Health First - America's Charities
Health First - America's Charities is a Chantilly, Virginia–based organization that supported other 501(c)(3) organizations by providing funds distribution services. Its filing type is Form 990-EZ (a small public charity). The organization’s 2022 filing is marked as its final return and reports no grants and no assets; it appears to have wound down or stopped grantmaking.
Health First - America's Charities at a glance
- Revenue (2022)
- $751
- -99.9% vs 2021
- Expenses (2022)
- $25
- -100.0% vs 2021
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-EZ, 2022 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2022; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Health First - America's Charities
- Contact
Mailing address: 14200 Park Meadow Drive 330S, Chantilly, VA 20151
Phone: (800) 458-9505
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Health First - America's Charities funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
49 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 33 grants of 49 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The listed 2021 grantees were based in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Virginia. These locations describe the listed grantees and do not establish a broader geographic focus for the organization.
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
Is Health First - America's Charities open to new grantees?
18%
first-time grantees, 2021
In 2021, 2 of 11 grantees (18%) were first-time recipients. With only 11 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 9 points. First grants averaged $76K; repeat grants $37K. How we count
Medians: $76K first-time, $38K repeat.
- 55% of 2021 grantees were also funded in 2020. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2021). 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 2019 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $485K (2021) to $868K (2019). In 2021 it made 11 grants totaling $485K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| International Planned Parenthood Federation New York, NY | General Support | $140,885 |
| Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Inc New York, NY | General Support | $60,109 |
| Multiple Sclerosis Association of America Inc Cherry Hill, NJ | General Support | $57,471 |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY | General Support | $53,836 |
| National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund Washington, DC | General Support | $38,267 |
| Prevent Cancer Foundation Alexandria, VA | General Support | $37,624 |
| National Down Syndrome Society New York, NY | General Support | $32,117 |
| Diabetes Research Institute Foundation Inc Hollywood, FL | General Support | $24,979 |
| Alzheimers and Aging Research Center Port St Lucie, FL | General Support | $23,650 |
| National Tuberous Sclerosis Association Inc Silver Spring, MD | General Support | $10,189 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | — | $751 | $25 | — | — |
| 2021 | $289,925 | $622,332 | $632,621 | $484,710 | 11 |
| 2020 | $436,315 | $1,187,608 | $1,206,412 | $616,684 | 17 |
| 2019 | $536,124 | $1,536,999 | $1,547,336 | $868,192 | 21 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization stated that its mission was to support the activities and purposes of other 501(c)(3) organizations assisting children, families, adults, and communities by providing funds distribution services that further their exempt purposes.
Its 2021 grantees included health and cancer organizations. For example, the International Planned Parenthood Federation Western Hemisphere Region described its work as advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights, while the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance described its mission as preventing and treating ovarian and related gynecologic cancers. The Multiple Sclerosis Association of America described itself as a resource for the MS community, and the Prevent Cancer Foundation said it works on cancer prevention and early detection through research, education, outreach, and advocacy.
Grantmaking
The organization reported 11 grants totaling $484,710 in 2021 and 17 grants totaling $616,684 in 2020. Its 2022 filing reported no grants.
Among the 2021 grantees, the International Planned Parenthood Federation Western Hemisphere Region received $140,885; the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Inc. received $60,109; the Multiple Sclerosis Association of received $57,471; Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center received $53,836; and the National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund received $38,267.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2022 filing listed Marly Leighton as chair until July 2022, Gary Levante as secretary/treasurer until July 2022, and James E. Starr as president and CEO until July 2022. The filing also identified Starr as president and CEO of America’s Charities, and Levante and Leighton as board directors of America’s Charities.
Health First - America's Charities is led by James E. Starr, President & CEO - since 2022 (on filings since 2019); none of the 3 officers listed in 2022 report compensation.
Officers on the 2022 filing
James E. Starr
President & CEO -
President & CEO → President & CEO -, 2022
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
$32K (2019) → $0 (2022)
Marly Leighton
Chair -
Secretary & Treasurer - → Chair, 2021
Chair → Chair -, 2022
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gary Levante
Secretary & Treasurer -
Chair → Secretary & Treasurer, 2021
Secretary & Treasurer → Secretary & Treasurer -, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (10)
- Former: Anthony Denunzio (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: David Stathis (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Kimberly H. Young (2019–2021) — Vice President & Business Development
- Former: Lindsay Jk Nichols (2019–2021) — Vice President, Marketing & Communications
- Former: Robyn Neal (2019–2021) — Vice President & Client Engagement
- Former: Sook Suragiat (2019–2021) — Controller
- Former: George Weiner (2019–2020) — Secretary & Treasurer -
- Former: David G. Phillips (2019) — Secretary & Treasurer -
- Former: Greg Borkowski (2019) — Director -
- Former: Heather Lofkin Wright (2019) — Chair -
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2022. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2021 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2021 filing was $5K, to James E Starr (President & CEO). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Health First - America's Charities
What does Health First - America's Charities fund?
The organization stated that its mission was to support the activities and purposes of other 501(c)(3) organizations assisting children, families, adults, and communities by providing funds distribution services that further their exempt purposes. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Health First - America's Charities?
Health First - America's Charities has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
Where does Health First - America's Charities make grants?
The listed 2021 grantees were based in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Virginia. These locations describe the listed grantees and do not establish a broader geographic focus for the organization.
What is Health First - America's Charities's EIN?
Health First - America's Charities's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 30-0186796. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2022.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 16, 2022)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2022
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