NonprofitsHenry J Kaiser Family Foundation

Private Independent Foundations

Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Total revenue

$32.4M

Total expenses

$74.8M

Net assets

$618.6M

Grants received

$55.5M

108 grants

EIN

946064808

Tax year

2024

Mission

To fill the need for trusted, independent information on national health issues.

Programs

3 programs

Journalism - kff health news, our credentialed, nonprofit, editorially-independent news service, is committed to in-depth coverage of health care policy and politics. Kff health news provides the highest quality news coverage of health policy issues and developments at the federal and state levels, in the marketplace and how they affect people. Kff health news serves as the premier source of health policy journalism distributing our content through dozens of partner news organizations who run kff health news stories, among them the washington post, npr, new york times, usa today, mcclatchy newspapers, chicago tribune, philadelphia inquirer and a broad range of broadcast partners.

Expenses: $24.0M

Public opinion & survey research program conducts and analyzes original research on americans' attitudes, knowledge and experiences with the health care system with the goal of amplifying the public's voice in major national debates, particularly the voice of often-disenfranchised groups such as the low income and uninsured. Kff conducts polls itself and in partnership with major news organizations.

Expenses: $7.4M

Social impact media - we develop and help run large-scale, public health information campaigns in the u.s. By working with major media, other corporate allies, health departments, national leadership and community organizations. These large-scale, multi-faceted public information partnerships focus mostly at reaching people most at risk of hiv and currently focus on the south under the umbrella name greater than aids. The health misinformation and trust initiative - in late fall 2022, kff began to develop this new program to identify and address misinformation and disinformation in health. Kff makes no programmatic grants. Grants consist of trustee special project grants and matching gifts, which qualify as grants, and are listed on schedule i.

Expenses: $6.5MGrants: $565K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$17.7M
Program service revenue
Investment income$14.7M
Other revenue$2K
Total revenue$32.4M

Expenses

Grants paid$565K
Salaries & benefits$48.3M
Fundraising$1.0M
Other expenses$25.9M
Total expenses$74.8M
Total assets$768.9M
Net assets$618.6M

