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Institute for Healthcare Improvement

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The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) is a leading, globally recognized not-for-profit health care improvement organization based in Boston, Massachusetts. Established in 1992, IHI applies evidence-based quality improvement methods to address current and future health care challenges. The organization provides millions of people in health care with methods, tools, and resources to make care better, safer, and more equitable; convenes experts to enable knowledge sharing and peer-learning; and advises health systems and hospitals of all sizes in improving their systems and outcomes at scale.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$161.7M

-3.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$404K

-96.0% YoY

Grant Count

17

-19.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$24K

-95.1% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

IHI's mission is to improve health and health care worldwide through the application of improvement science. The organization has been applying improvement methods originally used in the manufacturing industry to improving all aspects of health and health care for more than 30 years.

IHI's work is focused across several key areas:

  • Improvement Capability
  • Person- and Family-Centered Care
  • Patient Safety
  • Quality, Cost, and Value
  • Triple Aim for Populations
  • Maternal and newborn health services
  • Care of older adults
  • Health equity of access, treatments, and outcomes
  • Burnout reduction and joy in work and well-being in the workforce
  • End-of-life values and preferences communication

Grantmaking

IHI awards grants to support health systems and organizations in advancing improvement science. Recent grantmaking activity includes seed grants to health systems focused on improving diagnosis and care for older adults through the Age-Friendly Health Systems Seed Grant Program.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

IHI operates globally, having worked in 62 countries. Within the United States, grantmaking priorities include Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and New York.

Grant Distribution by State

23states
+15 more states

Cities

ActonAtlantaBaltimoreBaton RougeBostonBuffaloBurlingtonCalabasasCherokeeCincinnatiColumbiaDallasDecaturDetroitErieFairhavenHackensackHamiltonHartfordHolyoke

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

As of April 2024:

  • Total Assets: $168,132,805
  • Total Revenue: $74,440,870
  • Total Expenses: $72,853,642
  • Total Liabilities: $39,900,000
  • Number of Employees: 214
  • Total Giving: $10,129,795

The organization maintains a four-star rating based on accountability and finance metrics.

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$29M$59M$88M$118M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$161,692,830$168,132,805$154,882,961
Revenue$57,342,452$74,440,870$52,355,673
Expenses$58,865,940$72,853,642$68,658,962
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$5,650,801$3,494,543$-1,627,172
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$3M$5M$8M$10M4 grants20204 grants202123 grants202225 grants202321 grants202417 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

SHIFT CONSULTING LLC$84KBAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE$65KTEMPLE FACULTY PRACTICE …$35KNATIVE HEALTHCARE CENTER$30KCEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CEN…$20KBETH ISRAEL DEACONESS ME…$20KMAYO CLINIC RESEARCH$20KBANNER HEALTH FOUNDATION$15KUNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND B…$15KMEDSTAR HEALTH RESEARCH …$15K

Grant Size Distribution

90 grants across all recorded years

41<$50K7$50–100K3$100–250K18$250–500K18$500K–1M3$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

Kedar Mate serves as a principal officer of the organization.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

