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National Network of Public Health Institutes Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker New Orleans, LA EIN: 72-1505359 Website

The National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) is a national public health organization based in New Orleans, Louisiana, and classified as a public charity. It works with public health institutes to strengthen public health systems and the workforce through training, infrastructure, and program initiatives.

National Network of Public Health Institutes Inc at a glance

In short: National Network of Public Health Institutes Inc gave $9.4M across 55 grants in 2025 (avg $171K), top state Michigan. 20% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$9,395,626
-53.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
55
-40.2% vs 2024
Average grant
$170,830
-21.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$54,580
Total assets
$13,580,457
-17.6% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
20% first-time grantees (11 of 55, 2025)
Primary geography
Michigan (16% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

How to apply to National Network of Public Health Institutes Inc

Contact

Mailing address: 1515 Poydras Street 950, New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: (504) 301-9800
Website: https://nnphi.org

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who National Network of Public Health Institutes Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Michigan Public Health Institute (MPHI): $1.3MMichigan Public HealthInstitute (MPHI)$1.3MUniversity of Washington: $855KUniversity of Washington$855KPublic Health Institute (Phi): $783KPublic Health Institute (Phi)$783KPublic Health Management Corporation (PHMC): $703KPublic Health ManagementCorporation (PHMC)$703KHealth Resources in Action (Hria): $535KHealth Resources in Action(Hria)$535KKansas Health Institute: $435KKansas Health Institute$435KMississippi Public Health Institute: $406KMississippi Public HealthInstitute$406KVose River Charitable Fund: $397KVose River Charitable Fund$397KTrailhead Institute: $343KTrailhead Institute$343KTexas Health Institute (THI): $298KTexas Health Institute (THI)$298K

The largest 2025 recipient was Michigan Public Health Institute (MPHI) ($1.3M). Together the top 10 received $6.1M.

Grant Size Distribution

288 grants across all recorded years

126<$50K55$50–100K49$100–250K32$250–500K19$500K–1M7$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 126 grants of 288 (44%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

NNPHI describes its network as serving local and state public health systems across the United States, as well as territories and tribal populations. Its 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in multiple states; the largest shares by recipient state were Michigan (16%), Washington (10%), Pennsylvania (9%), California (8%), and Massachusetts (8%).

Grant Distribution by State

44states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 55 itemized grants.

Cities

WashingtonPhiladelphiaNew YorkDenverSeattleChicagoAtlantaBostonAustinOaklandOkemosCincinnatiLas VegasMadisonNew OrleansPortlandDetroitFargoWillow GroveAnn Arbor

Is National Network of Public Health Institutes Inc open to new grantees?

20%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 11 of 55 grantees (20%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $64K; repeat grants $198K. How we count

Medians: $50K first-time, $57K repeat.

  • 78% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 52% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). 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

$0$10M$20M$30M22 grants2019 22 grants2020 32 grants2021 34 grants2022 75 grants2023 92 grants2024 55 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2.9M (2019) to $20.0M (2024). In 2025 it made 55 grants totaling $9.4M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Michigan Public Health Institute (MPHI) Okemos, MIProgram Implementation$1,316,252
University of Washington Seattle, WAProgram Implementation$855,207
Public Health Institute (Phi) Oakland, CAProgram Implementation$783,341
Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC) Philadelphia, PAProgram Implementation$702,882
Health Resources in Action (Hria) Boston, MAProgram Implementation$534,563
Kansas Health Institute Topeka, KSProgram Implementation$435,177
Mississippi Public Health Institute Madison, MSProgram Implementation$406,379
Vose River Charitable Fund Bethesda, MDProgram Implementation$397,386
Trailhead Institute Denver, COProgram Implementation$342,592
Texas Health Institute (THI) Austin, TXProgram Implementation$297,886
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$13,580,457$30,248,694$30,121,515$9,395,62655$230,640
2024$16,475,545$42,098,027$40,936,140$20,028,19092$218,817
2023$12,772,492$26,190,259$24,635,675$10,641,00375$80,080
2022$8,923,085$19,342,769$17,463,500$6,200,06634$110,479
2021$6,103,229$13,036,494$12,841,330$3,789,96832$30,349
2020$5,840,781$12,367,010$11,622,408$4,068,03122$9,066
2019$4,402,339$9,899,790$9,595,630$2,905,40922$4,076

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

Mission & Focus Areas

NNPHI’s mission is to strengthen public health institutes and support national public health system initiatives that promote multisector activities and measurable improvements in public health structures, systems, and outcomes.

Its programs include workforce development and training, public health infrastructure, data modernization, environmental health and emergency preparedness, evaluation, and public health convenings. The organization also works on health equity and collaboration between public health and other sectors.

Its 2025 grants included program implementation awards to public health institutes and other organizations. For example, grantee missions describe work advancing population health and public health innovation (Michigan Public Health Institute), building capacity for public health policy and systems (Public Health Institute), and improving community health through services, partnerships, research, and technical assistance (Public Health Management Corporation). These are the grantees’ stated missions, not NNPHI’s.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, NNPHI reported 55 grants totaling $9,395,626. Grants ranged from $5,071 to $1,316,252, with a median of $54,580. The largest awards included:

The listed purposes for these awards were program implementation. NNPHI’s website states that there are no active requests for proposals at this time.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Michael Rhein as a board member and chair. Other listed board members are Renee Canady, Lisa David, Shelina Davis, Roy Hart, Karen Reitan, Steve Ridini, and Jessica Yamauchi. Joseph Kimbrell and Ellen Rautenberg are listed as board trustees emeritus.