People

19 listed

NameRoleCompensation

DREW ALTMAN

TRUSTEE, PRESIDENT & CEO

Board

$1.0M

37.5 hrs/wk

ELIZABETH CAIN

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Board

$382K

37.5 hrs/wk

SUSAN SIEGEL

TRUSTEE

Board

$33K

4 hrs/wk

KATHLEEN SEBELIUS

TRUSTEE

Board

$32K

4 hrs/wk

OLYMPIA SNOWE

TRUSTEE, CHAIR

Board

$32K

4 hrs/wk

KEVIN MERIDA

TRUSTEE

Board

$25K

4 hrs/wk

REED V TUCKSON

TRUSTEE

Board

$23K

4 hrs/wk

JAMES E CANALES

TRUSTEE, VICE-CHAIR

Board

4 hrs/wk

FREDERICK P CERISE

TRUSTEE

Board

4 hrs/wk

MARCELLA NUNEZ-SMITH

TRUSTEE

Board

4 hrs/wk

SOLEDAD O'BRIEN

TRUSTEE

Board

4 hrs/wk

FRED TERRELL

TRUSTEE

Board

4 hrs/wk

LAWRENCE LEVITT EXECUTIVE

VICE PRESIDENT FOR HEALTH POLICY

Staff

$522K

37.5 hrs/wk

MOLLYANN BRODIE

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & COO

Staff

$522K

37.5 hrs/wk

DAVID ROUSSEAU

PUBLISHER KFF HEALTH NEWS

Staff

$476K

37.5 hrs/wk

DEAN DUCHAK

CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER

Staff

$473K

37.5 hrs/wk

IRVING WASHINGTON III SENIOR

VICE PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Staff

$399K

37.5 hrs/wk

ANN DEFABIO

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & CCO

Staff

$391K

37.5 hrs/wk

ELISABETH ROSENTHAL SENIOR

CONTRIBUTING EDITOR KFF HEALTH NEWS

Staff

$380K

37.5 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

GEORGE WEINER DBA WHOLE WHALE

ONLINE MARKETING

$1.5M

CIVIC NEWS COMPANY

JOURNALISM

$1.4M

AUS MARKETING RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC

SURVEY & POLLING RESEARCH

$1.1M

DAVIS RESEARCH LLC

SURVEY RESEARCH

$868K

10UP LLC

WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT & DESIGN

$660K

Grants received

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FromAmountPurposeYear
$1.5M
TO SUPPORT GRANTEE'S WORK IN BRINGING GREATER ATTENTION AND VISIBILITY TO HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SYSTEM SPENDING, PRICES, FINANCE, AND BUSINESS PRACTICES THAT IMPACT ACCESS TO CARE AND LEAD TO HIGHER COSTS FOR FAMILIES, EMPLOYERS, AND THE GOVERNMENT.
2024
$1.2M
81825 IMPLEMENTING THE APPROACHES OF A HEALTH TRUST INITIATIVE TO COMBAT PUBLIC HEALTH MISINFORMATION AND DISINFORMATION AND REBUILD AUDIENCE TRUST
2024
$1M
TO SUPPORT NEW RESEARCH AND DATA ANALYSIS TO INFORM FORTHCOMING POLICY DISCUSSIONS RELATED TO MEDICARE SUSTAINABILITY AND AFFORDABILITY IN FOUR AREAS: 1) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE; 2) MEDICARE SPENDING, FINANCING, AND AFFORDABILITY; 3) MEDICARE AND PRESCRIPTION DRUGS IN THE POST-INFLATION REDUCTION ACT ERA; AND 4) RAPID-RESPONSE ANALYSES OF EMERGING MEDICARE POLICY ISSUES.
2024
$534K
TO PRODUCE TIMELY ANALYSES AND POLICY BRIEFS TO INFORM EFFORTS TO IMPROVE CARE AND REDUCE INEFFICIENCIES FOR THE DUAL-ELIGIBLE POPULATION.
2024
$446K
TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR MEANINGFUL MEDICARE REFORMS.
2024
$270K
KAISER HEALTH NEWS MONTANA HEALTH NEWS
2024
$200K
81887 DONATION FOR THE RWJF BOARD OF TRUSTEE'S 2024 HENRY J. KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION SITE VISIT
2024
$100K
80335 PROVIDING A PLANNING GRANT TO ANALYZE AND TEST EFFORTS THAT WILL COUNTER PUBLIC MISINFORMATION AND CREATE A ROADMAP FOR A HEALTH TRUST INITIATIVE
2024
$99K
TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF POLICY BRIEFS TO EDUCATE POLICYMAKERS ON THE DIVERSITY OF THE POPULATION OF PEOPLE ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID.
2024
$75K
Donation to support KFF's Medicare Policy program
2024
$71K
TO SUPPORT WORK IN BRINGING GREATER VISIBILITY TO THE BUSINESS PRACTICES, FINANCIAL INCENTIVES, AND OTHER MARKET FORCES THAT DRIVE UP HEALTH CARE PRICES.
2024
$50K
KAISER HEALTH NEWS MONTANA NEWS PARTNERSHIP (2023-2025)
2024
$50K
KAISER HEALTH NEWS MONTANA NEWS PARTNERSHIP (2023-2025)
2024
$23K
TO SUPPORT A SURVEY AND ANALYSIS ON CONTRACEPTIVE COVERAGE AND ACCESS.
2024
$2.6M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$2.0M
EMPLOYER HEALTH BENEFITS SURVEY, 2022; CALIFORNIA HEALTHLINE RENEWAL: 2023-25
2023
$1.7M
TO SUPPORT AND EXPAND THE PETERSON-KAISER HEALTH SYSTEM TRACKER, A RESOURCE TO MONITOR PERFORMANCE OF THE U.S. HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.
2023
$1.5M
KAISER HEALTH NEWS RURAL HEALTH DESK
2023
$571K
TO SUPPORT WORK IN BRINGING GREATER VISIBILITY TO THE BUSINESS PRACTICES, FINANCIAL INCENTIVES, AND OTHER MARKET FORCES THAT DRIVE UP HEALTHCARE PRICES.
