The Rx Foundation supports collaborative initiatives to promote health justice, healing and wellness in communities throughout the United States.

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Advancing Health Justice in the United States

The Rx Foundation has made grants totaling over $35 million since our founding in 2002, and the resulting collaborations have addressed a wide range of challenges in the health care delivery system and in communities impacted by health inequities. We engage with diverse partners committed to a future in which all communities build their connections, capacity and power to address the root causes of poor health.

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Greater than the sum of our grants, and about much more than grant deliverables

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The Latest

New and noteworthy from the Rx Foundation network

When the Storm Passed, the Problems Didn’t

In February, a winter storm left tens of thousands of people across Middle Tennessee without power….

Care Webs: Building Community Care and Collective Power

In this session, New Disabled South and New Disabled South Rising explore how community care can…

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When the Weather Changes, the Work Changes

Severe weather is increasingly shaping the conditions in which people live, work, and access care. Over…

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How We Leave Matters: Navigating Endings with Intention

In our latest Power is a Social Determinant of Health webinar, colleagues explored the complexities of endings within the nonprofit sector—how organizations, funders, and communities experience and navigate closure. Katya Fels Smyth, Founder and CEO of the Full Frame Initiative (FFI), shared insights from FFI’s intentional wind-down process, highlighting key lessons on power, responsibility, and sustainability.

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Progress comes from supporting community-based, multiracial democracy

In an op-ed, co-authored by Kelly Nowlin, Jennie Riley (Executive Director, Rx Foundation) shares four lessons learned and tangible actions funders can take to support community-based, multiracial democratic practices across the country.

How to Support Multiracial Democratic Practices

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How Can Funders & Health Institutions Advance Health Equity

In our most recent newsletter issue, we are excited to share our conversation with Dr. Michelle Morse, Acting Health Commissioner and Chief Medical Officer of the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene—and a valued Rx Foundation Board member.

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