Healthcare Initiative Foundation
Germantown, MD · EIN 23-7324576. Reported 351 grants totalling $6,945,860 to 99 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Healthcare Initiative Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $15,750. Half of everything it gave fell between $7,500 and $22,500; the smallest was $1,250 and the largest $200,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Universities at Shady Grove | Rockville, MD | $756,302 | 8 | 4 | 2023 |
| Care for Your Health Inc | Germantown, MD | $443,550 | 10 | 5 | 2024 |
| Identity Inc | Rockville, MD | $255,000 | 12 | 4 | 2024 |
| Everymind (formerly Mha of Moco) | Rockville, MD | $208,000 | 8 | 5 | 2024 |
| Chinese Culture and Community Service Center Inc | Gaithersburg, MD | $207,764 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Wumco Help Inc | Poolesville, MD | $207,500 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Universities at Shady Grove (usg) | Rockville, MD | $200,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mobile Medical Care | Bethesda, MD | $187,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Family Services Inc | Gaithersburg, MD | $180,000 | 9 | 3 | 2022 |
| American Diversity Group | Germantown, MD | $177,500 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind | Silver Spring, MD | $177,000 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Manna Food Center | Silver Spring, MD | $157,500 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Jssa (jewish Social Service Agency) | Rockville, MD | $156,500 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington | Washington, DC | $142,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vietnamese Americans Services Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $142,500 | 8 | 5 | 2024 |
| Our Minds Matter | Vienna, VA | $140,000 | 8 | 5 | 2024 |
| Ayuda | Washington, DC | $133,000 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County Inc (pcc) | Silver Spring, MD | $132,276 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Farmshare | Poolesville, MD | $130,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Crittenton Services of Greater Washington | Silver Spring, MD | $125,000 | 8 | 5 | 2024 |
| Identity Inc (fiscal Sponsor) | Gaithersburg, MD | $125,000 | 4 | 1 | 2023 |
| Warrior Canine Connection | Boyds, MD | $115,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Leadership Montgomery | Rockville, MD | $102,500 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Caringmatters | Gaithersburg, MD | $98,500 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| Community Reach of Montgomery County | Rockville, MD | $87,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mid-County United Ministries Inc | Wheaton, MD | $82,500 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Greater Washington Community Foundation | Silver Spring, MD | $80,000 | 4 | 2 | 2021 |
| American Muslim Senior Society (amss) | Rockville, MD | $77,500 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross Serving Montgomery Howard and Frederick Counties | Silver Spring, MD | $76,268 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| Germantown Cultural Arts Center Blackrock Center for the Arts | Germantown, MD | $75,000 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Mary's Center for Maternal and Child Care Inc | Washington, DC | $72,500 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| The American Heart Association | Arlington, VA | $72,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nourish Now | Rockville, MD | $70,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Tree House Child Advocacy Center of Montgomery County MD Inc | Rockville, MD | $70,000 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| CASA | Langley Park, MD | $65,000 | 5 | 3 | 2022 |
| Afrithrive Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $63,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Global Sustainable Partnerships (gsp) | Silver Spring, MD | $63,000 | 8 | 3 | 2022 |
| Meals on Wheels of Takoma Park and Silver Spring | Takoma Park, MD | $57,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Reginald S Lourie Center for Infants and Young Children Dba the Lourie Cent | Rockville, MD | $57,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cornerstone Montgomery | Rockville, MD | $54,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| 4MONTGOMERYS Kids | Bethesda, MD | $53,850 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Community Bridges | Silver Spring, MD | $52,000 | 5 | 3 | 2022 |
| The Careercatchers Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Muslim Community Center Medical Clinic | Silver Spring, MD | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Nonprofit Montgomery | Rockville, MD | $43,300 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greater Washington Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Abuse | Rockville, MD | $40,550 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Center for Adoption Support and Education Inc | Burtonsville, MD | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| NAMI Montgomery County (md) Inc | Rockville, MD | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| We Care Incorporated Dba Feed the Fridge | Bethesda, MD | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| National Center for Children and Families | Bethesda, MD | $35,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bethesda Cares | Bethesda, MD | $33,500 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Stepping Stones Shelter | Rockville, MD | $33,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Asylumworks | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| CASA Ruben Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Yad Yehuda of Greater Washington | Silver Spring, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Islamic Center of Maryland | Gaithersburg, MD | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Kindworks | Rockville, MD | $25,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Reginald