Foundation Overview
HealthPath Foundation of Ohio is a regional health foundation advancing health equity through strategic grantmaking and intermediary services that support improved health outcomes across Ohio’s communities.
Our Mission:
To advance health equity by empowering Ohio’s communities through strategic grantmaking and collaborative partnerships.
Our Vision:
A future where all Ohioans have the opportunity to achieve their fullest health potential.
Our Strategic Roles
While the top four roles below are central to who we are, others shift based on context and need. Together, these foundations establish HealthPath’s role as both a partner and a catalyst for change. They clarify the principles and practices that guide our work, while pointing toward the bold action needed to create lasting, systemic change across Ohio.
Providing multi-year, flexible,
values-aligned funding to organizations
closest to community impact.
Investing in leadership, infrastructure, and long-term sustainability to strengthen
Ohio’s health equity ecosystem.
Building bridges across sectors, regions,
and institutions to align around
community-driven strategies.
Elevating the voices and expertise of those most impacted by inequities to change narratives and decision-making.
Influencing public understanding of health and equity through storytelling.
Demonstrating equity-centered philanthropy to influence the
broader field.
Aligning with advocacy and policy shifts that advance health equity.
Our Values
HealthPath Foundation of Ohio is a regional health foundation advancing health equity through strategic grantmaking and intermediary services that support improved health outcomes across Ohio’s communities.
TRUST
COLLABORATION
BOLDNESS
Our History
Since 1999, HealthPath has awarded grants to address health issues faced by Ohio’s communities. Our Foundation was formed through a voluntary agreement between the State of Ohio, Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc. (Anthem), and Anthem's subsidiary, Community Insurance Company (CIC). A 1995 merger brought the nonprofit CIC under the control of Anthem, a for-profit corporation. The voluntary agreement provided for the preservation of CIC's historically "charitable and benevolent" assets.
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HealthPath's 36-county service area represents the former service area of CIC's nonprofit predecessor, a hospital service association known as the Hospital Care Corporation. HealthPath is not affiliated with Anthem Insurance Company.
Our Organizational Structure:
HealthPath Foundation of Ohio was established as a supporting organization of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation. A supporting organization is defined as an entity that would otherwise be a private foundation except for its relationship with a public charity, e.g., The Greater Cincinnati Foundation.
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In most cases, a supporting organization gives an organization many of the advantages of private foundation status, while avoiding some of the economic and administrative disadvantages.
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HealthPath is governed by our own nine-member Board of Directors, as appointed by The Greater Cincinnati Foundation, with programs being carried out by our staff.