Grant history

Healthy Food Access

2022|$40,000|Two years

Increase access to local, healthy food in Essex County.

Healthy Food Access

2022|$15,000|One year

To develop a specialized food pantry designed to address dietary needs of people with developmental or intellectual disabilities and their families in the Worcester area.

COVID-19 Response Grants

2020|$10,000|One year

Momentum Fund support to address community needs resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Tufts Health Plan Foundation grant.

COVID-19 Response Grants

2021|$20,000|One year

To expand COVID-19 vaccine education, awareness and outreach in communities of color. Funded jointly and equally by Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation and Tufts Health Plan Foundation.

Special Programs

2019|$25,000|One year

One-time grants distributed in honor of Tufts Health Plan’s 40th anniversary and its longstanding tradition of giving back to community, supporting nonprofit organizations focused on health equity and the social determinants of health.

COVID-19 Response Grants

2020|$10,000|One year

Community-Based Organization Response to COVID-19 Grant Program. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation grant.

COVID-19 Response Grants

2020|$25,000|One year

COVID-19 relief grant. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation grant.

Changing Inequitable SystemsHealthy Aging

2016|$150,000|Three years

Community Solutions to Domestic Violence: Focus on Elders: To expand a pilot that addresses domestic violence among older adults in Cambridge by implementing a coordinated community approach. Tufts Health Plan Foundation grant.

COVID-19 Response Grants

2020|$25,000|One year

Tufts Health Plan Foundation made an additional $1 million available to nonprofit organizations to support community efforts addressing coronavirus in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Connecticut.

Healthy AgingMomentum Fund

2018|$10,000|One year

Age Friendly Health and Art Classes: To expand healthy aging classes to include Matter of Balance, Bone Builders and Yoga with Partner Programs, community teachers and art classes. A Momentum Fund grant for early-stage age-friendly and/or dementia-friendly work. Tufts Health Plan Foundation grant.