HIF.
Healthcare Initiative Foundation
We fund organizations that provide healthcare and improve accessibility to health services for underinsured, uninsured, and low-income Montgomery County residents.
COMMUNITY
FIRST
FIRST
We envision a community where all residents of Montgomery County have access to high-quality, comprehensive health and wellness services delivered in a culturally responsive, equitable manner.
HIF works alongside nonprofit partners, community leaders and health organizations to improve access, strengthen systems and respond to emerging needs.
Our Commitment →39
Organizations partnered with in FY26
$1.15M+
Awarded to partners in FY26
$83M+
Distributed since the Foundation's inception
What guides our work
Health equity, built into every decision.
HIF's guiding principles connect funding decisions to the realities that shape health and wellness across Montgomery County.
Explore our principles →Behavioral health is health
↗Social determinants matter
↗Advancing health equity
↗For Grantseekers
A clearer path
to funding.
Find the right opportunity, understand HIF's guidelines, prepare for the process and move into the online grant portal with confidence.
Explore funding →Check your eligibility.
HIF considers 501(c)(3) healthcare nonprofits based in Montgomery County or nonprofits with county-based health programs and activities.
Connect before you apply.
New grants are generally considered after a site visit. Prospective applicants are encouraged to connect with the HIF team first.
Use the grant portal.
Applications, grant agreements and follow-up reports are initiated and completed through HIF's Foundant online grant portal.
Partnership in practice
Community
in motion.
HIF's impact lives in relationships: partners sharing ideas, building stronger systems and advancing health across Montgomery County.
Partner voice
“HIF has been a valuable partner in making connections across Montgomery County and in leveraging their deep knowledge to increase our impact.”Curt Luthye, Executive Director — American Red Cross of Montgomery, Howard & Frederick Counties
Recent news
From the
community.
March 25, 2025
HIF Awards Grants to 11 Montgomery County-serving Nonprofits
More than $400,000 in capacity building grant awards supporting health, wellness and behavioral health services.
October 1, 2024
HIF Celebrates 50 Years
More than 100 community partners came together around 50 years of community impact and partnership.