Institute for Healthcare Improvement
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) is a Boston-based public charity that works to improve health and healthcare worldwide. Founded in 1992, it applies improvement science, practical tools, expert learning, and collaboration to help make care safer, more equitable, and more effective.
Institute for Healthcare Improvement at a glance
In short: Institute for Healthcare Improvement gave $404K across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $24K), top state Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $403,660
- -96.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 17
- -19.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $23,745
- -95.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $161,692,830
- -3.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (24% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Institute for Healthcare Improvement
- Contact
Mailing address: 53 State Street 18Th Fl, Boston, MA 02109
Phone: (617) 301-4800
Website: https://ihi.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Institute for Healthcare Improvement funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Shift Consulting LLC ($84K). Together the top 10 received $319K.
Grant Size Distribution
90 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 41 grants of 90 (46%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
IHI reports having worked in 62 countries. Its 2024 filing describes strategic relationships in regions including the United States, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, Qatar, Australia, Brazil, and Ethiopia, and describes additional program work in Africa, Europe, and Latin America.
In filing year 2025, the largest shares of grant dollars went to recipients in Texas (24%), Washington (21%), Massachusetts (9%), Pennsylvania (9%), and Maryland (7%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 17 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Institute for Healthcare Improvement gives
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2025). 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 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $92K (2021) to $10.5M (2023). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $404K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Shift Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | Consulting | $83,560 |
| Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX | Health Care | $65,000 |
| Temple Faculty Practice Plan Inc Philadelphia, PA | Health Care | $35,000 |
| Native Healthcare Center Houston, TX | Health Care | $30,000 |
| Cedars Sinai Medical Center West Hollywood, CA | Health Care | $20,000 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA | Health Care | $20,000 |
| Mayo Clinic Research Rochester, MN | Health Care | $20,000 |
| Banner Health Foundation Phoenix, AZ | Health Care | $15,000 |
| University of Maryland Baltimore Baltimore, MD | Health Care | $15,000 |
| Medstar Health Research Institute Columbia, MD | Health Care | $15,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
IHI says it is funded through revenue from programs and services, grants and contracts, and charitable contributions.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $161,692,830 | $57,342,452 | $58,865,940 | $403,660 | 17 | $5,650,801 |
| 2024 | $168,132,805 | $74,440,870 | $72,853,642 | $10,129,795 | 21 | $3,494,543 |
| 2023 | $154,882,961 | $52,355,673 | $68,658,962 | $10,496,206 | 25 | $-1,627,172 |
| 2022 | $160,308,217 | $107,185,791 | $52,650,183 | $2,861,853 | 23 | $32,871,516 |
| 2021 | $149,818,063 | $51,085,036 | $46,370,998 | $92,206 | 4 | $3,823,921 |
| 2020 | $117,532,228 | $51,479,049 | $56,558,236 | $728,871 | 4 | $3,212,360 |
| 2019 | $121,895,206 | $63,599,152 | $60,785,706 | $417,674 | 14 | $5,526,031 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
IHI’s stated vision is a future in which everyone has the best care and health possible. It says it applies improvement science and partners with patients, caregivers, communities, and health systems to support practical, lasting improvements in care, health, and equity.
Its program work includes quality improvement, patient safety, health equity, leadership, workforce well-being, maternal and newborn health, care of older adults, and communication about end-of-life values and preferences. IHI’s grantmaking has included support for healthcare organizations testing ways to improve diagnosis and care for older adults. In Cohort 2 of its Diagnostic Excellence–Age-Friendly Health Systems Seed Grant Program, IHI reported awarding grants to six health systems to test interventions aligned with the Age-Friendly Health Systems 4Ms: What Matters, Medication, Mentation, and Mobility.
Recipients of 2025 grants included Baylor College of Medicine, whose mission is to advance human health through patient care, research, education, and community services; Temple Faculty Practice Plan, which describes its mission as providing high-quality clinical care in North and Northeast Philadelphia and supporting Temple University Health System’s academic and research mission; and Native Healthcare Center, which aims to provide healthcare services in Houston, especially to Native American, Indigenous, and underserved communities regardless of ability to pay.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, IHI reported 17 grants totaling $403,660. The grants ranged from $11,250 to $83,560, with a median award of $15,000. The largest listed awards included $83,560 to SHIFT Consulting LLC for consulting; $65,000 to Baylor College of Medicine for health care; $35,000 to Temple Faculty Practice Plan for health care; and $30,000 to Native Healthcare Center for health care. Other listed health-care grants included $20,000 each to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Mayo Clinic Research.
