HealthSpark Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- HealthSpark Foundation funds nonprofit work in Montgomery County that changes social or structural conditions affecting health and well-being, under themes of community power, housing justice, civic participation and food access, so an organisation working on those conditions there is a fit to test.
- Most of its grants are modest: about 8 in 10 fall between $2,500 and $35,000 and the median is $19,000, though the largest was $200,000, so a request in the typical band fits, and its stated programme limits are up to $20,000 for the Building Community Power Fund and up to $50,000 for the Building Community Solutions Fund — Housing Justice.
- In the filing, 80% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so relationships and repeat contact are likely to matter.
- Start with a phone call, which the foundation welcomes before applications; for the Building Community Power Fund, submit a Letter of Intent first, and for the Building Community Solutions Fund — Housing Justice, note that applications without a nonprofit partner are ineligible.
- Do not apply if the work is disease-specific, clinical or academic research, an endowment, debt reduction, for an individual or for-profit organisation, or a replacement of lost government funds.
Overview
HealthSpark Foundation is a US private foundation based in Colmar, PA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
HealthSpark Foundation supports nonprofit organisations working to change the social and structural conditions that affect health and well-being in Montgomery County. Its Community Power Fund prioritises social connection, belonging, civic participation, community safety and residents’ influence over local decisions, while also welcoming work on housing, economic opportunity, education, food access, transport and neighbourhood conditions. Through housing justice grants, it backs community-led, equitable solutions to housing inequality, including renter protections, affordable housing and emergency support for people experiencing homelessness. Direct-service organisations are welcome when their work goes beyond meeting immediate needs and addresses the conditions that create them. It values local trust, leadership by people most affected, racial and social justice, collaboration and residents’ ability to shape the decisions affecting their lives.
Themes
- Community power
- Housing justice
- Civic participation
- Food access
Geographic Focus
Montgomery County.
What They Don't Fund
- Individuals or for-profit organizations, firms or companies
- Disease-specific charities
- Endowments
- Debt reduction
- Clinical or academic research
- Academic projects
- Athletic recreational clubs or alumni activities
- Replacement of lost government-funds or supplementation of private/public insurance
- Building Community Solutions Fund — Housing Justice only: Applications submitted without a nonprofit partner will be ineligible for consideration
How to apply
Processes vary by programme: some opportunities are by invitation, while open grant opportunities may request proposals. For the Building Community Power Fund, organisations submit a Letter of Intent; selected applicants are invited to submit a full proposal.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 80% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 114 grants to organisations were $19,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- A strong fit seeks to change a social or structural condition affecting health and well-being in Montgomery County.
- The work should be led or shaped by the residents most affected by the condition.
- The foundation values applicants with deep roots and trust in the local community.
- The foundation welcomes phone calls before applying; consultations can clarify alignment and strengthen applications.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 10% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 80% of grant dollars went to organisations HealthSpark Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 3% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 45 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $20,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- TriCounty Community Network · $40,000 racial equity learning community and montco 30% project; $42,750 operational support for community resources and programming to advance sdoh social & community context and sdoh neighborhood & built environment$82,7502024 tax year
- Centro de Cultura Arte Trabajo y Educacion · Operational support for community resources and programming to advance sdoh social & community context$45,0002024 tax year
- ACLAMO Family Centers · Operational support for community resources and programming to advance sdoh social & community context$45,0002024 tax year
- Pottstown Beacon of Hope · Operational support for community resources and programming to advance sdoh social & community context$42,5002024 tax year
- Welcome Project PA · Operational support for community resources and programming to advance sdoh social & community context$40,0002024 tax year
- Access Services · Operational support for initiatives promoting homelessness prevention to advance sdoh neighborhood & built environment$35,0002024 tax year
- Family Promise Montco PA · Operational support for community resources and programming to advance sdoh social & community context$35,0002024 tax year
- SeaChange Capital Partners · Operational support for efforts strengthening the nonprofit sector to advance sdoh social & community context$30,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Maria Macaluso — Manager
- Christine Hunsberger — Manager
- Ken Amey — Manager
- Ann ST Clair — Director
- David Sherman — Director / Manager
- Ed Nawrocki — Director
- Joyce Miller — Director
- John Kepner — Director
- Amy Gianficaro — Director
- Carolyn Cavaness — Director
- May Their Aye — Director
- Rayman Solomon — Treasurer / Director
- Nathaniel Williams — Secretary / Director
- Natasha Patterson — Vice Chair / Director
- Joel Johnson — Chairperson / Director
- Emma Hertz — President / CEO / Manager
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,777,381 | $836,324 | $45,220,414 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,044,896 | $675,750 | $45,606,902 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,953,570 | $893,750 | $46,590,014 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
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.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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Applying to HealthSpark Foundation?
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Contact
- (215) 716-5400
- avivekananthan@healthspark.org
- Colmar, PA
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Applying to HealthSpark Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (215) 716-5400
- avivekananthan@healthspark.org
- Colmar, PA
- healthspark.org