Grants
We funded a robust roster of 15 new grants to improve the care of older adults. The Foundation made $18.8 million in payments to existing grants in 2017.
Grants Awarded in 2017
First Quarter 2017
Benjamin Rose Institute
Online Resource for Comparing Evidence-Based Dementia Caregiving Programs
David M. Bass, PhD
$498,635
Grantmakers in Aging
Core Support Renewal
John A. Feather, PhD
$265,750
Foundation-Administered Grant
Assessing the Accomplishments and Impact of The John A. Hartford Foundation’s Grantmaking Over the Past 30 Years
Stephen Isaacs and Paul Jellinek
$185,000
Second Quarter 2017
President and Fellows of Harvard College
Understanding Information Continuity and its Impact on Care for Older Adults
Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH
$898,426
National PACE Association
PACE 2.0: Adapting and Disseminating PACE to Serve High-Need, High-Cost Populations
Peter Fitzgerald, MSc
$397,793
Regents of the University of California (UCLA)
Dissemination of a Comprehensive Dementia Care Program that Focuses on Patients and Caregivers Planning Grant
David B. Reuben, MD
$298,887
Fordham University
Documentary Treatment of “The Best Years: A Film about the Last Phase of Life”
William F. Baker, PhD
$75,000
Third Quarter 2017
National Committee for Quality Assurance
Demonstration of Person-Driven Outcome Measures for an Age-Friendly Health System
Erin Giovannetti, PhD
$1,494,992
AARP Foundation
Supporting Family Caregivers Providing Complex Care: Bridging the Gap between Expectations and Execution
Susan C. Reinhard, PhD, RN
$1,372,242
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Implementation of Rehabilitation at Home
Albert L. Siu, MD, MSPH
$500,000
American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education
Advancing Legal and Medical Collaboration in Advance Care Planning
Charles P. Sabatino
$151,997
Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
The John A. Hartford Foundation State Aging Index: State- and City-Based Differences in the Status of Aging-Related Supports and Services and Their Relation to the Well-Being of Older Persons
John W. Rowe, MD
$109,528
Fourth Quarter 2017
Project HOPE – The People-to-People Health Foundation, Inc.
Health Affairs: Publishing and Disseminating Lessons on Innovative Health Care Models for an Aging Population Renewal
Alan Weil, JD
$496,000
Tides Center
Eldercare Workforce Alliance Renewal
Amy M. York
$200,000
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Continued Development of the Better Care Playbook (Phase 3)
Kedar Mate, MD and Donald A. Goldmann, MD
$137,000
All Active Grants
Funding Guidelines
The John A. Hartford Foundation makes grants to organizations in the United States which have tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (and are not private foundations within the meaning of Section 107(c)(1) of the code), and to state colleges and universities. The Foundation does not make grants to individuals.
The Foundation makes grants by invitation only. Please visit www.johnahartford.org for more information.
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