BCBSMF: Equitable Care and Coverage Grant
Funding Amount
Up to US $200,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation aims to enhance health coverage for underserved communities in Minnesota through its Equitable Care and Coverage initiative. With a total funding of $1.4 million over two years, the foundation seeks to address healthcare disparities and maintain low uninsurance rates by providing grants of up to $100,000 per year to eligible organizations. This supports their commitment to building healthier generations.
NOTE: Our 2025 funds have been committed.
Goals
Our funding focuses on building healthy generations by increasing access to health insurance The goals of this funding opportunity are to increase healthcare coverage among Minnesota communities most impacted by a lack of healthcare access, reduce racial disparities in insurance coverage and maintain historic-low overall uninsurance rates in Minnesota.
Equitable Access to Healthcare Coverage
The Foundation expects to grant a total of up to $700,000 in year one and an additional $700,000 in year two. Applicants may request grants of up to $100,000 per year and one- or two-year grants (up to $100,000 each year). Organizations applying for two-year grants may request different amounts each year.
Past recipients of this program
Recent awards under this program (from BCBSM Foundation Inc's IRS filings)
Native American Community Clinic
Minneapolis, MN · 2024
$200K
1 grant in BCBSM Foundation Inc's 2024 filings reference “Equitable Care and Coverage Grant” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.
What BCBSM Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 51
- Total given
- $4.57M
- Median grant
- $100K
- Range
- $9,000–$237K
- By dollars: Minnesota 92%, Virginia 6%, Florida 2%. Top recipient cities: Minneapolis, MN; St. Paul, MN; Bemidji, MN.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 15% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
United Way Worldwide · Alexandria, VA
2023 Community Giving Campaign
$237K
Native American Community Clinic · Minneapolis, MN
Native American Community Clinic Equitable Care and Coverage
$200K
Northwest Indian Community Development Center · Bemidji, MN
Reclaiming Mino Biimaadiziwin
$200K
Way to Grow · Minneapolis, MN
Great By Eight
$150K
Northfield Healthy Community Initiative · Northfield, MN
Growing Up Healthy in Rice County Minnesota
$125K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Healthcare
- Health disparities
- Community health
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