IHI’s Diagnostic Excellence–Age-Friendly Health Systems Seed Grant Program is supported by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and The John A. Hartford Foundation. For Cohort 2, IHI reported awarding six health systems grants of up to $75,000 each for projects to improve diagnosis and care for older adults. The program included an 18-month grant period and a Learning Network for awardees.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Ann Scott Blouin, Beth Daley Ullem, Beverly Louise Malone, Fola Laoye, Gerald B. Hickson, Kara Walker, and Mary Beth Navarra-Sirio as directors. It lists Donald Berwick as former CEO and director, Enrique Ruelas as a director whose term ended in April 2024, and Kedar Mate as CEO whose term ended in January 2025.
Institute for Healthcare Improvement is led by Kedar Mate, CEO since 2022 (on filings since 2019); 24 of 38 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kedar Mate
CEO
Chief Innovation & Executive Director Officer → Chief Innov & Executive Director Officer, 2021
Chief Innov & Executive Director Officer → CEO, 2022
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$378K (2019) → $900K (2025)
Melissa Panagides-Busch
Interim CEO & COO
Chief Operating Officer → Interim CEO & COO, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$119K (2024) → $416K (2025)
David Coletta
Executive Director & Allia Mgt
Executive Director & Alliance Management → Executive Director & Alliance, 2023
Executive Director & Alliance → Executive Director & Allia Mgt, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$232K (2022) → $227K (2025)
Donald M. Berwick
Former CEO & Director
Director → Former CEO & Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
19 hrs/week
$275K (2019) → $229K (2025)
Alice Bonner
Senior Director
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$225K (2022) → $226K (2025)
Ann Scott Blouin Rn Phd Fache
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Enrique Ruelas Md Mpa Mhsc
Director
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gerald B. Hickson MD
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Beth Navarra-Sirio MBA RN
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sam R. Watson Msa Cpps
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Beverly Louise Malone PhD RN
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kara Walker Md Mph Mshs
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rebekah E. Gee MD MPH
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Toritsesan Tosan Boyo MPH
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Beth Daley Ullem MBA
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sylvia Denise Trent-Adams
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Fola Laoye Bsc Mba Aca
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sidney Klajner MD
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Patricia Ehrlich MD MPP
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Hosford-Swan
Chief Finance & Administrator Officer
Chief Financial Officer → Chief Finance & Administrator Officer, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$361K (2019) → $476K (2025)
Jennifer Lenoci-Edwards
Vice President & Delivery
Head & North America Region → Vice President & Delivery, 2021
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$164K (2019) → $293K (2025)
Patricia McGaffigan
Vice President & Delivery
Vice President & Safety Program → Vice President & Delivery, 2021
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$233K (2019) → $308K (2025)
Pedro Delgado
Vice President & Delivery
Executive Director & Bus. Development → Vice President & Delivery, 2021
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$294K (2019) → $291K (2025)
Pierre Barker
Chief Scientific Officer
Chf Global Partnerships & Program → Chief Global Partnerships & Programs Officer, 2022
Chief Global Partnerships & Programs Officer → Chief Scientific Officer, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$441K (2019) → $491K (2025)
Robert Lloyd
Vice President, Impr Sci & Methods
Vice President → Vice President, Impr Sci & Methods, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$276K (2019) → $323K (2025)
Sodzi Sodzi-Tettey
Vice President & Delivery
Executive Director → Vice President & Delivery, 2021
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$301K (2019) → $295K (2025)
Cathleen Duffy
Vice President & Finance
Vice Presdient & Finance → Vice President & Finance, 2024
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$202K (2021) → $289K (2025)
Leslie Nichol
Vice President & Delivery
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$194K (2021) → $154K (2025)
Neel Vora
Vice President & Info Tech
Vice President & Information Technology → Vice President & Information, 2023
Vice President & Information → Vice President & Info Tech, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$192K (2021) → $261K (2025)
Valerie Spalding
Vice President & Bus Development
Vice President & Bus Development → Vice President & Business Development, 2022
Vice President & Business Development → Vice President & Bus Development, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$156K (2021) → $262K (2025)
Jennifer Walker
Vice President & Hum Resources
Vice President & Human Resources → Vice President & Hum Resources, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$202K (2022) → $250K (2025)
Jill Duncan
Vice President & Delivery
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$216K (2022) → $251K (2025)
Nana Twum-Danso
Senior Vice President
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$176K (2022) → $383K (2025)
Camille Burnett
Vice President & Health Equity
