Greater Washington Community Foundation Announces Over $12.5M in Health Advocacy, Policy, and Systems Change Support

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #HEALTHEQUITY–Today, the Greater Washington Community Foundation awarded more than $12.5 million in Health Equity Fund grants to 14 DC-based nonprofits working on health advocacy, policy, and systems change initiatives that address the social and structural determinants of health. This marks the largest single grant round in The Community Foundation’s 50-year history. “We know that 80% of DC’s health outcomes are driven by social, structural, and economic factors, with clinical c