How much does Highmark Health give?

Highmark Health reported 48 itemized grants totaling $2,640,000, out of $2,817,000 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 38 and 76 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.

What does Highmark Health fund?

By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (57%), Education (13%), Philanthropy (11%).

Who are Highmark Health's largest grantees?

By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Highmark Health ($11M), Erie County Medical Center Corp ($2.0M), Community College of Allegheny County Educational Foundation ($1.5M).

Does Highmark Health fund new organizations?

In FY2023, 53% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.

Which funders back the same organizations as Highmark Health?

Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Pittsburgh Foundation, The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Richard King Mellon Foundation.

Where is Highmark Health based?

Highmark Health is based in PA.

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Pennsylvania · Public charity

Highmark Health

As the parent entity of a blended health organization, Highmark Health seeks to improve the health and well-being of the people and communities it serves by providing affordable, accessible and high-quality healthcare.

$2.8M
Granted FY2024(still arriving): 48
Itemized grants FY2024: 76
Organizations funded FY2023: 53%
First-time grantees FY2023

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Itemized, FY2024: $2.6M; The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024: $15,000
Largest grant, FY2024: $500,000
Organizations funded a year: 38 to 76; FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024: 8
Total assets, FY2024: $677M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 53% of the organizations Highmark Health funded were first-time grantees, receiving 78% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 22% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $6.3M went to new ones.

RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

Human ServicesHealthEducationFood & NutritionCommunity ImprovementYouth DevelopmentOther

How this is measured

First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

The numbers by year

Fiscal year	Organizations funded	To those organizations	First-time grantees
FY2024still arriving	45	$2.2M	24%
FY2023	76	$8.1M	53%
FY2022	50	$6.9M	44%
FY2021	39	$6.4M	31%
FY2020	61	$1.2M	49%
FY2019	38	$857k	26%
FY2018	39	$723k	31%
FY2017	46	$848k	n/a

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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$17MEducation$4.0MPhilanthropy$3.2MHuman Services$1.3MReligion$888kFood & Nutrition$716kArts & Culture$692kHousing & Shelter$443kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Grantee	Total granted	Years	Share of their budget
Highmark Health	$11,342,000	5	n/a
Erie County Medical Center Corp	$2,000,000	1	n/a
Community College of Allegheny County Educational Foundation	$1,500,000	3	21%
Buffalo Center For Health EquityInc	$1,000,000	1	n/a
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation	$350,000	6	0%
Villanova University	$275,000	5	0%
Buffalo Urban League Inc	$250,000	1	2%
County of Cattaraugus	$250,000	1	n/a
Sisters of Charity Hospital Foundation	$250,000	1	21%
United Way of Southwestern Pa	$242,500	6	n/a

