Where and How We Fund

The Tufts Health Plan Foundation funds projects serving communities in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island.

What we look for:

Ideas that advance age-friendly communities
- Age-friendly communities are vibrant and healthy, integrate older adults, view them as a critical asset in the community, and embrace transformational policies that improve individual health and wellness.
Collaborations and multiple stakeholder engagement
- Potential grantees should demonstrate authentic collaboration which includes description of roles and responsibilities for members of the partnership.
Support of other funding partners
- Tufts Health Plan Foundation should not be the sole funder for any project. If collaboration includes in-kind contributions, please value.
Proposals that improve systems and best practices
- We will only invest in direct service programs that advance this work and exhibit the promise of scalability to benefit the broader community.
Multi-year proposals
Only one grant per organization per year (includes multi-year grant requests)
- If your organization is currently receiving funding from the Tufts Health Plan Foundation, you may submit a new letter of intent for an initiative that would begin after your current grant is completed.
Organizations may submit multiple letters of intent, but only one grant will be considered.
Our limited research investments will advance our strategic priorities and will only support public research institutions.
We support community-based organizations and community health centers; support to hospitals or medical centers will only be considered if project includes community-based partners.

What we will not consider:

Candidates for public office
Capital projects and/or equipment
Development activities, such as fundraising events, capital campaigns, or annual fund drives
Endowments
General operating expenses
Government agencies (unless within a collaboration led by a community-based organization)
Individuals (including scholarships, internships, and/or fellowships)
Lobbying
Organizations that advocate, support or practice discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, national origin, language, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status or other characteristic protected by law
Private foundations
Religious organizations for religious purposes
Research for specific disease states
Underwriting of medical expenses

Focus Areas

Annual Report

Corporate Citizenship Report