Gary and Mary West Health Policy Center Inc
Preselected recipients only
Gary and Mary West Health Policy Center Inc is a private foundation in Washington, District of Columbia. In tax year 2024 it gave $4.0 million in 22 grants; the typical grant was $123,250 and the largest $950,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.
- Grants paid, 2024$4.0 million
- Number of grants22
- Typical grant$123,250
- Largest grant$950,000
- Assets$5.9 million
- New grantees41%
Giving in 2024 was up from $2.2 million the year before.
41% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $2.2 million | 17 | $3.3 million |
| 2024 | $4.0 million | 22 | $5.9 million |
How to apply
Gary and Mary West Health Policy Center Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.
Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica
What Gary and Mary West Health Policy Center Inc funds
Where it gives
Its grants went to recipients in 9 states, the most to District of Columbia.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 8 | $1.2 million |
| Texas | 1 | $950,000 |
| North Carolina | 1 | $508,764 |
| New York | 3 | $398,500 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | $345,000 |
| New Jersey | 1 | $300,942 |
| Virginia | 2 | $218,464 |
| California | 3 | $169,088 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | $15,000 |
Grants paid in 2024
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute of Texas | Explore and disseminate learnings on the current landscape of older adult behavioral health (bh), primary care integration of bh, strengthening the mental health workforce, the intergenerational impacts of trauma and grief, promoting equity in bh access across the lifespan, and innovation in mental health workforce. | $950,000 |
| Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy | Engage in researching ways to lower healthcare costs through research, analysis, and support for new models of value-based payments, systems reforms, patient engagement, and cost-effective research. | $508,764 |
| Committee for A Responsible Federal Budget | Create and disseminate two new option papers for health care policies. | $320,000 |
| Center for Health Care Strategies Inc | Conduct a learning collaborative cohort (up to 6 states to support master plans for aging). Support for mpa national dashboard, including convening of state technical advisory group and ongoing dissemination. | $300,942 |
| Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene Inc | Provide support of the annual health and aging policy fellows by coordinating targeted working sessions related to exploring aging policy issues, in addition to a behavioral health track for health and aging policy fellows. | $285,000 |
| Georgetown University | Provide technical assistance to state policymakers on facility fee policies and conduct research on hospital financing. Create educational materials on medicare advantage policy changes and to study the impacts of facility fee reforms. | $225,000 |
| Families USA Foundation Inc | Expand coalition activities addressing cost of care. | $200,000 |
| Health Care Cost Institute Inc | Provide access to hcci data enclave which houses de-identified healthcare claims for individuals covered by employer-sponsored insurance. Collaboration on issue briefs describing and documenting rising health care prices in the u.s. | $175,000 |
| Center for Health Policy Development | Build a technical assistance project to improve the quality of care and cost accountability in nursing homes. | $150,000 |
| United States of Care Campaign | Create a report on state trends for lowering hospital prices, including actuarial analysis of policy strategies and to create a counter narrative against common hospital talking points. | $150,000 |
| Alliance for Health Policy | Support signature series on aging in america by conducting a primary and secondary research project that aims to generate new insights into aging in health policy, engage key audiences for feedback, identify bipartisan interests, and drive public interest through the release of top insights from the policymaker community. | $126,500 |
| Tradeoffs Inc | Produce informational background materials and podcasts addressing the policy issues of high health care costs. | $120,000 |
| The Regents of the University of California San Diego | Research and evaluate preferred cost-sharing pharmacy networks in medicare and their implications on out-of-pocket spending and generic reimbursement practices in part d. | $115,263 |
| Accountable for Health Institute | Support both short-term goals of incremental macra reform and long-term goals of reshaping the narrative and advance policy objectives related to better performance of the health care delivery system. | $100,000 |
| Medicare Rights Center Inc | Create a report about the evolution of the medicare savings program and provide technical assistance to enrollees and policymakers on cost savings for medicare-eligible older adults. | $85,000 |
| Bipartisan Policy Center | Develop recommendations to policymakers on implementing policies related to tele-behavioral health. | $70,000 |
| National Pace Association (Npa) | Advances the efforts of programs of all-inclusive care for the elderly (pace). Pace programs coordinate and provide all needed preventive, primary, acute and long-term care services for seniors. | $68,464 |
| American Society on Aging | Asa will generate six articles and four podcast episodes. | $33,825 |
| Grantmakers in Aging | Convene and facilitate a funders community for those who are exploring, initiating, or implementing state, regional, or local master plans on aging (mpa). | $28,500 |
| National Alliance for Caregiving | Playbook to inform tactics and foundational elements that can take place to advance the development and adoption of multi-sector plans on aging. | $20,000 |
| Purchaser Business Group on Health | Conduct policy-related analysis and activities on prescription drug reimbursement, cost, coverage, spending, and access in collaboration with the employers prescription for affordable drugs (employersrx). | $20,000 |
| Medicaid Medicare Chip Svcs Dental Assoc | Conduct a study exploring the impact of dental provider reimbursement rates on provider participation in medicaid fee-for-service and managed care dental programs. | $15,000 |
Officers and trustees
- Timothy Lash
- Mark McClellan
- Gary West
- Nick Valeriani
- Dr Kevin Biese
- Sally Hallak
- Jonathan Zifferblatt
Questions people ask
Does Gary and Mary West Health Policy Center Inc accept grant applications?
No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.
How much does Gary and Mary West Health Policy Center Inc give?
$4.0 million in tax year 2024, across 22 grants, with a typical grant of $123,250.
Who runs Gary and Mary West Health Policy Center Inc?
Its 2024 filing lists Timothy Lash (Chairman/President), Mark McClellan (Board of Directors), Gary West (Board of Directors) and Nick Valeriani (Board of Directors) among 7 officers and trustees.
What does Gary and Mary West Health Policy Center Inc fund?
Based on its grants, mainly health, seniors and science and research.