VITALYST HEALTH FOUNDATION

CONTRIBUTIONS (GRANTS) TO HEALTH CARE RELATED ORGANIZATIONS: VITALYST PROVIDES GRANTS TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH THE FOLLOWING TIERED GRANT PROCESSES: SPARK GRANTS ARE PLANNING GRANTS TO SUPPORT COLLABORATIONS IN THEIR INITIAL JOURNEY TO ADDRESS SYSTEMIC CHANGE AND ARE FUNDED FOR ONE YEAR AT $10,000 TO $25,000.SYSTEMS CHANGE GRANTS ARE THE SECOND-TIER LARGER GRANTS INVESTING IN CATALYTIC COLLABORATIVE WORK THAT TRANSFORMS SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITIES. SYSTEMS CHANGE GRANTS ARE BETWEEN $150,000 TO $175,000 OVER THREE YEARS. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF BOTH PROCESSES IS TO SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS THAT ARE IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF ARIZONANS BY MAKING SYSTEMS MORE EFFECTIVE, EQUITABLE, AND SUSTAINABLE.VITALYST ALSO MAKES TARGETED INVESTMENTS THAT ADVANCE ITS CURRENT INITIATIVES THROUGH COMPILING AND DISAGGREGATING DATA TO INFORM STATEWIDE POLICY DECISIONS. THIS INCLUDES SUPPORTING OUTREACH AND ENROLLMENT INTO THE HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETPLACE, AHCCCS (ARIZONA'S MEDICAID PROGRAM) AND THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (CHIP). AS DATA CONTINUES TO DEMONSTRATE THE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT OF SOCIAL DETERMINANTS ON HEALTH OUTCOMES, VITALYST HAS GROWN ITS WORK IN HEALTHY COMMUNITIES INCLUDING DEDICATED INVESTMENTS TO SUPPORT AFFORDABLE QUALITY HOUSING, EQUITABLE FOOD SYSTEMS, AND BUILDING SOCIAL AND CULTURAL COHESION THROUGH CIVIC HEALTH.

BUILDING STRONG PARTNERS TO ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY: TO ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY IN ARIZONA, PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AND COALITIONS MUST BE STRONG AND RESILIENT. VITALYST SUPPORTS STRATEGIC PARTNERS, SO THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE THEIR OBJECTIVES. WHEN NONPROFIT PARTNERS HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE TO ENSURE PROGRAMMATIC GOALS, THEY CAN FOCUS RESOURCES AND ATTENTION ON TRANSFORMING COMMUNITIES.