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Health. Equity. Our shared future.
“Grandfather cuts loose the ponies” artwork created by Chewelah sculptor David Govedare on a hillside overlooking the Columbia River in Vantage.
New Report: Powerful Communities
Health equity requires community power. We are deeply grateful to learn from the many organizations across Washington who are contesting and shifting power to create an inclusive democracy for liberation. We invite you to join us in learning from them in our new Powerful Communities report.
A liberated future starts with all of us
What happened to George Floyd in Minneapolis, Breonna Taylor in Louisville, and Tony McDade in Tallahassee has also happened here in Washington: to Charleena Lyles in Seattle, Lorenzo Hayes in Spokane, Dante Redmond Jones in the Tri-Cities, and Mi’Chance Dunlap-Gittens in Des Moines.
Group Health Foundation stands with communities who are protesting police brutality and demanding community-designed solutions for public safety.
A person waving the Gambian flag amidst a crowd at King County Equity Now’s Juneteenth Freedom March & Celebration. (Photo courtesy of King County Equity Now.)
White Salmon residents organize against evictions. (Photo courtesy of Comunidades.)
Community at the center
Communities most impacted by inequities must be at the center of solutions. In each of Washington’s 39 counties, Black, Indigenous, and other people of color; people with disabilities; members of the LGBTQIA+ community; immigrants and refugees; people living with low incomes; and many who hold several of these identities are leading transformative work. Our funding prioritizes their efforts.
Equity agreements
Equity is our leading value. As our work gets more complex, these agreements will ground our work.
Community insights
We are sharing what we’re learning from communities in order to strengthen our collective work for health equity.
Join our growing team
Group Health Foundation is relatively new, and we’re still building our team. See career opportunities.
News
Meet Equitable Response and Recovery grant recipients who are countering anti-Asian violence
July 29, 2021
To further support Asian-led and Pacific Islander-led work in response to increasing anti-Asian violence, Group Health Foundation recently made contributions to 35 organizations totaling nearly $1 million.
Generations later, the Yakima Buddhist Church is still the center of the Japanese community
July 29, 2021
The Yakima Buddhist Church in Wapato was built in 1928 as a gathering place for members to learn and practice Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism. The church is one of the 35 organizations who received our latest round of Equitable Response and Recovery funding.
Meet Angie Corwin
July 29, 2021
Meet Angie Corwin, who recently joined as administrative associate with our investment team. She brings to the Foundation years of experience working at tech start-ups and volunteering for community organizations, including Legal Voice. Welcome, Angie!