United Health Foundation
Invitation OnlyEden Prairie, Minnesota · EIN 41-1941615 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$50.3M
Organizations funded57
Typical grant$250,000
Total assets$80.2M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $50,000 and $795,016.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
88% of grants went outside Minnesota.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Online Giving Foundation | Newark, DE | Corporate match for employee giving program | $26,770,988 |
| Scholarship America | Detroit, MI | Health care scholars united program | $2,126,012 |
| Hispanic Association of Colleges | San Antonio, TX | Health care scholars united program | $1,322,000 |
| East Carolina University | Greenville, NC | Caring for the mental health and wellbeing of children: using telepsychiatry to enhance access to care and promote well-being | $1,195,041 |
| American Nurses Foundation Inc | Silver Springs, MD | Building blocks for beating burnout: stress first aid for nurses | $1,049,680 |
| American Red Cross | Minneapolis, MN | 2024 united health foundation donation to american red cross in response to hurricane helene | $1,000,000 |
| Childrens Minnesota Foundation | Edina, MN | Tackling healthcare disparities through community partnership and the childrens mn collective for community health | $1,000,000 |
| The Hispanic Federation | New York, NY | Juntos por una vida saludable! (together for a healthy life) type 2 diabetes prevention program | $993,282 |
| Active Minds Inc | Washington, DC | Active minds holistic approach to expand middle school mental health education | $991,667 |
| National Health Care for the Homeless | Nashville, TN | Integrating medical care and behavioral health services in medical respite care (mrc) programs. | $990,635 |
| American Indian College Fund | Denver, CO | Health care scholars united program | $957,500 |
| Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund | Washington, DC | Health care scholars united program | $913,500 |
| Thurgood Marshall College Fund Inc | Washington, DC | Health care scholars united program | $843,750 |
| Native American Connections | Phoenix, AZ | Truly integrated model of care - your home for integrated wellbeing | $816,487 |
| Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center | Baton Rouge, LA | Addressing colorectal and prostate cancer health disparities along the cancer continuum | $795,016 |
| The Arc of the United States | Washington, DC | Navigating co-occurring intellectual and developmental disabilities (idd) and mental health (mh) needs | $752,905 |
| United Negro College Fund Inc | Washington, DC | Health care scholars united program | $687,250 |
| Harris Stowe Foundation Inc | St Louis, MO | Harris stowe state university bioinformatics certificate program | $666,667 |
| National Hispanic Health Foundation | Washington, DC | Health care scholars united program | $556,000 |
| Cherokee Health Systems | Talbott, TN | From clinic to home: enhancing rx access and chronic disease management for older adults in under-resourced communities | $504,803 |
| Volunteer Florida Foundation | Tallahassee, FL | United health foundation donation to volunteer florida foundation to support hurricane milton relief efforts | $500,000 |
| National Medical Fellowships Inc | Alexandria, VA | Health care scholars united program | $489,880 |
| Community of Hope | Washington, DC | Community of hopes chronic disease care management expansion | $412,695 |
| Black Emotional and Mental | Pasadena, CA | Heart space: healing circles | $385,448 |
| The Corporation of Mercer University | Macon, GA | Project elevate: improving outcomes for perinatal women in rural georgia via intensive workforce development and expansion | $330,886 |
| Health Alliance for the Uninsured | Oklahoma City, OK | Shared services program with behavioral health interventions for diabetic patients at free and charitable clinics in ok. | $310,476 |
| Indian Health Care Resource Center | Tulsa, OK | Protecting our elders | $308,000 |
| National Black Nurses Assn Inc | Silver Spring, MD | Health care scholars united program | $290,910 |
| Healthconnect One | Chicago, IL | Maternal health workforce development and integration initiative | $250,000 |
| LA Clinica de Familia | Las Cruces, NM | LA beinestar de LA mujer - a wellbeing program for women | $250,000 |
| Meta House Inc | Milwaukee, WI | Increasing access to care for pregnant, postpartum, and parenting women in need of substance use disorder treatment | $233,206 |
| American Friends of Ulster University | New York, NY | Ireland healthcare scholarship fund | $212,929 |
| Jackie Robinson Foundation Inc | New York, NY | Health care scholars united program | $160,000 |
| Birth Detroit | Detroit, MI | Birth detroit birth center improves the health of moms, birthing people, and babies | $157,972 |
| Galway University Foundation Inc | New York, NY | Ireland healthcare scholarship fund | $126,441 |
| Atlantic Technological University | EI | Ireland healthcare scholarship fund | $123,283 |
| Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland | EI | Ireland healthcare scholarship fund | $109,730 |
| Justbirth Space | Montclair, NJ | Advancing doula sustainability through justbirth space | $100,000 |
| Atlanta Doula Collective | Hampton, GA | Georgia black doula network: increasing the black doula workforce statewide | $74,000 |
| African American Breastfeeding Network | Milwaukee, WI | Sustainable wellness for birth workers | $55,750 |
| University of North Carolina | Atlanta, GA | Unc support of ahr 2024 scientific advisory council | $55,000 |
| Queens University Belfast Foundation | EI | Ireland healthcare scholarship fund | $54,498 |
| Center of Southwest Culture Inc | Albuquerque, NM | Doula workforce readiness and support initiative | $50,000 |
| The Mv3 Foundation | Carmichael, CA | United health foundation donation to mv3 foundation | $50,000 |
| Congressional Black Caucus Foundation | Washington, DC | Health care scholars united program | $42,000 |
| Camba Inc | Brooklyn, NY | Camba night out gala sponsorship | $25,000 |
| Charles R Drew University | Los Angeles, CA | United health foundation donation to charles r drew university of medicine and science | $25,000 |
| Foundation for Nc A&t State University | Greensboro, NC | United health foundation donation to foundation for north carolina a&t university, inc | $25,000 |
| Metropolitan State University Foundation | Saint Paul, MN | United health foundation donation to foundation for metro state university | $25,000 |
| Tennessee State University Foundation | Nashville, TN | United health foundation donation to tennessee state university foundation | $25,000 |
| Second Harvest Heartland | Brooklyn Park, MN | United health foundation donation to second harvest heartland | $20,000 |
| Touch4life | Clarksville, MD | United health foundation donation to touch4life | $20,000 |
| Childrens Theatre Company | Minneapolis, MN | United health foundation support of children's theatre company: act pass star sponsorship for 2024/2025 season | $15,000 |
| Best Prep | Brooklyn Park, MN | United health foundation 2024 contribution to best prep | $10,000 |
| Growing Up New Mexico | Santa Fe, NM | United health foundation donation to growing up new mexico | $10,000 |
| Medical College of Wisconsin Inc | Milwaukee, WI | United health foundation contribution to medical college of wi | $10,000 |
| University of Wisconsin | Madison, WI | Donation to university of wisconsin madison from the united health foundation | $1,000 |
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Online Giving Foundation | Newark, DE | Corporate match for employee giving program | $4,599,535 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $50,277,287 | 58 |
| 2023 | $44,991,067 | 47 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Oct 20, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202532939349100408
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 41-1941615
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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