RX Foundation
The Rx Foundation is a private foundation based in Hadley, Massachusetts. It supports collaborative initiatives to promote health justice, healing, and wellness in communities throughout the United States, with grants for initiatives, capacity building, and innovation related to that mission.
RX Foundation at a glance
In short: RX Foundation gave $2.9M across 33 grants in 2024 (avg $88K), top state Missouri. 34% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $2,915,000
- +20.6% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 33
- +22.2% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $88,333
- -1.4% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $100,000
- Total assets
- $57,058,935
- +36.4% vs 2023
- New grantees (estimate)
- 34% first-time grantees (11 of 32, 2024)
- Primary geography
- Missouri (21% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to RX Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- Invitation Only
-
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. For the Building Capacity for Health Advocacy program, the proposal guidelines describe an initial letter of inquiry and an invitation-only full proposal process; unsolicited proposals are not accepted. The 2025 grant cycle is complete, and the foundation states that it is no longer accepting applications in 2025.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 23, Hadley, MA 01035-0023
Phone: (617) 275-6415
Website: https://www.rxfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from RX Foundation
Who RX Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Missouri Organizing and Voter Engagement Collaborative ($265K across 2 grants). Together the top 10 received $1.6M.
Grant Size Distribution
161 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 61 grants of 161 (38%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation describes its work as advancing health justice throughout the United States. In 2024, the largest shares of grant dollars went to recipients in Missouri (21%), Massachusetts (15%), California (9%), Ohio (8%), and Alabama (5%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 33 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is RX Foundation open to new grantees?
34%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 11 of 32 grantees (34%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $98K; repeat grants $88K. How we count
Medians: $100K first-time, $75K repeat.
- 59% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (−7%). Method
- In 2024 it paid out 139% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2024). 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 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $2.3M (2022) to $3.2M (2021). In 2024 it made 33 grants totaling $2.9M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| A Healthier Democracy Inc Boston, MA | To Further the Exempt Purposes of VOT-Er. | $150,000 |
| Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services Dearborn, MI | To further the exempt purposes of national network for arab American communities. | $150,000 |
| Common Counsel Foundation Oakland, CA | To Further the Exempt Purposes of Rising Majority. | $150,000 |
| In Our Own Voice National Black Women's Reproductive Justice Agenda Washington, DC | To Further the Exempt Purposes of the Organization. | $150,000 |
| MHM Support Services Chesterfield, MO | To further the exempt purposes of the Mississippi health advocacy program. | $150,000 |
| Missouri Jobs with Justice Saint Louis, MO | To Further the Exempt Purposes of the Organization. | $150,000 |
| Missouri Organizing and Voter Engagement Collaborative Kansas City, MO | To Further the Exempt Purposes of the Organization. | $150,000 |
| Organizing Empowerment Fund McFarland, WI | To Further the Exempt Purposes of the Organization. | $150,000 |
| Sea Change Recovery Community Organization Inc Long Beach Township, NJ | To Further the Exempt Purposes of the Organization. | $150,000 |
| The Ohio Organizing Collaborative Youngstown, OH | To Further the Exempt Purposes of the Organization. | $150,000 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $57,058,935 | $19,348,251 | $3,930,513 | $2,915,000 | 33 | $3,490,460 | $3,941,685 | $2,505,312 |
| 2023 | $41,820,351 | $1,727,008 | $3,130,512 | $2,417,792 | 27 | $2,875,537 | $1,474,378 | $1,978,378 |
| 2022 | $39,658,195 | $1,455,412 | $3,059,777 | $2,320,448 | 31 | $2,756,543 | $1,178,475 | $2,092,202 |
| 2021 | $50,754,617 | $6,084,053 | $3,756,481 | $3,150,065 | 40 | $3,393,336 | $5,626,793 | $2,595,476 |
| 2020 | $47,560,380 | $2,839,219 | $3,314,952 | $2,863,467 | 30 | — | $2,571,540 | $1,989,779 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, RX Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2.5M for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s stated mission is to support collaborative initiatives that promote health justice, healing, and wellness in communities throughout the United States. Its grant programs include Building Capacity for Health Advocacy, supporting advocacy, organizing, civic engagement, and the development of leaders, organizations, and networks; Vaccine Equity & Vaccine Plus, supporting community-based and community-led efforts to address health and wellbeing challenges; and Innovation Grants, one-time grants intended to catalyze opportunities to advance health justice.