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All grantees of Highmark Health by total granted
Grantee	Total granted	Years	Share of their budget
Highmark Health	$11,342,000	5	n/a
Erie County Medical Center Corp	$2,000,000	1	n/a
Community College of Allegheny County Educational Foundation	$1,500,000	3	21%
Buffalo Center For Health EquityInc	$1,000,000	1	n/a
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation	$350,000	6	0%
Villanova University	$275,000	5	0%
Buffalo Urban League Inc	$250,000	1	2%
County of Cattaraugus	$250,000	1	n/a
Sisters of Charity Hospital Foundation	$250,000	1	21%
United Way of Southwestern Pa	$242,500	6	n/a
Steelworkers Charitable and Educational Organization	$210,000	3	2%
Tree of Life Congregation	$210,000	3	n/a
Highmark Health	$210,000	4	n/a
The Pittsburgh Promise Foundation	$205,000	5	1%
Life Impact Inc	$200,000	1	15%
Massachusetts Avenue Project Inc	$200,000	1	18%
Western New York Independent Living Inc	$200,000	1	0%
Olean General Hospital Foundation	$200,000	1	8%
Carson Scholars Fund Inc	$175,000	5	2%
Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh	$170,000	3	1%
August Wilson Center for African	$165,000	3	n/a
Carnegie Mellon University	$160,000	3	0%
National Institute for Health Care Mgmt Research & Educational Foundation	$157,000	1	6%
Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit	$155,000	5	0%
Pittsburgh Urban Christian School	$155,000	8	2%
Trocaire College	$150,000	1	1%
The Jacobs Institute Inc	$150,000	1	1%
National Institute for Health Care Management LLC	$144,000	1	n/a
The Milton S Hershey Medical Center	$135,000	5	0%
Light of Life Ministries Inc	$125,000	1	1%
Allison Park Church of the Assemblies of God	$125,000	5	n/a
Community Action of Orleans and Genesee Inc	$125,000	1	2%
Second Presbyterian Church	$125,000	8	n/a
South End Childrens Cafe Inc	$125,000	1	8%
Russell Sage College	$125,000	1	0%
Pittsburgh Public Theater Corporation	$120,000	5	1%
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pgh	$120,000	5	0%
Eastminster United Presbyterian Church	$115,000	7	n/a
Clemente Collection at Engine House 25	$112,000	4	9%
Variety the Childrens Charity	$110,000	3	4%
Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts	$105,000	4	1%
Foodlink Inc	$100,000	1	0%
Carlow University	$100,000	1	0%
Black Nurses Coalition	$100,000	1	73%
Ardent Solutions Inc	$100,000	1	7%
Resource Council of WNY Inc	$100,000	1	10%
Primary Care Health Services Inc	$100,000	2	0%
Iota Eta Eta Inc	$100,000	1	n/a
Back to Basics Outreach Ministries	$100,000	1	6%
Natural Heritage Trust	$100,000	1	1%
Bethesda House of Schenectady Inc	$100,000	1	1%
Literacy New York Buffalo-Niagara Inc	$100,000	1	22%
King's College	$95,000	1	0%
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust	$95,000	6	0%
SISTERS OF CHARITY OF NAZARETH dba CAMP MARIA RETREAT CENTER	$92,500	2	n/a
The Catholic University of America	$90,000	2	0%
The Rural Outreach Center Inc	$88,155	1	3%
Breakthrough T1d	$85,000	4	0%
Pennsylvania State University	$82,000	4	n/a
Central Pennsylvania Food Bank	$78,000	6	0%
Bishop Canevin High School Inc	$75,000	6	n/a
United Way Foundation of the Capital Region	$75,000	6	9%
East Liberty Family Health Care Center Inc	$75,000	4	0%
Generation Hope	$70,000	4	1%
Holy Family Institute	$70,000	2	0%
Second Harvest Food Bank of Nw Pa Inc	$70,000	4	0%
Center of Life	$70,000	3	1%
Florida Lions Eye Clinc Inc	$70,000	4	9%
Volunteers in Medicine-Berkshires Inc	$67,500	4	2%
Comprehensive Youth Development Inc	$65,000	3	1%
Penn State Health	$60,000	2	0%
Bridge to the Mountains	$60,000	3	2%
Center for Public Justice	$60,000	5	2%
Saint Vincent College	$60,000	5	0%
Will Allen Foundation	$57,500	2	9%
Siena University	$56,725	1	0%
Georgetown University	$50,000	5	0%
The Progress Fund	$50,000	1	1%
Carnegie Institute	$50,000	1	0%
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank	$50,000	2	0%
Community of Hope	$45,000	4	0%
Rebuilding Together Pittsburgh	$45,000	1	1%
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh	$45,000	3	0%
African American Cultural Center	$45,000	1	1%
Commission on Economic Opportunity of Luzerne County	$45,000	3	0%
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc	$41,500	4	0%
Medical Oncology Associates Prescription Assistance Fund	$40,000	4	11%
St Vincent Depaul Society Naples	$40,000	2	1%
Edinboro University	$40,000	3	n/a
Talk the New Sex Ed Inc	$40,000	4	27%
Jubilee Association Inc	$40,000	4	1%
Heirs Christian Center Church	$40,000	3	n/a
The Advanced Leadership Institute Inc	$35,000	2	2%
Habitat for Humanity Allegheny Valley	$35,000	2	7%
Multiplying Good Inc	$35,000	2	1%
Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School	$31,000	4	n/a
Florida Keys Childrens Shelter Inc	$30,000	3	0%
Washington City Mission	$30,000	3	0%
Coalition for Christian Outreach	$30,000	3	0%
Great Barrington Land Conservancy Inc	$30,000	4	5%
Nexus Equine Inc	$30,000	2	2%
Millikin University	$30,000	2	0%
Central Catholic High School Inc	$30,000	3	n/a
Impact Community Action Inc	$25,000	1	0%
Ryan Shazier Fund for Spinal Rehabilitation	$25,000	2	1%
Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation	$25,000	1	2%
412 Food Rescue Inc	$25,000	1	0%
Wireless Neighborhoods	$25,000	1	1%
Highmark Health	$25,000	1	n/a