KEDAR MATECEO (ENDED 1/25)$900KPIERRE BARKERCHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER$491KAMY HOSFORD-SWANCHIEF FIN/ADMIN OFFICER$476KMELISSA PANAGIDES-BU…INTERIM CEO & COO (BEG 12/24)$416KNANA TWUM-DANSOSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT$383KROBERT LLOYDVICE PRESIDENT, IMPR SCI & M…$323KPATRICIA MCGAFFIGANVICE PRESIDENT, DELIVERY$308KCAMILLE BURNETTVICE PRESIDENT, HEALTH EQUITY$304KSODZI SODZI-TETTEYVICE PRESIDENT, DELIVERY$295KJENNIFER LENOCI-EDWA…VICE PRESIDENT, DELIVERY$293KPEDRO DELGADOVICE PRESIDENT, DELIVERY$291KCATHLEEN DUFFYVICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE$289KJEFFREY SALVON-HARMANVICE PRESIDENT, SAFETY$272KVALERIE SPALDINGVICE PRESIDENT, BUS DEVELOP$262KNEEL VORAVICE PRESIDENT, INFO TECH$261KJILL DUNCANVICE PRESIDENT, DELIVERY$251KJENNIFER WALKERVICE PRESIDENT, HUM RESOURCES$250KJAFET ARRIETAVICE PRESIDENT, DELI & MEL-D$238KDONALD BERWICKFORMER CEO, DIRECTOR$229KDAVID COLETTAEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ALLIA MGT$227KALICE BONNERSENIOR DIRECTOR$226KJOSHUA CLARKVICE PRESDIENT, QUALI & SAFE…$207KLESLIE NICHOLVICE PRESIDENT, DELIVERY (EN…$154KCLAIRE CARNESVICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING$154K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ANN SCOTT BLOUIN RN PHD FACHEDIRECTOR1
BETH DALEY ULLEM MBADIRECTOR1
BEVERLY LOUISE MALONE PHD RNDIRECTOR1
DONALD BERWICKFORMER CEO, DIRECTOR19$229,167
ENRIQUE RUELAS MD MPA MHSCDIRECTOR (END 4/2024)4
FOLA LAOYE BSC MBA ACADIRECTOR1
GERALD B HICKSON MDDIRECTOR1
KARA WALKER MD MPH MSHSDIRECTOR1
KEDAR MATECEO (ENDED 1/25)40$899,833
MARY BETH NAVARRA-SIRIO MBA RNDIRECTOR1
REBEKAH E GEE MD MPHDIRECTOR1
SAM R WATSON MSA CPPSDIRECTOR1
SIDNEY KLAJNER MDDIRECTOR1
SUSAN PATRICIA EHRLICH MD MPPDIRECTOR (STARTED 5/1/24)1
SYLVIA DENISE TRENT-ADAMSDIRECTOR1
TORITSESAN TOSAN BOYO MPHDIRECTOR1
AMY HOSFORD-SWANCHIEF FIN/ADMIN OFFICER40$475,918
MELISSA PANAGIDES-BUSCHINTERIM CEO & COO (BEG 12/24)40$415,992
NANA TWUM-DANSOSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT40$382,717
PIERRE BARKERCHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER40$490,720
CAMILLE BURNETTVICE PRESIDENT, HEALTH EQUITY40$303,855
CATHLEEN DUFFYVICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE40$289,091
CLAIRE CARNESVICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING40$153,732
JAFET ARRIETAVICE PRESIDENT, DELI & MEL-D40$238,262
JEFFREY SALVON-HARMANVICE PRESIDENT, SAFETY40$271,923
JENNIFER LENOCI-EDWARDSVICE PRESIDENT, DELIVERY40$292,925
JENNIFER WALKERVICE PRESIDENT, HUM RESOURCES40$249,755
JILL DUNCANVICE PRESIDENT, DELIVERY40$250,663
LESLIE NICHOLVICE PRESIDENT, DELIVERY (ENDED 7/24)40$154,239
NEEL VORAVICE PRESIDENT, INFO TECH40$261,314
PEDRO DELGADOVICE PRESIDENT, DELIVERY40$291,327
SODZI SODZI-TETTEYVICE PRESIDENT, DELIVERY40$294,923
VALERIE SPALDINGVICE PRESIDENT, BUS DEVELOP40$261,958
ALICE BONNERSENIOR DIRECTOR40$225,805
DAVID COLETTAEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ALLIA MGT40$226,905
JOSHUA CLARKVICE PRESDIENT, QUALI & SAFETY OPER SYSTEMS40$206,777
PATRICIA MCGAFFIGANVICE PRESIDENT, DELIVERY40$307,712
ROBERT LLOYDVICE PRESIDENT, IMPR SCI & METHODS40$323,278

Recent News & Activity

Recent developments and announcements

IHI awarded seed grants to a second cohort of health systems to improve diagnosis and care for older adults through its Age-Friendly Health Systems Seed Grant Program. The organization has recognized 5,800+ Age-Friendly Health Systems globally.

IHI Awards Seed Grants to Second Cohort of Health Systems to Improve Diagnosis

IHI's educational reach includes completion of 9 million Open School courses and partnerships with 19 Global Strategic Partners. The organization offers professional development programs, conferences, and educational offerings that support individuals and organizations in developing internal capacity and infrastructure for quality improvement, patient safety, leadership, and health equity.

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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