2023
$375K
CHAMPION HEALTH EQUITY
2023
$329K
SUBCONTRACT GRANT AWARD
2023
$280K
TO ASSESS STATE EFFORTS TO ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES.
2023
$264K
TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF POLICY BRIEFS TO EDUCATE POLICYMAKERS ON THE DIVERSITY OF THE POPULATION OF PEOPLE ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID.
2023
$234K
78732 BUILDING A TEAM OF HEALTH JOURNALISTS IN THE SOUTH TO COVER THE ISSUES OF HEALTH, RACE, AND POVERTY THAT OTHER NEWSROOMS CAN'T OR WON'T
2023
$225K
80066 STUDYING CONSUMER EXPERIENCES IN HEALTH INSURANCE AND HOW COVERAGE CHARACTERISTICS AFFECT AFFORDABILITY AND USABILITY FOR DIFFERENT POPULATIONS
2023
$145K
KAISER HEALTH NEWS MONTANA HEALTH NEWS
2023
$143K
To support equity in journalism via a partnership between KFF and Tampa Bay Times.
2023
$125K
TO SUPPORT A SURVEY AND ANALYSIS ON CONTRACEPTIVE ACCESS.
2023
$100K
Support for the KFF's Program on Medicare Policy
2023
$100K
FOR PROJECT SUPPORT FOR KAISER HEALTH NEWS TO EXPAND HEALTH POLICY JOURNALISM AMONG CALIFORNIAS ETHNIC MEDIA.
2023
$50K
KAISER HEALTH NEWS MONTANA NEWS PARTNERSHIP (2023-2025)
2023
$50K
KAISER HEALTH NEWS MONTANA NEWS PARTNERSHIP (2023-2025)
2023
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$21K
in support of a convening of the Health Coverage Fellowship program
2023
$10K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2023
$6K
TO SUPPORT THE PETER G. PETERSON FOUNDATION FISCAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.
2023
$1.8M
SUPPORT FOR CALIFORNIA HEALTHLINE, 2021-2022; EMPLOYER HEALTH BENEFITS SURVEY, 2022; CALIFORNIA HEALTHLINE RENEWAL: 2023-25
2022
$1.1M
KAISER HEALTH NEWS RURAL HEALTH DESK
2022
$1M
TO SUPPORT KAISER HEALTH NEWS.
2022
$900K
80335 PROVIDING A PLANNING GRANT TO ANALYZE AND TEST EFFORTS THAT WILL COUNTER PUBLIC MISINFORMATION AND CREATE A ROADMAP FOR A HEALTH TRUST INITIATIVE
2022
$850K
78732 BUILDING A TEAM OF HEALTH JOURNALISTS IN THE SOUTH TO COVER THE ISSUES OF HEALTH, RACE, AND POVERTY THAT OTHER NEWSROOMS CAN'T OR WON'T
2022
$666K
Kaiser Health News: The Late Life and Geriatric Care Reporting Project
2022
$571K
TO SUPPORT WORK IN BRINGING GREATER VISIBILITY TO THE BUSINESS PRACTICES, FINANCIAL INCENTIVES, AND OTHER MARKET FORCES THAT DRIVE UP HEALTH CARE PRICES.
2022
$536K
CHAMPION HEALTH EQUITY
2022
$525K
TO SUPPORT A SURVEY AND ANALYSIS ON CONTRACEPTIVE COVERAGE AND ACCESS.
2022
$450K
TO RAISE AWARENESS AND PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE MEDICARE'S FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY.
2022
$429K
TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR MEANINGFUL MEDICARE REFORMS.
2022
$302K
Kaiser Health News: The Late Life and Geriatric Care Reporting Project
2022
$300K
TO SUPPORT REPORTING FOCUSED ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH.
2022
$250K
80066 STUDYING CONSUMER EXPERIENCES IN HEALTH INSURANCE AND HOW COVERAGE CHARACTERISTICS AFFECT AFFORDABILITY AND USABILITY FOR DIFFERENT POPULATIONS
2022
$237K
TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF POLICY BRIEFS TO EDUCATE POLICYMAKERS ON THE DIVERSITY OF THE POPULATION OF PEOPLE ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID.
2022
$143K
TO PRODUCE NONPARTISAN, EDUCATIONAL ANALYSES, POLICY BRIEFS, AND EXPLAINERS EXAMINING THE EFFECT OF PROPOSED HEALTH POLICY CHANGES ON PRICES, COSTS AND AFFORDABILITY.
2022
$130K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$130K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$100K
KAISER HEALTH NEWS MONTANA HEALTH NEWS PARTNERSHIP
2022
$100K
Support for three projects addressing policy issues related to Medicare beneficiaries
2022
$100K
TO BE A SOURCE FOR HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH, POLLING, AND JOURNALISM
2022
$100K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$100K
FOR KAISER HEALTH NEWS KHN
2022
$2.9M
EMPLOYER HEALTH BENEFITS SURVEY, 2022. THE CONVERSATION / LA CONVERSACION - PREGNANCY AND FERTILITY. COVID-19 VACCINE LATINO/SPANISH LANGUAGE CAMPAIGN. THE CONVERSATION/LA CONVERSACION CAMPAIGN CONTINUATION, FALL 2021. SUPPORT FOR CALIFORNIA HEALTHLINE, 2021-2022.
2021
$1.5M
KHN RURAL HEALTH DESK
2021
$920K
TO SUPPORT AND EXPAND THE PETERSON-KAISER HEALTH SYSTEM TRACKER, A RESOURCE TO MONITOR PERFORMANCE OF THE U.S. HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.