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$288K (2024) → $304K (2025)
Jafet Arrieta
Vice President, Deli & Mel-D
Vice President, Delivery & Mel-D- → Vice President, Deli & Mel-D, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$171K (2024) → $238K (2025)
Jeffrey Salvon-Harman
Vice President & Safety
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$218K (2024) → $272K (2025)
Claire Carnes
Vice President & Marketing
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$154K (2025)
Joshua Clark
Vice Presdient, Quali & Safety Oper Systems
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$207K (2025)
Former officers (37)
- Former: Michael J. Dowling (2019–2024) — Board Chair
- Former: Cynthia Barginere (2021–2024) — Chief Operating Officer
- Former: Karen Baldoza (2021–2024) — Vice President & Improvement
- Former: Ninon Lewis (2021–2024) — Vice President & Delivery
- Former: Yvonne V. Coghill Cbe (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: John Parish (2024) — Senior Director of Business Applications
- Former: Derek Feeley (2019–2023) — Former CEO
- Former: Paulo Borem (2023) — Senior Director
- Former: Frank Federico (2019–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Gary S. Kaplan MD (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Mark D. Smith MD MBA (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Maureen Bisognano (2019–2022) — Former CEO
- Former: Saranya Loehrer (2019–2022) — Head & North America Region
- Former: Amanda Swiatocha (2021–2022) — Vice President, Marketing & Communications
- Former: Christina Gunther-Murphy (2021–2022) — Vice President & Operations
- Former: Arnold Milstein MD PhD (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Carol Beasley (2019–2021) — Senior Vice President
- Former: Elliot S. Fisher MD MPH (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Helen Haskill Ma (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jennie Chin Hansen (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Patricia Rutherford (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Trina Lorch (2019–2021) — Head of Programs & Business Development
- Former: Trissa Torres (2019–2021) — Chief Ops & N. Amer. Programs
- Former: Regina Jones (2020–2021) — Chief Hro
- Former: Azhar Ali (2019–2020) — Executive Director
- Former: Kenneth Tebbets (2019–2020) — Chief of Human Resources
- Former: Tejal Gandhi (2019–2020) — Chief Clin. & Safety Officer
- Former: Thomas W Chapman MPH (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Ann Scott Blouin RN (2020) — Director
- Former: Arnold Milstein MD P (2020) — Director
- Former: Brent C James MD MS (2020) — Director
- Former: Donald Goldmann MD (2020) — Chief Sci. & Medical Officer
- Former: Enrique Ruelas MD MP (2020) — Director
- Former: Sam R Watson MSA CP (2020) — Director
- Former: Brent C James MD MStat (2019) — Director
- Former: David Williams (2019) — Senior Lead & Imp. Methods
- Former: Joanne Healy (2019) — Former Senior Vice President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $900K, to Kedar Mate (CEO (Ended 1/25)). 24 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Institute for Healthcare Improvement
How much does Institute for Healthcare Improvement give each year?
Institute for Healthcare Improvement gave $404K across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $10.1M across 21 grants.
What is Institute for Healthcare Improvement's typical grant size?
Institute for Healthcare Improvement's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $23,745, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Institute for Healthcare Improvement give grants?
Institute for Healthcare Improvement's top state is Texas, with 24% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Washington (21%) and Massachusetts (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were Houston, TX (2 grants).
Does Institute for Healthcare Improvement give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 17 grants with a stated purpose on Institute for Healthcare Improvement's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Health Care" (16 grants).
Who are Institute for Healthcare Improvement's largest grantees?
Institute for Healthcare Improvement's largest 2025 grantees include Shift Consulting LLC ($83,560), Baylor College of Medicine ($65,000) and Temple Faculty Practice Plan Inc ($35,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 45% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Institute for Healthcare Improvement?
Institute for Healthcare Improvement reported $161.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $57.3M.
What does Institute for Healthcare Improvement fund?
IHI’s stated vision is a future in which everyone has the best care and health possible. It says it applies improvement science and partners with patients, caregivers, communities, and health systems to support practical, lasting improvements in care, health, and equity. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Institute for Healthcare Improvement?
Institute for Healthcare Improvement has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check ihi.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Institute for Healthcare Improvement's EIN?
Institute for Healthcare Improvement's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-3017223. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 27, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 5, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 10, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 22, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 24, 2021)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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