Mother Cabrini Health Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Mother Cabrini Health Foundation funds work that improves health and wellbeing for poor, disadvantaged or underserved residents of New York State, across healthcare access, basic needs, healthcare workforce, and mental and behavioural health, plus a General Fund for related projects; organisations outside New York State or whose work does not serve these priority populations are not a fit.
- Grants start from $75,000, and across its recent filings half of its 1,805 grants to organisations were $190,000 or less, so a request in that range looks realistic.
- With 81% of grant dollars to organisations going to organisations it had also funded previously, this looks like a relationship-led funder where repeat support features strongly, though the application process is open to new applicants.
- Start with a Letter of Inquiry under the open call, and if invited follow up with a detailed full grant proposal; former Regional grantees are instead invited to submit LOIs through the relevant programmes, while former Statewide applicants use the open call.
- The Foundation says applicants should have an annual budget of $750,000 or more, prioritises grant proposals focused on direct services and programmes, and will not fund individuals, events, conferences or fundraising activities, the physical development of housing under Basic Needs, or work that supplants government funding or conflicts with Roman Catholic ethical principles and teachings.
Overview
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation is a US private foundation based in New York, NY.
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
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation provides grants to improve the health and wellbeing of vulnerable New Yorkers, bolster health outcomes in diverse communities, eliminate barriers to care and bridge gaps in health services. It supports initiatives that enhance access to affordable, quality healthcare and healthcare-related services and address unmet healthcare needs, including social determinants of health. Its programmes span access to healthcare, basic needs, development of a skilled and diverse healthcare workforce, and mental and behavioural health. Through its General Fund, it considers projects beyond those programmes that advance the health and wellbeing of its priority populations. Grants must benefit poor, disadvantaged or underserved New York State residents, and the Foundation prioritises direct services and programmes.
Themes
- Healthcare access
- Basic needs
- Healthcare workforce
- Mental and behavioral health
- Social determinants of health
Geographic Focus
New York State.
What They Don't Fund
- Individuals
- Any activities that involve carrying on propaganda or otherwise attempting to influence legislation (within the meaning of Section 4945(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code)
- Activities that involve participating in, or intervening in (including the publishing or distributing of statements), any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office
- Activities that involve influencing the outcome of any specific public election, or carrying on, directly or indirectly, any voter registration drive (within the meaning of Section 4945(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code)
- Events, conferences, or fundraising activities
- Supplant current government funding
- Programs whose nature, purpose, and/or mission conflicts with or are contrary to the ethical principles, tenets, and teachings of the Roman Catholic Faith, including, but not limited to the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services
- Basic Needs only: the physical development of housing
How to apply
Open-call applicants begin with a Letter of Inquiry; if invited, they submit a detailed full grant proposal. Former Regional grantees are invited to submit LOIs through the relevant programmes, while former Statewide applicants use the open call.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 81% 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 1,805 grants to organisations were $190,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- Applicants should have an annual budget of $750,000 or more.
- The Foundation prioritises grant proposals that focus on providing direct services and programmes.
- Applicants must demonstrate sound financial management and governance, and the ability to carry out the proposed work.
- Applicants must demonstrate their capacity to work with the populations to be served by the project.
- Grantees are subject to periodic reporting and/or audits to ensure compliance with grant terms.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 3% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 81% of grant dollars went to organisations Mother Cabrini Health 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
How much do they typically give?
Share of 601 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $200k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Catholic Foundation for Brooklyn and Queens · Enhance food resources to network and affiliate pantries$4,200,0002024 tax year
- Catholic Charities Community Services Archdiocese Of New York · Support staffing for grantee's case management and feeding our neighbors programs$2,400,0002024 tax year
- Blueprint 15 · Support construction of the children rising center$2,000,0002024 tax year
- Children's Scholarship Fund · Provide scholarships for low-income children in the nyc area to attend private schools$2,000,0002024 tax year
- Home Care Association of New York State · Support collaborative community medicine and paramedicine models in rural regions of nys$1,700,0002024 tax year
- Saint Joseph's Neighborhood Center · Address the health and social needs of the uninsured and underinsured$1,700,0002024 tax year
- Mercy Hospital Foundation · Support care navigation center that will improve access to care for underserved patients$1,550,0002024 tax year
- Home Care Association of New York State · Support pilot collaborative community paramedicine models in rural regions of nys$1,510,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Stanley E Grayson — Director
- John J Gray JR — Director
- Laura L Forese MD — Director
- Joseph Dutkowsky MD — Director
- Marcos A Crespo — Director
- Michael J Cooney — Director
- Kathryn Connerton — Director
- Robert M Bennet — Director
- Jennifer C Balbach — Director
- Samuel A Dipiazza JR — Secretary & Director
- Catherine R Kinney — Treasurer & Director
- Alfred F Kelly JR — Chairperson & Director
- Anupa Fabian — Chief Evaluation And Learning Officer
- Daniel Frascella — Chief Programs And Grants Officer
- Linzie Steinbach — Chief Compliance Officer
- Channon Lucas — Executive VP, External Engagement
- David Horne — Chief Financial Officer
- Colin Ambrose — Chief Investment Officer
- Gregory Mustaciuolo — Chief Executive Officer
- Richard J J Sullivan JR — Director
and 7 more
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $226,479,777 | $176,330,802 | $3,485,429,880 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $232,269,209 | $147,349,371 | $3,656,438,428 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $302,939,667 | $172,618,609 | $3,891,696,210 | 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 Mother Cabrini Health Foundation?
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Contact
- (646) 980-3001
- grantsupport@cabrinihealth.org
- New York, NY
- cabrinihealth.org
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Contact
- (646) 980-3001
- grantsupport@cabrinihealth.org
- New York, NY
- cabrinihealth.org