Sponsors
Since its inception in 1971, the National Health Policy Forum has been supported by funders who endorse its mission to serve the current and pressing needs of health policymakers. Start-up funding came from the Carnegie Corporation, followed by a major grant in 1974 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). For some 34 years, RWJF has provided core funding that has enabled the Forum to pursue its mission. However, with its initial grant, RWJF suggested that the Forum maintain multiple funding sources to demonstrate its independence and neutrality and to meet the ever-changing needs of its growing and diverse audiences.
Starting in 1980, the W. K. Kellogg Foundation also began providing broad thematic support; it is now the organization's largest core sponsor. The ongoing support of these two foundations and the unusual programming flexibility they allow has helped the Forum evolve as an organization and continue to serve the health policy community.
Several other private foundations also help underwrite Forum activities. Although these foundations typically provide grants for programming on topics that align with their mission, Forum products are often funded by more than one sponsor, reflecting the interconnectedness of most health policy issues and the Forum's commitment to developing objective programming. The Forum maintains full editorial control of its products.
Together, the following foundations provide 98 percent of the Forum's budget:
• W.K. Kellogg Foundation
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
• The Kresge Foundation
• The John A. Hartford Foundation
• The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
• The SCAN Foundation
• The Atlantic Philanthropies
• The Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation
The remaining 2 percent of the Forum's budget, which covers development and overhead costs, comes from: The Alliance of Community Health Plans, the BlueCross BlueShield Association, Johnson & Johnson, Kaiser Permanente, Medco, and Premier, Inc.
The Forum does not seek or accept funding from government sources.
