Health | $360,000 |
| Health Management Associates Okemos, MI | To Support Development of Medicaid Insights Publication | $201,030 |
| Waxman Consulting Inc Washington DC, DC | To Provide Facilitation Support for Insurance Coverage Coalition | $200,000 |
| Regional Economic Models Inc Amherst, MA | To develop an economic model on the impact of medicaid expansion in Georgia | $195,700 |
| Greenville Arts & Media (DBA Openfields) Greenville, SC | To support an assessment of Georgia's health policy and advocacy landscape | $182,905 |
| Kaiser Family Foundation Atlanta, GA | To support the charitable mission of the recipient organization | $100,000 |
| Georgians for a Healthy Future Atlanta, GA | To support the charitable mission of the recipient organization | $79,500 |
| CDC Foundation Atlanta, GA | To support the charitable mission of the recipient organization | $77,250 |
| The Urban Institute Atlanta, GA | To support the charitable mission of the recipient organization | $76,500 |
| Capview Strategies Washington DC, DC | To provide report on public-private options to expand coverage for uninsured georgians | $75,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $139,912,799 | $13,360,894 | $9,694,559 | $3,939,940 | 89 | $8,032,643 | $11,013,419 | $7,375,618 |
| 2023 | $138,345,394 | $6,851,719 | $8,660,012 | $2,719,396 | 62 | $6,379,479 | $6,911,529 | $6,336,229 |
| 2022 | $129,657,657 | $11,135,253 | $6,621,986 | $3,230,519 | 76 | $6,589,728 | $1,237,506 | $6,150,624 |
| 2021 | $145,422,542 | $18,331,596 | $6,691,086 | $3,693,857 | 82 | $6,184,144 | $19,796,338 | $6,658,371 |
| 2020 | $132,378,999 | $4,857,442 | $7,571,711 | $3,281,950 | 79 | — | $3,119,251 | $5,687,980 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Georgia Health Initiative Inc reported a distributable amount of $7.4M for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Initiative says it works to advance health equity and improve health for all Georgians. Its work includes support for health advocacy and systems-level change, and its grant materials also address access to affordable insurance coverage and health outcomes for mothers and babies.
The Initiative supports nonprofit partners and collaboratives. Its 2026 “Moment of Spark” grant is for established or emerging collaboratives responding to a timely opportunity for change; it gives preference to projects rooted in a defined local or regional area in Georgia and attentive to inequities shaped by power, policy, and history. Its “Building the Field of Health Advocacy” opportunity invites organizations undertaking advocacy projects to improve health in Georgia.
Examples of grantees’ stated missions illustrate the range of organizations receiving support. Georgians for a Healthy Future says it leads policy change to advance health equity for all Georgians. New Disabled South says it works to improve disabled people’s lives and build disability rights and justice movements in the South through research, advocacy, voter engagement, and coalition building. The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute says it produces research and state budget analysis to advance economic opportunity and wellbeing, including equitable health care.
Grantmaking
In 2024, the Initiative reported 89 grants totaling $3,939,940. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $360,000, with a median of $35,848.
Among the largest reported grants were $360,000 to Spitfire Strategies LLC for research on Georgians’ perspectives on health; $201,030 to Health Management Associates for development of a Medicaid insights publication; $200,000 to Waxman Consulting Inc for facilitation support for an insurance coverage coalition; and $195,700 to Regional Economic Models Inc to develop an economic model on the impact of Medicaid expansion in Georgia. Other recipients included Greenville Arts & Media (DBA OpenFields), which received $182,905 to support an assessment of Georgia’s health policy and advocacy landscape, and Georgians for a Healthy Future, which received $79,500.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Nicola Dawkins-Lyn as board chair; Kavanaugh Chandler as vice chair; Rob Wynn as treasurer; and Thomas Smyth as secretary. Board members listed are Keisha Callins, Anita Barkin, Betsy Collins, Kate Finley, Natalie Hernandez, and Laura Register.
Georgia Health Initiative Inc is led by Davis Kristen, President on the 2024 filing; 2 of 16 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Davis Kristen
President
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$334K (2024)
Nicola Dawkins-Lyn
Board Chair
Board Member → Board Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Troy Johnson
CFO - Chief Financial & Operations Officer
Chief Financial Officer → CFO - Chief Financial & Operations Officer, 2024
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$209K (2022) → $225K (2024)
Kate Finley
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Keisha Callins
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas James Campbell Smyth PhD
Secretary
Board Member → Board Member & Secretary, 2021
Board Member & Secretary → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chet Shah
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kavanaugh Chandler
Vice Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Register
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sean Sullivan
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anita Barkin
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Betsy Collins
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Reynolds
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lizann Roberts
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Natalie Hernandez
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rob Wynn
Treasurer
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (14)
- Former: Anita Barkin Phd Msn Np-C (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Douglas W. Patten Md Facs (2020–2023) — Board Member & Vice Chair
- Former: Elizabeth Reese (2020–2023) — Board Member & Treasurer
- Former: Robert Wynn CFA (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Seema Csukas Md Phd Faap (2020–2023) — Board Member & Chair
- Former: Kristen Klein Davis (2022–2023) — President
- Former: Alpha Bryan MD (2020–2022) — Board Member & Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Beth Stephens JD (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Daniel Dawes JD (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: David Williams MD (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Gary D. Nelson PhD (2020–2022) — President - Retired
- Former: Glennie Cox-Bench (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Mark Johnson MD (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Michael J. Sweeney III (2020–2022) — Chief Financial Officer - Retired
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $334K, to Davis Kristen (President). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Georgia Health Initiative Inc
How much does Georgia Health Initiative Inc give each year?
Georgia Health Initiative Inc gave $3.9M across 89 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $2.7M across 62 grants.
What is Georgia Health Initiative Inc's typical grant size?
Georgia Health Initiative Inc's median grant in 2024 was $35,848, and its average grant was $44,269, across 89 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Georgia Health Initiative Inc that year got $58K on average.
Where does Georgia Health Initiative Inc give grants?
Georgia Health Initiative Inc gives mostly in Georgia: 58% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were District of Columbia (21%) and South Carolina (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Atlanta, GA (64 grants), Washington DC, DC (9 grants), Greenville, SC (3 grants) and Flowery Branch, GA (2 grants).
Does Georgia Health Initiative Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2024: none of the 89 grants with a stated purpose on Georgia Health Initiative Inc's 2024 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Georgia Health Initiative Inc's largest grantees?
Georgia Health Initiative Inc's largest 2024 grantees include Spitfire Strategies LLC ($360,000), Greenville Arts & Media (DBA Openfields) ($242,838 across 3 grants) and Waxman Consulting Inc ($240,000 across 2 grants), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 21% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is Georgia Health Initiative Inc?
Georgia Health Initiative Inc reported $139.9M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $8.0M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $7.4M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Georgia Health Initiative Inc fund?
The Initiative says it works to advance health equity and improve health for all Georgians. Its work includes support for health advocacy and systems-level change, and its grant materials also address access to affordable insurance coverage and health outcomes for mothers and babies. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Georgia Health Initiative Inc?
Applications for open grant opportunities are submitted through the Initiative’s application portal. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Georgia Health Initiative Inc's EIN?
Georgia Health Initiative Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-2418091. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Georgia Health Initiative Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/georgia-health-initiative-inc-morg_f86d11efadd643289d5906339cdc3aa9
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