National Network of Public Health Institutes Inc is led by Vincent Lafronza, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 9 of 19 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Vincent Lafronza

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2019

    45 hrs/week

    $244K (2019) → $351K (2025)

  • Michael Rhein

    Board Member & Chair

    Board Chair → Board Member, 2023

    Board Member → Board Member & Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erin Marziale

    Director & Network Engagement

    Director & Network Engagement → Director & Network Engageme, 2021

    Director & Network Engageme → Director & Network Engagement, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $107K (2019) → $150K (2025)

  • Montrece Ransom

    Director & Nccpht

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $136K (2022) → $153K (2025)

  • Oscar Espinosa

    Director & Evidence to Action

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $126K (2022) → $156K (2025)

  • Carmelita Marrow

    Director & Convening

    Director, Communications & Convening → Director & Convening, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $121K (2023) → $147K (2025)

  • Sabrina Selk

    Director, Health & Racial Equity

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $138K (2023) → $151K (2025)

  • Christopher Kinabrew

    Senior Vice President & Programs

    Chief Strategy Officer → Vice President & Programs, 2020

    Vice President & Programs → Senior Vice President & Programs, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    45 hrs/week

    $130K (2019) → $198K (2025)

  • Kim O. Ramsey

    Senior Vice President, Finance & Administration

    Vice President, Finance & Administration → Vice President, Finance & Administrator, 2021

    Vice President, Finance & Administrator → Senior Vice President, Finance & Administration, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    50 hrs/week

    $115K (2019) → $185K (2025)

  • James Jellison

    Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $244K (2025)

  • Ellen Rautenberg

    Board Trustee Emeritus

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica Yamauchi

    Board Member

    Board Chair & Membership → Board Chair, 2022

    Board Chair → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph Kimbrell

    Board Trustee Emeritus

    Board Member Emeritus → Board Emeritus, 2021

    Board Emeritus → Board Trustee Emeritus, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Reitan

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Renee Canady PhD

    Board Member

    Board Chair → Board Member & Chair, 2024

    Board Member & Chair → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Ridini

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa David

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roy Hart

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shelina Davis

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Diana Hamer (2023–2024) — Director, Climate & Crisis Preparedness
  • Former: Michele Lueck (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Ifetayo Johnson (2021–2022) — Executive Director & Open N
  • Former: Grace Linn (2022) — Communications & Marketing Director
  • Former: Marcy Barnett (2022) — Director & Emergency Preparedness
  • Former: Ankit Sanghavi (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Aaron Alford (2019–2020) — Director, Research & Evaluation
  • Former: Amy Rohling-McGee (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Jennifer McKeever (2019–2020) — Director & Public Health Practice
  • Former: Kester Freeman (2019–2020) — Chair & Audit Committee

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

Vincent Lafronza — President and CEO: $351KVincent LafronzaPresident and CEO$351KJames Jellison — Vice President: $244KJames JellisonVice President$244KChristopher Kinabrew — SVP, Programs: $198KChristopher KinabrewSVP, Programs$198KKim O Ramsey — SVP, Finance & Administration: $185KKim O RamseySVP, Finance & Administration$185KOscar Espinosa — Director, Evidence to Action: $156KOscar EspinosaDirector, Evidence to Action$156KMontrece Ransom — Director, NCCPHT: $153KMontrece RansomDirector, NCCPHT$153KSabrina Selk — Director, Health & Racial Equity: $151KSabrina SelkDirector, Health & Racial Equity$151KErin Marziale — Director, Network Engagement: $150KErin MarzialeDirector, Network Engagement$150KCarmelita Marrow — Director, Convening: $147KCarmelita MarrowDirector, Convening$147K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $351K, to Vincent Lafronza (President and CEO). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about National Network of Public Health Institutes Inc

How much does National Network of Public Health Institutes Inc give each year?

National Network of Public Health Institutes Inc gave $9.4M across 55 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $20.0M across 92 grants.

What is National Network of Public Health Institutes Inc's typical grant size?

National Network of Public Health Institutes Inc's median grant in 2025 was $54,580, and its average grant was $170,830, across 55 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from National Network of Public Health Institutes Inc that year got $64K on average.

Where does National Network of Public Health Institutes Inc give grants?

National Network of Public Health Institutes Inc's top state is Michigan, with 16% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Washington (10%) and Pennsylvania (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (9 grants), Seattle, WA (4 grants), New York, NY (4 grants) and Chicago, IL (3 grants).

Does National Network of Public Health Institutes Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 55 grants with a stated purpose on National Network of Public Health Institutes Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Implementation" (55 grants).

Who are National Network of Public Health Institutes Inc's largest grantees?

National Network of Public Health Institutes Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Michigan Public Health Institute (MPHI) ($1,316,252), University of Washington ($855,207) and Public Health Institute (Phi) ($783,341), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 31% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is National Network of Public Health Institutes Inc?

National Network of Public Health Institutes Inc reported $13.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $30.2M.

What does National Network of Public Health Institutes Inc fund?

NNPHI’s mission is to strengthen public health institutes and support national public health system initiatives that promote multisector activities and measurable improvements in public health structures, systems, and outcomes. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from National Network of Public Health Institutes Inc?

National Network of Public Health Institutes Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check nnphi.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.

What is National Network of Public Health Institutes Inc's EIN?

National Network of Public Health Institutes Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 72-1505359. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 10, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 27, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 22, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 26, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 12, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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