Missouri Foundation for Health

Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH) is an independent philanthropic foundation formed as a "health conversion foundation" in February 2000, following Blue Cross Blue Shield Association of Missouri's transformation from a nonprofit to for-profit company. Federal law requires that proceeds from the sale of tax-exempt entities be directed toward charitable purposes. Using those proceeds, the Foundation was charged with "identifying and filling the gaps in the myriad of public and private health care services already available to the uninsured, the underinsured and the underserved in the 84 counties plus the City of St. Louis."

Missouri Foundation for Health
MottoA Catalyst for Change
Founded2000
TypePhilanthropic foundation
FocusHealth and wellbeing with an emphasis on the underserved
Location
  • 4254 Vista Ave, St Louis, MO (314) 345-5500, United States
Area served
84 counties in Missouri plus the City of St. Louis
Key people
Robert Hughes (president and CEO)
Employees
50
Websitewww.mffh.org

Robert Hughes, Ph.D., joined the Foundation in 2012 as president and chief executive officer.[1]

As the largest health foundation in Missouri, the Foundation works to maximize limited resources by identifying and funding health programs where it can have the greatest possible impact.[2]

Each year the organization awards between $40 and $50 million in grants.[1] In the event of the COVID-19 pandemic, MFH committed "$15 million to statewide COVID-19 health and prevention efforts."[3]

Strategy

The Foundation's strategy is broken into three main portfolios: Targeted, Responsive and Policy. The Targeted Portfolio focuses on making a measurable impact in four key health issues: childhood obesity prevention, increasing health insurance coverage, reducing infant mortality and improving access to oral health care.[4]

The Responsive Portfolio seeks input from and collaborates with the community to meet self-identified health needs. The Portfolio supports communities and organizations in making a measurable impact on priority health needs of the uninsured and underserved.[5]

The Policy Portfolio complements the Foundation's Targeted and Responsive work by addressing health issues from a systemic perspective. The Portfolio supports education advocacy, and analysis on issues significant to the health of uninsured and underserved Missourians.[6]

See also

References
  1. Mueller, Angela (27 January 2012). "Bob Hughes takes over at Missouri's largest health-care foundation". St. Louis Business Journal.
  2. "MFH History". Missouri Foundation for Health. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  3. "COVID-19 Grants and Programs – April 2020". Grantmakers In Health. 2020-04-16. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  4. "Targeted Portfolio". Missouri Foundation for Health. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  5. "Responsive Portfolio". Missouri Foundation for Health. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  6. "Policy Portfolio". Missouri Foundation for Health. Retrieved 23 January 2015.


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