Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

• The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation funds educational projects that improve health by advancing the education and training of future health professionals, with a focus on clinical learning environments and three priority areas: promoting diversity, equity and belonging; increasing collaboration among future health professionals; and preparing them to navigate ethical dilemmas, so this is a strong fit only for organisations working in health professions education rather than general health or social service work.
• About eight in ten of its 145 grants to organisations fall between $24,500 and $125,000, with a median grant of about $50,000, so a request in that range is realistic; its smaller President's Grants programme is capped at up to $25,000.
• Board Grants are only awarded through competitive Requests for Applications, generally issued annually in January, and unsolicited Board Grant applications are not accepted, so timing and watching for the Requests for Applications matter more than a direct approach.
• Sixty-six per cent of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in the two preceding filings, suggesting a degree of continuity in who it supports, though this need not deter a first-time applicant from a fitting project.
• Applicants should note the foundation does not fund general support, endowments, equipment, construction or renovation projects, capital campaigns, or activities conducted outside the United States and its territories, and it prefers demonstration and evaluation projects, rather than formal research, that directly engage learners, are co-created with them, and show impact and sustainability beyond local benefit.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• Michigan University · To support the work as a josiah macy jr. foundation, macy faculty scholar
  $125,0002024 tax year
• George Washington University · To support the work as a josiah macy jr. foundation, macy faculty scholar
  $125,0002024 tax year
• University of Alabama Health Services Foundation · To support the work as a josiah macy jr. foundation, macy faculty scholar
  $125,0002024 tax year
• University Of California La · To support the work as a josiah macy jr. foundation, macy faculty scholar
  $125,0002024 tax year
• Boston College · To support the work as a josiah macy jr. foundation, macy faculty scholar
  $125,0002024 tax year
• University of Illinois · To support the work as a josiah macy jr. foundation, macy faculty scholar
  $125,0002024 tax year
• Brown University · To support the work as a josiah macy jr. foundation, macy faculty scholar
  $125,0002024 tax year
• Stony Brook University · To support the work as a josiah macy jr. foundation, macy faculty scholar
  $109,7842024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.