New York State Health Fdn
The an individual recipient Health Foundation (NYHealth) is a private foundation based in two individual recipients Established by the State legislature, it began operations in 2006 and is dedicated to improving the health of all New Yorkers, especially people of color and others who have been historically marginalized.
New York State Health Fdn at a glance
In short: New York State Health Fdn gave $10.7M across 165 grants in 2025 (avg $65K), mostly in New York. 30% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $10,686,843
- -3.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 165
- -8.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $64,769
- +6.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $30,000
- Total assets
- $392,848,909
- +8.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 30% first-time grantees (35 of 115, 2025)
- Primary geography
- New York (86% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to New York State Health Fdn
- How to Apply
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Applicants to the Special Projects Fund must first submit a letter of inquiry; selected applicants are invited to submit a full proposal. The foundation’s 2025 filing directs applicants to its website for application forms and materials, deadlines, and award restrictions, and lists David Sandman as the contact.
- Review Cycle
- The 2027 Special Projects Fund letter of inquiry is due October 15, 2026, at 1:00 p.m.
- Deadline
- The 2027 Special Projects Fund letter of inquiry is due October 15, 2026, at 1:00 p.m.
- Contact
Application contact: David Sandman
Mailing address: 1385 Broadway 23Rd Floor, New York, NY 10018
Phone: (212) 664-7656
Email: sandman@nyhealthfoundation.org
Website: https://nyhealthfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
3 open opportunities from New York State Health Fdn
Advancing Maternal Health Equity Through Primary and Preventive Care RFP
New York State Health Fdn
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
NYSHF Special Projects Fund Grant
New York State Health Fdn
Amount
US $50,000 - US $200,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Sponsoring Conference Participation in Support of Healthy Communities, Consumer Empowerment, and Veterans’ Health Grant
New York State Health Fdn
Amount
Up to US $4,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who New York State Health Fdn funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Givedirectly Inc ($1.0M). Together the top 10 received $3.7M.
Organizations only. It also paid 7 grants to individuals ($53,232), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
845 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 476 grants of 845 (56%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
NYHealth describes its work as statewide, serving New Yorkers across the state. In 2025, 86% of grant dollars went to recipients in an individual recipient; other recipient states included California (7%), Virginia (2%), Minnesota (2%), and North Carolina (1%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 165 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is New York State Health Fdn open to new grantees?
30%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 35 of 115 grantees (30%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $121K; repeat grants $80K. How we count
Medians: $80K first-time, $36K repeat.
- 44% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+15%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 95% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9.0M (2019) to $12.4M (2021). In 2025 it made 165 grants totaling $10.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Givedirectly Inc New York, NY | Emergency Cash Relief to Snap Families | $1,000,000 |
| Hispanic Federation Inc New York, NY | Activating new yorks consumer advocates on primary care policies, phase 2 | $280,000 |
| Community Health Care Association of New York State Inc New York, NY | Increasing operational and financial capacity for nys community health centers | $240,000 |
| Cornell University Ithaca, NY | Farm to institution in New York: leveraging the food hub collaborative for statewide impact | $228,000 |
| Milliman Inc Minneapolis, MN | Linking commercial payer primary care spending to health, quality, and cost outcomes | $220,000 |
| American Public Human Services Association Arlington, VA | Supporting New York to Improve Snap Administration | $200,000 |
| Health Research Inc Menands, NY | Expanding Drug Checking Services Across New York | $200,000 |
| Hunger Free America Inc New York, NY | Monitoring and responding to federal policy changes affecting new yorks food safety net | $200,000 |
| Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute Inc New York, NY | Establishing a universal direct care workforce model outcomes for long-term care clients | $200,000 |
| Code for America Labs Inc Oakland, CA | Preserving Access to Coverage and Care Through Technology | $187,500 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $392,848,909 | $20,123,903 | $18,021,359 | $10,686,843 | 165 | $17,226,071 | $19,652,230 | $18,124,767 |
| 2024 | $360,607,673 | $145,068,170 | $17,490,888 | $11,036,127 | 181 | $16,901,590 | $35,639,023 | $16,544,900 |
| 2023 | $326,037,412 | $16,199,086 | $15,270,735 | $10,374,508 | 169 | $15,777,990 | $11,343,740 | $15,232,250 |
| 2022 | $290,550,485 | $2,758,843 | $15,710,144 | $9,308,146 | 151 | $14,697,933 | $12,215,751 | $15,611,139 |
| 2021 | $362,119,820 | $12,287,243 | $18,523,627 | $12,414,657 | 179 | $17,311,619 | $44,300,982 | $16,562,221 |
| 2020 | $333,719,381 | $6,425,504 | $17,129,335 | $11,686,676 | 208 | — | $14,287,403 | $15,069,592 |
| 2019 | $313,335,583 | $27,314,895 | $13,883,692 | $9,036,431 | 163 | — | $8,706,314 | $14,473,871 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, New York State Health Fdn reported a distributable amount of $18.1M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
NYHealth’s mission is to improve the health of all New Yorkers, with particular attention to people of color and historically marginalized communities. The foundation’s three priority areas are Primary Care, Healthy Food, Healthy Lives, and Veterans’ Health. Its Special Projects Fund supports one-time, nonrenewable projects addressing important or emerging health care and public health issues outside those priority areas. The foundation also describes its approach as including racial health equity, policy and practice improvements, and efforts to test, replicate, and spread effective programs.
