Mother Cabrini

What Mother Cabrini does

Mother Cabrini Health Foundation is a private, New York-based healthcare philanthropy foundation established in 2018 following the regulator-approved sale of Fidelis Care, a nonprofit health insurer. Endowed by that transaction, the Foundation became operational in 2019 with an inaugural $150 million grant round and has since deployed over $1 billion in cumulative grantmaking across approximately 3,000 grants to more than 500 nonprofit organizations, hospitals, community-based providers, and educational institutions throughout New York State. Its mission is to improve health and wellbeing for vulnerable New Yorkers by bolstering health outcomes in diverse communities, eliminating barriers to care, and bridging gaps in health services.

Grantmaking is organized through six programs — Access to Healthcare, Basic Needs, Healthcare Workforce, Mental and Behavioral Health, General Fund & Eight Populations, and The Nursing Initiative — targeting eight priority populations (immigrants, justice-involved individuals, low-income families, older adults, people with disabilities, veterans, young children/pregnant women and new parents, and youth). The Foundation pursues responsive grantmaking via open calls for proposals submitted through an online SmartSimple grants portal, with grant decisions made twice yearly (October and December). Notable strategic initiatives include a $51 million Nursing Initiative focused on safety net hospitals and a $50 million COVID-19 emergency support program deployed in March 2020.

The Foundation is governed by an independent board and operated by a lean executive team (11-50 employees) under Msgr. Gregory Mustaciuolo (CEO) and David Horne (CFO/Interim CEO), with specialized senior leadership across investment (Colin Ambrose, CIO), external affairs (Channon Lucas, CAO/EVP), programs and grants (Daniel Frascella, CPGO), evaluation and learning (Anupa Fabian, CELO), and compliance (Linzie Steinbach, CCO). Core technology is minimal: the Foundation's primary operational platform is its SmartSimple grants management portal; there is no proprietary AI, software product, or technology offering beyond grantmaking infrastructure. Revenue mechanics are typical of an endowed foundation — investment returns on the Fidelis Care-derived endowment fund annual grantmaking, with no product pricing, licensing, or commercial revenue streams.

Name

Mother Cabrini

Legal name

Mother Cabrini Health Foundation

Website

https://cabrinihealth.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mother Cabrini Health Foundation is a New York-based endowed healthcare philanthropy that has awarded over $1 billion across approximately 3,000 grants since 2019 to nonprofits, hospitals, and community organizations serving vulnerable populations across New York State through six grant programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Philanthropy

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Health & Prevention Program Funding (HLAJALAF), Chronic Disease & Health Promotion Program Funding (HLAJALAJ), Maternal, Child & Family Health Program Funding (HLAJALAG)

Keywords

• Healthcare philanthropy
• Grantmaking services
• Community health grants
• Health equity programs
• Social determinants funding

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable Grantmaking: The Foundation provides grants to improve health outcomes for vulnerable New Yorkers. Revenue model consists of deploying charitable capital from an endowment funded by the 2018 sale of Fidelis Care. The Foundation has awarded over $1 billion in grants since inception in 2019, with approximately $800 million awarded to date across approximately 2,700 grants.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Mother Cabrini Health Foundation is a private healthcare philanthropy foundation that awards grants to nonprofit organizations, community-based organizations, hospitals, and social service providers across New York State. It funds programs that improve healthcare access, address social determinants of health, develop the healthcare workforce, and expand mental and behavioral health services for eight priority populations including immigrants, veterans, older adults, and low-income families. Since 2019, the Foundation has awarded over $1 billion across approximately 3,000 grants, deployed from an endowment funded by the 2018 sale of Fidelis Care.

