The Maine Health Access Foundation is the state’s largest private nonprofit health care foundation dedicated to promoting access to quality health care and improving health.
Many of our current programs focus on building the capacity of community-led organizations to create health outcomes that are more equitable for every person in Maine. Past and current grantees have helped to improve systems to address critical health needs, coverage, and access to quality care.
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Maine Health Access Foundation Announces New President and CEO Jake Grindle
Following a nationwide search, the Maine Health Access Foundation is pleased to announce its selection of Jake Grindle as the foundation’s new President and CEO.
In 2015, Jake joined MeHAF as a Program Associate where he ran both the Discretionary and Meeting Support Grant programs and provided technical assistance for community-based grantees. In 2016, he was promoted to Program Officer and launched MeHAF’s Health Equity Capacity Building (HECB) program, and took over running the longstanding Health Advocacy grantee cohort. The HECB program was one of a number of changes Jake would lead in developing more equity-focused work at MeHAF, both internally and externally. In 2020, Jake became a Senior Program Officer.
“I am a very lucky person to have the opportunity to learn from such an incredible community as we advance this collective effort together, and I am so excited at the prospect of doing it in this new role,” says Jake, who will start as President and CEO on January 1, 2025.
The Application Process for MeHAF's 2025 Health Equity Capacity Building Program is Now Open
Organizations that will be considered for funding must be: (1) led by and serving communities that are systematically excluded from resources, including BIPOC, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ people, and people experiencing homelessness, and (2) working to advance health equity for their communities. Applicants selected for funding will be paired with an organization from the current grantee cohort that will help with orientation to the program and serve as a connection point with the other grantees.
In this grant round, MeHAF will award seven new organizations an unrestricted operating support award of $30,000 per year for four years, along with a $5,000 annual budget for capacity-building activities