Independence Blue Cross Foundation Grants

How to apply

This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.

Contact

wwwibxfoundationorg

Address

1901 Market Street 37th Floor Philadelphia, PA, 19103

Phone

(855) 422-3386

Deadlines

Submission deadlines May vary by grantmaking area.

Application materials

Applications are submitted to the foundation through its grants management system. The foundation website (www.ibxfoundation.org) describes several grantmaking areas of the foundation. These include grants to support healthcare access, health workforce, and community health. The application form, required information and materials, submission deadlines, grant eligibility guidelines, and the grant agreement May vary by grantmaking area. The website includes contact information if additional information is needed.

Restrictions

The foundation was organized for charitable and educational purposes to support, advance, and raise funds for healthcare, health education, wellness, medical training and medical research. More specifically, the foundation is interested in making grants that improve healthcare access; strengthen the health workforce; and enable solutions for better community health. At present, grant awards are generally limited to recipients located in, or carrying out grant purposes in, the following pennsylvania counties: philadelphia, montgomery, delaware, bucks and chester.

Where Independence Blue Cross Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (70 reported in all).

About this data

Figures are aggregated from Independence Blue Cross Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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