HEALTH FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS

The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts, Inc. was formally established in January, 1999, with initial assets of approximately $60 million. These assets resulted from the sale of Central Massachusetts Health Care, Inc. (CMHC) a physician-initiated, not-for-profit health maintenance organization (HMO). The trustees of CMHC envisioned a philanthropic organization dedicated to improving the health of the people in the region as a fitting legacy to those physicians who founded and then supported the original organization in 1977. As a conversion foundation, The Health Foundation is bound to apply the assets to continue serving a similar purpose and population, or geographic area as the original HMO... The mission of The Health Foundation is to use our resources to improve the health of those who live or work in the Central Massachusetts region, with particular emphasis on vulnerable populations and unmet needs.

Also known as: Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts, Inc.

Primary location: Worcester United States