The Cigna Group Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 23-6261726 · since 1964thecignagroup.com/our-impact/esg/healthy-society/community/foundation·Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Tex…·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$14.1M

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$40 to $2,500

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$250

Typical grant (median)

4,074 grants in the latest filing

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

This is a large, well‑resourced funder, having paid around $14,096,661 in grants and committed $15,131,293, but most of that money moves in very small amounts: about eight in ten of its 11,118 grants to organisations fall between $40 and $2,500, the median grant is $250, and half of all its grants across its recent filings were $250 or less, so a first request should be modest rather than ambitious (its one $805,000 grant went to Scholarship America, an organisation it funds every year and which itself regrants to others, so this is not a guide for a typical applicant).
Fit matters: it backs work on health care access, youth mental health, veteran mental health through housing stability, and health equity, with a stated priority for Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas.
There are no deadlines given in its filing, and it says application forms and required information are available on request, so the practical route in is to contact the Foundation directly rather than wait for an open call.
With 45% of its grant dollars going to organisations it had already funded in the two previous years' filings, repeat relationships take up a notable share of the money, though this is a share of dollars, not of the number of grants made, so new applicants are still funded.
Do not approach it for general operating expenses, administrative or indirect costs, fringe benefits, payroll taxes, events or fundraisers, capital campaigns, fraternal organisations, organisations established to benefit one individual, organisations that discriminate, work with a substantial element of social, religious or political advocacy, or faith-based activity that is not accessible to the general public or that promotes one religion over another.

Overview

The Cigna Group Foundation is a US private foundation based in Philadelphia, 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

The Cigna Group Foundation makes grants to organisations focused on improving people’s health and vitality, particularly supporting individuals who lack basic needs such as easy or close access to health care. It works with innovative nonprofit organisations and local partners, recognising that local organisations know their communities and where change can be most effective. Its stated programmes address access to mental-health resources for young people, veterans’ mental health through housing stability, and root causes of health inequities in local communities. It seeks evidence-informed programmes and services, with youth work serving those experiencing the most need. It prioritises programmes and resources in regions with significant customer numbers and high social determinants of health risks, naming ten US states. It also considers proposals from US-based organisations carrying out projects outside the United States.

Themes

Health care access
Youth mental health
Veteran mental health
Health equity

Geographic Focus

Priority: Arizona; Connecticut; Florida; Georgia; Illinois; Missouri; New Jersey; Pennsylvania; Tennessee; Texas.

What They Don't Fund

General operating expenses
Administrative and indirect costs
Fringe benefits
Payroll taxes
Events and/or fundraisers
Organizations that discriminate
Projects that do not reflect the general principles of the Code of Ethics of The Cigna Group and Workplace Policies
Individuals or organizations established to benefit one individual
Capital campaigns
Fraternal organizations
Organizations or programs whose mission includes a substantial element of social, religious, or political advocacy
Faith-based organizations, unless the activities being funded are accessible to the general public and are not aimed at promoting one religion or faith over any other

How to apply

The filing says application forms and required information are available upon request.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 45% 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 11,118 grants to organisations were $250 or less.

What the foundation says:

The Foundation seeks nonprofit partners using evidence-informed programmes and services for local youth experiencing the most need.
Youth partners must align with at least one of the grant programme’s stated goals.
Veteran partners must align with at least one of the grant programme’s stated goals.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.

Grant dollars by state

Pennsylvania100%

The largest single recipient received 4% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2024, 45% of grant dollars went to organisations The Cigna Group Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
7% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

4,074 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $250

How much do they typically give?

Share of 4,074 grants in tax year 2024 by size

Under $1k77%

$1k–$2.5k13%

$2.5k–$5k6%

$5k–$10k2%

$10k–$25k<1%

$25k–$50k<1%

$50k–$100k<1%

$100k–$250k2%

$250k–$500k<1%

$500k–$1M<1%

Median $250 (tax year 2024)

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

Scholarship America · General operating purpose
$540,0002024 tax year
YMCA · General operating purpose
$333,3332024 tax year
American Red Cross · General operating purpose
$312,1512024 tax year
Habitat for Humanity International · General operating purpose
$250,0002024 tax year
Boys and Girls Clubs of America · General operating purpose
$250,0002024 tax year
Treasure Coast Homeless Services Council · General operating purpose
$150,0002024 tax year
Erie Family Health Center · General operating purpose
$150,0002024 tax year
Family Promise of Sussex County · General operating purpose
$150,0002024 tax year

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

Officers and directors

Fred Manning — Treasurer, Vice President
Sara Quist — Assistant Secretary
Geneva Brown — Secretary
Tracy Labonte — Chief Investment Officer
Joanne Hart — Assistant Treasurer
Scott Lambert — Assistant Treasurer
Julie Mills — Assistant Secretary
Douglas Woodward — Member of Board
Suzanne Klotz — President
Kari Stevens — Member of Board
Celeste Player — Member of Board
Melissa Skottegaard — Board Chair & Director
Matthew Perlberg — Member of Board
Andrea Nelson — Member of Board
Sachin Joshi — Member of Board
Amy Flaster — Member of Board

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$17,211,153	$16,707,105	$129,916,879	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$16,393,958	$15,224,325	$129,315,317	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$15,931,336	$14,096,661	$127,208,193	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.