The foundation makes grants to U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofits, including fiscally sponsored organizations, whose work aligns with its mission. Its health advocacy program is designed to strengthen nonprofit capacity and infrastructure and build networks for advocacy, organizing, and civic engagement. The foundation describes eligible work as focused on building capacity for advocacy, organizing, or civic engagement—not capacity for service delivery.
Among its 2024 grantees, United Vision for Idaho describes its work as public education and nonpartisan democratic civic engagement, including relational organizing. A Healthier Democracy says it works at the intersection of health and civic engagement. The Ohio Organizing Collaborative describes its mission as organizing Ohioans to build power for social, racial, and economic justice. These are grantees’ own descriptions, not the foundation’s stated mission.
The foundation does not fund individuals, for-profit entities, biomedical or pharmaceutical research, direct medical or program-based services, endowments, capital projects, event sponsorships, research without implementation, voter registration drives, or lobbying or partisan efforts to influence legislation or elections.
Grantmaking
The foundation awarded 33 grants totaling $2,915,000 in 2024. Grants ranged from $25,000 to $150,000, with a median of $100,000. Its Building Capacity for Health Advocacy program allows awards of up to $150,000 annually for as many as five years; applicants are encouraged to budget a portion for subgrants to nonprofit partners or coalition members.
Among the largest 2024 awards were $150,000 grants to A Healthier Democracy, Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services, Common Counsel Foundation, In Our Own Voice National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda, Missouri Jobs with Justice, the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, and United Vision for Idaho. The filing describes many grant purposes as furthering the exempt purposes of the recipient or of another named organization.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists George Hatch as trustee and president; Whitney Hatch as trustee and treasurer; Christopher Angell, Heidi Behforouz, Donald M. Berwick, Ann Hwang, Matthew Liang, and Michelle Morse as trustees; and Jennifer Riley as secretary and executive director.
RX Foundation is led by Jennifer Riley, Secretary & Executive Director since 2022 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 9 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Jennifer Riley
Secretary & Executive Director
Secretary → Secretary & Executive Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
25 hrs/week
$78K (2020) → $112K (2024)
George Hatch
Trustee & President
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ann Hwang MD
Trustee
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Angell
Trustee
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Donald M. Berwick Md Mpp Frcp
Trustee
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Heidi Behforouz MD
Trustee
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Liang MD MPH
Trustee
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Whitney Hatch
Trustee & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Morse MD
Trustee
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Howard Hiatt MD (2020–2022) — Trustee Emeritus
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $112K, to Jennifer Riley (Secretary, Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about RX Foundation
How much does RX Foundation give each year?
RX Foundation gave $2.9M across 33 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $2.4M across 27 grants.
What is RX Foundation's typical grant size?
RX Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $100,000, and its average grant was $88,333, across 33 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from RX Foundation that year got $98K on average.
Where does RX Foundation give grants?
RX Foundation's top state is Missouri, with 21% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Massachusetts (15%) and California (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were Boston, MA (3 grants), Kansas City, MO (3 grants), Saint Louis, MO (2 grants) and New Orleans, LA (2 grants).
Who are RX Foundation's largest grantees?
RX Foundation's largest 2024 grantees include Missouri Organizing and Voter Engagement Collaborative ($265,000 across 2 grants), A Healthier Democracy Inc ($150,000) and Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services ($150,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 19% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is RX Foundation?
RX Foundation reported $57.1M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3.5M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2.5M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does RX Foundation fund?
The foundation’s stated mission is to support collaborative initiatives that promote health justice, healing, and wellness in communities throughout the United States. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from RX Foundation?
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is RX Foundation's EIN?
RX Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-0556499. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Does RX Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 3, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 25, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 18, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). RX Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/rx-foundation-morg_a3df4ba2f8904ea68c19d1e56a30aeb0
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