As founding CEO, Marks turned $1 billion ‘bold idea’ into a nationally recognized philanthropic organization changing the conversation on health in Texas.
Previously funded projects have reached 500,000+ Texans hesitant to vaccines with trusted information; Access efforts have directly vaccinated almost 20,000 people outside the health system.
What began as just an idea to improve early childhood brain development – with a seed grant from EHF – has developed into a scalable program that’s helping parents understand the long-term health impacts of interacting with their infants and supporting development of their healthy brains.
New grants to community-based organizations and clinics focus on innovative ways to build healthy brains during a child’s first three years.
After 36 years serving St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, St. Luke’s Episcopal Health Charities, and EHF — Celene Meyer retires from her distinguished role as director of grants management.
Texas just set a record in ACA health insurance enrollment. But in the state with the highest uninsured rate, EHF’s Brian Sasser writes that there’s a serious risk that we could be back where we started without crucial action.
During the open enrollment period for 2022 health coverage, more than 1.8 million Texans signed up for a health insurance plan using the ACA Marketplace.
Half of Texans say they’ve suffered financially because of COVID-19 and for many groups the economic impact is severe. Those are just some of the findings from Episcopal Health Foundation’s latest 2021 statewide survey on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic across the state.
Through an application process, EHF will identify up to six coalitions to join the initial phase to help coalitions and multi-sector efforts deepen collaboration and get practical information for improving effectiveness and advancing practices.
EHF’s new guidance outlines EHF’s grant application process in 2022, including submission deadlines and new funding opportunities.
For work to address the challenges experienced and disparities made apparent by the COVID-19 pandemic, Philanthropy Southwest announced that EHF is the winner of its first-ever Groundbreaker Award.
New investment is aimed at activating communities to address health-related opportunities and challenges affecting their neighborhoods.
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