Product overview

The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation operates as a grantmaking organization providing funding through six distinct programs: Access to Healthcare, Basic Needs, Healthcare Workforce, Mental and Behavioral Health, General Fund & Eight Populations, and The Nursing Initiative. These programs collectively address healthcare access, social determinants of health, workforce development, and mental health services across New York State, with funding reaching nonprofits, community-based organizations, hospitals, and healthcare providers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Access to Healthcare Grant program supporting comprehensive and equitable access to healthcare for low-income and underserved populations in New York State, addressing affordability, accessibility, capacity, and acceptability barriers.
• Basic Needs Grant program addressing essential needs including food security, housing, economic stability, and access to social services for vulnerable New Yorkers.
• Healthcare Workforce Grant program investing in a skilled, diverse, and resilient healthcare workforce through pipeline development, education, career progression, and workforce infrastructure.
• Mental and Behavioral Health Grant program supporting prevention, treatment, and recovery services for mental health and behavioral health conditions including substance use disorders.
• General Fund & Eight Populations Flexible grant funding for projects serving eight priority populations: immigrants, justice-involved individuals, low-income families, older adults, people with disabilities, veterans, young children/pregnant women, and youth.
• The Nursing Initiative $51 million grant program supporting nurse workforce development in safety net hospitals across New York State, including nursing accreditation pathways and virtual nursing programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $1 billion in grants awarded since 2019
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Catholic Dioceses of New YorkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019The Foundation originated from the sale of Fidelis Care, inspired by the bishops of the Catholic dioceses to increase healthcare access for New York's poor.
• Home Care Association of New York StatecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Foundation partnered with HCA-NYS on the Statewide Hospital-Home Care Collaborative for COVID-19 and Beyond, producing reports on hospital-home care innovation, mental health collaboration, public vaccination efforts, and aging in place partnerships.
• Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered on the Statewide Hospital-Home Care Collaborative to address healthcare workforce challenges and produce workforce summit reports and recommendations.
• Iroquois Healthcare AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on workforce development initiatives and the Statewide Hospital-Home Care Collaborative representing 50+ upstate New York healthcare systems.
• Association on Aging in New YorkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on hospital and home care partnerships with aging providers, highlighting best practice models for holistic care and aging in place.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Robin Hood Foundation: A New York City-focused antipoverty foundation funding health, education, and housing programs; overlaps with Mother Cabrini's basic needs and low-income population priorities within NY.
• New York Health Foundation: A New York State-focused health philanthropy making grants to improve NY's health system; shares Mother Cabrini's mission to advance healthcare access and equity for New Yorkers, competing for the same grantee pool and policy influence.
• New York Community Trust: The largest community foundation in the New York region, with significant health and human-services grantmaking; competes for similar NY-area nonprofits and shares a focus on health access and basic needs.
• Helmsley Charitable Trust: A large U.S. private foundation with major healthcare and health workforce grantmaking; comparable in scale, healthcare focus, and grantmaking infrastructure to Mother Cabrini.
• California Health Care Foundation: A state-level healthcare philanthropy dedicated to improving California's healthcare system, especially for underserved populations; directly parallel in mission and operating model to Mother Cabrini at the state level.

Broad incumbents

• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: The largest U.S. philanthropy focused solely on health, funding nationwide research, policy, and field-building; a more national and well-established incumbent in healthcare philanthropy that often influences the same priorities Mother Cabrini addresses.
• Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation: A large private U.S. foundation focused on health, aging, disability, and poverty—priority areas materially overlapping Mother Cabrini's basic needs and populations work.
• The Commonwealth Fund: A national private foundation working toward a high-performing healthcare system, especially for vulnerable populations; broader geographic and policy scope but operates in healthcare philanthropy similar to Mother Cabrini.
• Kresge Foundation: A national foundation with significant Health Program and Human Services Program investments; comparable in mission and grantmaking scale, though with much broader geographic reach than Mother Cabrini.

Regional players

• United Hospital Fund: A New York health policy and grantmaking organization already funded by Mother Cabrini; comparable mission in NY healthcare but operates more as a policy convener than a multi-program grantmaker.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mother-cabrini-health-foundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/cabrinihealthfoundation
• Xx.com/cabrinihealthNY

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments13 records

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