Maine Health Access Foundation Inc

Responsive Grants Programs - Community Responsive Grants and Systems Improvement and Innovation Grants: Staff and consultant expenses to support two open competitive grants programs that seek to center community-identified health and health care access needs and community-led solutions. Support includes technical assistance and program evaluation.

Nova Fund: In January 2023, MeHAF received an unsolicited gift of just over $9 million given by philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. MeHAF's Board approved spending of the funds within 3-5 years of receipt. The proceeds of the gift have been named the Nova Fund. These funds have been allocated to the following categories: Health Justice Movement Building; Health Care Workforce; Fiscal Support Strategies for Small Health-Focused Nonprofits; Crisis Response; Increased Funding for Current/Recent Priorities; Big Ideas. During 2024, beyond grants made to current/recent priorities that are reflected elsewhere in this tax return, planning teams and community input processes were engaged to design and oversee funding approaches in the Health Justice Movement-Building and Health Care Workforce priority areas. Costs include staffing, convenings, planning team participant stipends, and consultant support for research, planning, and facilitation.

Health Advocacy: Staff and consultant (evaluation and planning/facilitation) expenses to implement this program that supports key advocacy organizations that represent health care and health issues and populations that are MeHAF priorities.