S Lourie Center for Infants and Young Children | Rockville, MD | $25,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rainbow Youth Alliance | Rockville, MD | $24,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Montgomery Community Television Dba Montgomery Community Media | Rockville, MD | $23,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mary's Center's Montgomery County Telehealth Program | Washington, DC | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tree of Hope Association | Rockville, MD | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Montgomery County Food Council | Bethesda, MD | $21,500 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Story Tapestries Inc | Poolesville, MD | $21,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Kidney Fund | Rockville, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cross Community | Gaithersburg, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Rebuilding Together Montgomery County | Gaithersburg, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Jewish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington | Rockville, MD | $19,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Maryland Foundation of Dentistry | Columbia, MD | $18,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Shared Horizons Inc | Washington, DC | $17,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers | Baltimore, MD | $17,050 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys Town Washington DC | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Institute for Public Health Innovation | Washington, DC | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Maryland Foundation of Dentistry for the Handicapped | Columbia, MD | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Aspire Counseling Inc | Gaithersburg, MD | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Compurecycling Center (fiscal Sponsor) for Medical Ascension | Silver Springs, MD | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Regional Primary Care Coalition | Baltimore, MD | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jssa | Rockville, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Urban Alliance | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Warrior Canine Connection (FY24 Installment Had to Be Voided and Was Reissu | Boyds, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 480 Cares | Montgomery Village, MD | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Ethiopian Eritrean Special Needs Community Inc | Olney, MD | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater DC Diaper Bank | Washington, DC | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rainbow Community Development Center | Silver Spring, MD | $6,100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Collegetracks Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family Service Foundation Inc | Landover Hills, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Future Link | Rockville, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Germantown Help Inc | Germantown, MD | $4,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Blackrock Center for the Arts (brca) -Germantown Cultural Arts Center | Germantown, MD | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Madison House Autism Foundation | Rockville, MD | $3,350 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grantmakers in Health | Washington, DC | $3,250 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Aaliyah in Action | Washington, DC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments | Washington, DC | $2,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| A Place of Hope Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Everymind | Rockville, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Guru Gobind Singh Foundation | Rockville, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Foundation for Group Homes Inc Dba Makom | Rockville, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 481 Cares | Montgomery Village, MD | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Upcounty Hub | Germantown, MD | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
65 of 99 (66%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 67%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- The Universities at Shady Grove
ENHANCING HEALTHCARE CAREER PATHWAYS THROUGH MONTGOMERY COLLEGE AND THE UNIVERSITIES AT SHADY GROVE - Care for Your Health Inc
EQUITABLE ADMINISTRATION OF COVID-19 VACCINES - Mobile Medical Care
COVID VACCINATIONS THRU COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS - Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County Inc (pcc)
SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE NEWS FOR MONTGOMERY CARES CLINICS - Chinese Culture and Community Service Center Inc
COLLABORATION TO ADDRESS BARRIERS TO ACCESS COVID VACCINE IN THE ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES - Everymind (formerly Mha of Moco)
EXPANDING ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 225 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 76 | $1,741,416 | $17,750 |
| 2021 | 79 | $1,392,000 | $15,000 |
| 2022 | 86 | $1,508,280 | $15,500 |
| 2023 | 47 | $1,079,615 | $22,500 |
| 2024 | 63 | $1,224,549 | $15,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Healthcare Initiative Foundation has 2 of them, worth $5,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Guru Gobind Singh Foundation | Rockville, MD | $2,500 |
| A Place of Hope Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $2,500 |
Where its money goes
90% of its giving went to organizations in Maryland. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $15,750. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Maryland.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Healthcare Initiative Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 12850 Middlebrook Road 400, Germantown, MD, 20874. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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