2021
$200K
KAISER HEALTH NEWS MONTANA HEALTH NEWS PARTNERSHIP
2021
$100K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$100K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
$75K
TAILORING COVID-19 MESSAGING IN SPANISH FOR THE LATINX COMMUNITY: TO TAILOR, CREATE AND DISTRIBUTE CULTURALLY-APPROPRIATE COVID-19 AND PUBLIC HEALTH MESSAGING FOR THE LATINX AND SPANISH-LANGUAGE COMMUNITY IN CALIFORNIA.
2021
$75K
EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINE MESSAGING FOR CHILDREN: TO INCREASE EDUCATIONAL MESSAGING AROUND THE BENEFIT OF THE COVID-19 VACCINE FOR CHILDREN 5-11 YEARS OLD IN CALIFORNIA.
2021
$5K
TO SUPPORT THE PETER G. PETERSON FOUNDATION FISCAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.
2021
$1.1M
TO SUPPORT AND EXPAND THE PETERSON-KAISER HEALTH SYSTEM TRACKER, A RESOURCE TO MONITOR PERFORMANCE OF THE U.S. HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.
2020
$1M
TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR KAISER HEALTH NEWS.
2020
$1M
TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR KAISER HEALTH NEWS.
2020
$856K
Highlighting Aging & Health: The Older Adult Reporting Project
2020
$667K
To support coverage of stories examining how and whether advances in health technology will improve health and health outcomes.
2020
$564K
SUPPORT FOR CALIFORNIA HEALTHLINE, 2021-2022; COVID-19 VACCINE CAMPAIGN PRODUCTION
2020
$500K
PROVIDE NEWS ARTICLES COVERING AGING, HEALTH, AND LONG-TERM CARE ISSUES
2020
$350K
KAISER HEALTH NEWS CALIFORNIA BUREAU
2020
$350K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$300K
KAISER HEALTH NEWS MONTANA HEALTH NEWS PARTNERSHIP
2020
$300K
TO PRODUCE NONPARTISAN, EDUCATIONAL ANALYSES, POLICY BRIEFS, AND EXPLAINERS EXAMINING THE EFFECT OF PROPOSED HEALTH POLICY CHANGES ON PRICES, COSTS AND AFFORDABILITY.
2020
$300K
TO PRODUCE NONPARTISAN, EDUCATIONAL ANALYSES, POLICY BRIEFS, AND EXPLAINERS EXAMINING THE EFFECT OF PROPOSED HEALTH POLICY CHANGES ON PRICES, COSTS AND AFFORDABILITY.
2020
$119K
TO EXAMINE TRENDS IN PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES AND MEDICARE PART D FORMULARY COVERAGE AND BROADLY DISSEMINATE THE FINDINGS POLICY BRIEFS, PAPERS, AND CONVENINGS.
2020
$119K
TO EXAMINE TRENDS IN PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES AND MEDICARE PART D FORMULARY COVERAGE AND BROADLY DISSEMINATE THE FINDINGS POLICY BRIEFS, PAPERS, AND CONVENINGS.
2020
$110K
TO PROVIDE RESEARCHERS, POLICYMAKERS, AND THE PUBLIC WITH ACCESSIBLE, UNBIASED INFORMATION ABOUT THE MEDICAID PHARMACY BENEFIT AND POLICY OPTIONS TO LOWER MEDICAID DRUG SPENDING.
2020
$110K
TO PROVIDE RESEARCHERS, POLICYMAKERS, AND THE PUBLIC WITH ACCESSIBLE, UNBIASED INFORMATION ABOUT THE MEDICAID PHARMACY BENEFIT AND POLICY OPTIONS TO LOWER MEDICAID DRUG SPENDING.
2020
$100K
General support
2020
$75K
DOCUMENTING THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC CHARGE ON ASIAN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES
2020
$50K
GENERAL OPERATING
2020
$40K
PSAs to Dispel Misinformation about COVID-19 Vaccination Among Black Americans: Distribution
2020
$15K
Vaccine Videos for Black Americans
2020
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$5K
TO SUPPORT THE PETER G. PETERSON FOUNDATION FISCAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.
2020
$5K
The Feddie Reporting
2020
$1.7M
SUPPORT CA HEALTHLINE WEEKLY
2019
$1.0M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$95K
Donation to support the KFF program on Medicare policy
2019
$1.0M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$350K
KAISER HEALTH NEWS CALIFORNIA BUREAU
2018

Funded by

$55.5M from 31 funders · 108 grants · 2018–2024

Laura And John Arnold Foundation

$11.6M · 27 grants · 2020–2024

The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation

$10.1M · 5 grants · 2018–2024

California Healthcare Foundation

$8.9M · 5 grants · 2019–2023

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$4.6M · 3 grants · 2018–2023

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

$4.0M · 8 grants · 2022–2024

The Leona M And Harry B Helmsley

$4.0M · 3 grants · 2021–2023

Peter G Peterson Foundation

$3.7M · 6 grants · 2020–2023

The John A Hartford Foundation Inc

$1.8M · 3 grants · 2020–2022

Details

EIN946064808
NTEE codeT22
Subsection03
Ruling date2019-06
Formed1948
Employees236
Volunteers5
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