The Center That Cares	$25,000	1	2%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Pa	$25,000	2	1%
Jewish Family and Children's Service of Pittsburgh	$25,000	1	0%
Saint Patrick School	$25,000	2	n/a
Bible Center Church Inc	$25,000	1	n/a
The Jewish Community Alliance of Northeastern Pennsylvania	$25,000	2	1%
Alle-Kiski Valley Senior Citizens Center Inc	$22,500	3	n/a
University of Pittsburgh	$20,000	2	0%
Harrisburg Area YMCA	$20,000	2	0%
Epilepsy Association of Western and Central Pa	$20,000	2	1%
Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh	$20,000	1	0%
The Sight Center of Northwest Pennsylvania	$20,000	2	1%
United Way of the Capital Region	$20,000	2	0%
Mercy Center for Women Inc	$20,000	1	1%
Donelson Christian Academy Inc	$20,000	2	0%
Mario Lemieux Foundation	$20,000	2	0%
Cafe Momentum Pittsburgh	$15,000	1	1%
Slippery Rock Rotary Foundation Inc	$15,000	1	n/a
Dinners for Kids Inc	$15,000	1	8%
Pittsburgh Public Schools	$15,000	1	n/a
Little Sisters of the Poor of Washington DC Inc	$15,000	1	0%
Oakland Catholic High School Inc	$15,000	1	n/a
Heritage Community Initiatives	$12,500	1	0%
Little Sisters of the Poor of Pa	$12,500	1	0%
The Manchester Citizens Corporation	$10,950	1	2%
Crime Victim Center of Erie County Inc	$10,000	1	1%
The Wichita Children's Home	$10,000	1	0%
Sage's Army Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Gwens Girls Inc	$10,000	1	0%
Blood Cancer United Inc	$10,000	1	0%
ACH Clear Pathways	$10,000	1	1%
Lafayette College	$10,000	1	0%
Central Catholic High School	$10,000	1	n/a
The Nativity School of Harrisburg	$10,000	1	1%
Will Geers Theatricum Botanicum	$10,000	1	1%
Family House Inc	$10,000	1	0%
Community Food Warehouse of Mercer County	$10,000	1	0%
Tickets for Kids Foundation	$10,000	1	0%
Alexs Lemonade Stand Foundation	$10,000	1	0%
American Heart Association Inc	$10,000	1	0%
Open Hand Ministries Inc	$10,000	1	1%
Mercer Area Library Inc	$10,000	1	5%
North Catholic High School	$10,000	1	n/a
Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools	$10,000	1	n/a
Planned Parenthood of Western Pa Inc	$10,000	1	0%
Lighthouse of Collier Inc	$10,000	1	2%
Bethany Community Ministries	$10,000	1	4%
Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tn Inc	$10,000	1	0%
Allegheny Center Christian and Missionary Alliance Church	$10,000	1	n/a
Hill House Association	$10,000	1	n/a
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology	$10,000	1	0%
Three Rivers Youth	$10,000	1	0%
Diocese of Harrisburg	$10,000	1	n/a
Folds of Honor Foundation	$10,000	1	0%
Joseph Robert Shaw Foundation Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Freedom House Inc	$10,000	1	0%
Grove City Community Library	$10,000	1	5%
The Pittsburgh Project	$10,000	1	1%
Saint Ann School Foundation Inc	$10,000	1	1%
Mt Ararat Community Activity Center Inc	$10,000	1	1%
The Presbyterian Church Sewickley	$10,000	1	n/a
Beverly's Pgh	$10,000	1	1%
Allegheny Conference on Community Development	$10,000	1	0%
Role Model Movement Inc (NFP)	$10,000	1	0%
Grove City Area United Way	$10,000	1	5%
Slippery Rock Community Library	$10,000	1	9%
Hello Neighbor	$10,000	1	2%
Westmoreland County Food Bank Inc	$10,000	1	0%
Community Blood Bank of Erie County	$10,000	1	0%
Chuckie Mahoney Memorial Foundation	$8,750	1	12%
Mary & Alexander Laughlin Children's Center	$7,500	1	1%
Bayfront Nato Inc	$7,500	1	1%
Shady Side Academy	$7,000	1	0%
Negro Educational Emergency Drive	$6,250	1	1%

Highmark Health supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 147 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

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How this is measured

Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 147.

Nonprofits that may fit its grantmaking

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Pittsburgh FoundationPA73.5× affinity55 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Pittsburgh Foundation · The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania · Richard King Mellon Foundation · Upmc Group · Hillman Family Foundations · The Heinz Endowments · Poise Foundation · The Grable Foundation · McAuley Ministries · Eqt Foundation · The Buhl Foundation · Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation

How this is measured

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Highmark Health

How much does Highmark Health give?: Highmark Health reported 48 itemized grants totaling $2,640,000, out of $2,817,000 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 38 and 76 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Highmark Health fund?: By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (57%), Education (13%), Philanthropy (11%).
Who are Highmark Health's largest grantees?: By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Highmark Health ($11M), Erie County Medical Center Corp ($2.0M), Community College of Allegheny County Educational Foundation ($1.5M).
Does Highmark Health fund new organizations?: In FY2023, 53% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Highmark Health?: Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Pittsburgh Foundation, The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Richard King Mellon Foundation.
Where is Highmark Health based?: Highmark Health is based in PA.