Grants in 2025 included projects addressing emergency cash relief for SNAP families, primary care policy, community health center capacity, food systems, SNAP administration, drug checking services, immigrant access to primary care, and veterans’ peer services. Among the organizations it supported, GiveDirectly describes its mission as reducing poverty through direct financial assistance; Hispanic Federation describes itself as a service-oriented membership organization addressing the needs of Latino and other vulnerable communities; and Hunger Free America describes its work as building a movement to end domestic hunger and improve access to nutritious food. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own missions.
Grantmaking
In 2025, NYHealth awarded 165 grants totaling $10,686,843. Grants ranged from $240 to $1,000,000, with a median of $30,000. Its largest 2025 awards included $1,000,000 to GiveDirectly for emergency cash relief to SNAP families; $280,000 to Hispanic Federation for work on an individual recipient consumer advocacy and primary care policy; and $240,000 to the Community Health Care Association of an individual recipient State to increase community health centers’ operational and financial capacity. Other notable awards included $228,000 to Cornell University for a statewide farm-to-institution project and $200,000 each to the American Public Human Services Association for SNAP administration work, Health Research Inc. for drug checking services, and Hunger Free America for monitoring and responding to federal policy changes affecting New York’s food safety net.
NYHealth’s 2027 Special Projects Fund calls for a letter of inquiry by October 15, 2026, at 1:00 p.m.; selected applicants will be invited to submit full proposals. The foundation also lists an RFP for advancing maternal health equity through primary and preventive care. It anticipates awarding approximately $1 million across 5–8 proposals, with individual projects funded up to $200,000. The provided program information does not include a deadline for that RFP.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists David Sandman as President and CEO and Ellen Rautenberg as board chair. Board members listed are Courtney Burke, Francis J. McDonough, Kathleen Preston, Mary E. Craig, Michelle A. Koury, Robert G. Smith, and Kenyani Davis.
New York State Health Fdn is led by David Sandman, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 1 of 9 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
David Sandman
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$492K (2019) → $610K (2025)
Ellen Rautenberg
Board Chair
Board Member → Board Chair, 2022
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Courtney Burke
Board Member
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Francis J. McDonough
Board Member
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen Preston
Board Member
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary E. Craig
Board Member
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michelle A. Koury
Board Member
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert G. Smith
Board Member
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kenyani Davis
Board Member
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Margaret I. Cuomo (2019–2021) — Board Member · Filing note: Ended 10/2021
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 $610K, to David Sandman (President & CEO).
Frequently asked questions about New York State Health Fdn
How much does New York State Health Fdn give each year?
New York State Health Fdn gave $10.7M across 165 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $11.0M across 181 grants.
What is New York State Health Fdn's typical grant size?
New York State Health Fdn's median grant in 2025 was $30,000, and its average grant was $64,769, across 165 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from New York State Health Fdn that year got $121K on average.
Where does New York State Health Fdn give grants?
New York State Health Fdn gives mostly in New York: 86% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was California (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (49 grants), Syracuse, NY (9 grants), Rochester, NY (8 grants) and Brooklyn, NY (7 grants).
Does New York State Health Fdn give general operating support?
Occasionally: 1% of New York State Health Fdn's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 165) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Conference Scholarship Application - Primary Care" (15 grants), "Philanthropic Support Grant July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026" (7 grants) and "Conference Scholarship Application - Veterans Health" (5 grants).
Who are New York State Health Fdn's largest grantees?
New York State Health Fdn's largest 2025 grantees include Givedirectly Inc ($1,000,000), New York University ($477,795 across 5 grants) and Cornell University ($388,000 across 2 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 7 grants to individuals ($53,232), which are not listed by name. Together they received 17% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is New York State Health Fdn?
New York State Health Fdn reported $392.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $17.2M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $18.1M (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does New York State Health Fdn fund?
NYHealth’s mission is to improve the health of all New Yorkers, with particular attention to people of color and historically marginalized communities. The foundation’s three priority areas are Primary Care, Healthy Food, Healthy Lives, and Veterans’ Health. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from New York State Health Fdn?
Applicants to the Special Projects Fund must first submit a letter of inquiry; selected applicants are invited to submit a full proposal. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is New York State Health Fdn's EIN?
New York State Health Fdn's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 30-0127892. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 30, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 26, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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